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Important Update: Transition from pathetic.org to eMuse.org - 03/16/2025
by Gavin M Roy

After years of intermittent development, eMuse is almost ready to launch. As part of this transition, pathetic.org will be shutdown and will redirect to eMuse.org.
What you need to know:

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We look forward to welcoming you to the new platform.

Hello, Survivors of 2020! - 01/03/2021
by V. Blake

Please check my post out in the General forum when you have a moment. Thanks!

Stay Healthy - 03/18/2020
by V. Blake

Hope you and yours are well.

A Congratulations to Leonard M Hawkes - 03/27/2019
by V. Blake

..who just published his first volume of poetry! Entitled Leaves from my Box Elder, it comes just in time for the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike.

So, like the title says--congrats, Leonard!

Older News
Poem of the Day for 06/28/26

That Canyon Road
by Alisa Js

she made her way with measured skips
along an abandoned canyon road,
it was dark outside without a cloud
and from my vantage point I could see
the light above as it crept around
that darkened canyon road ...

was this real?

how her silhouette swayed to the beat of something indiscreet
and I found myself inside
as we took those steps to dance and twist
it was late at night
the stars did string some silent songs
but who could hear
without being there?

I hid among mossy shadowed walls
and felt misty tears from eyes not known
stream against the light that shown and slowly began to fade
from her and the others, too
now prancing there
just out of view
there, on that canyon road...

02/06/2007

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