ERIC CHAET (originally published at So-Called Poems) Being a poet, engineer, physician or farmer, grocer, builder plumber, electrician, programmer reporter, editor, professor, historian star performer, clerk, or artisan or judge
Fiction & Poetry

ERIC CHAET (originally posted at The 100 So-Called Poems) A wave, a flame the career of one who, like a dog or horse accepts whatever role is assigned by fate

ERIC CHAET (originally posted at The 100 So-Called Poems) What if you were to say to me, “You’re great!” In my younger days, I yearned to be told, “You’re great!” But,

BRADLEY MASON HAMLIN In the dark you can move anyway you want look crazy arms crooked jump around stupid and talk to yourself but mostly people don’t want you to

BRADLEY MASON HAMLIN snowflakes frozen fall self inviting wind chilling alone by fireplace [header art Carl Maria Seyppel (1847–1913), courtesy

ERIC CHAET (first published at The 100 So-Called Poems) What I present to humanity must be generous else it’s part of

ERIC CHAET (originally posted at The 100 So-Called Poems) I didn’t choose camouflage or invisibility. I’ve tried, all along to make

MICHAEL J BLAIR Perthshire, Scotland Upon walking round a corner from the station, we were faced with a scene straight

ERIC CHAET (original post from The 100 So-Called Poems) It’s a sad business having one’s work rejected, ignored, overlooked, forgotten &

ERIC CHAET (originally posted at The 100 So-Called Poems) Shoveling snow, mowing grass, pulling weeds clearing the gutters, taking out the garbage unstopping drains & cleaning toilets— always assembling the tools &