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Community News 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: * No accounts will be automatically created * No content will be automatically transferred * When creating your new eMuse account, you'll have the option to import your data from pathetic.org 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 02/08/26 Shoes by John Nivel A cacophony of shoes Stare back at me As I sit in my subway seat, Most not all Relating well To the feet they’re on, So many lost orphans In the world of feet Only the athletic shoes Seem to have been chosen With love To say something meaningful About the person Whose feet they adorn, I add to the misery Of these mismatched shoes Wearing something That could be anyone’s Shoes in a crowd 09/07/2005 Visit John Nivel's Library Shoes Copyright © 2026

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