Dana Crandell

Joined November 2021

315 stories

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Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.

Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist

My poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity

The Upland Soul

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Fond Goodbyes
Brittle air assaults my nostrils, crackling in my head as I inhale deeply, savoring its crisp, clean bite. Morning coffee
By Dana Crandell3 months ago in Poets
The Masks of Vocal
In our hallowed writing space, we gather, Weaving our words upon a distant page Words of import - or just senseless blather,
By Dana Crandell3 months ago in Poets
Who Will You Be?. Top Story - October 2025.
The stage of life is fraught with strife and danger And we each choose our roles in its great play We don our masks each time we meet a stranger
By Dana Crandell4 months ago in Poets
Please, Make Them Stop!. Content Warning.
Somewhere in the dark Screams shatter the fragile night And they draw closer *** One more for the Haunted Echos Challenge:
By Dana Crandell4 months ago in Poets
What Our Hearts Have Learned. Runner-Up in The Sonnet of Shadows Challenge.
In youth, I threw my heart into the fire, A fool for one who stayed, to watch it burn And stirred the coals to sate her own desire,
By Dana Crandell4 months ago in Poets
Letting Go
This is not the end. Brilliant, they fall through chill air Provender for Spring *** Anyone who follows me on Vocal knows I love the colors of Fall. I also love the metamorphosis that follows.
By Dana Crandell4 months ago in Poets
Reading the Room. Top Story - September 2025.
I'm going to start this off with a tag, so it doesn't get lost 'way down at the bottom. JBaz, you're up, buddy! (Kinda late, I know, but there's no rush.) Now, on to the story at hand!
By Dana Crandell4 months ago in Humor
Where Does it End?. Content Warning.
I scream, plunging down Past souls in the inky depths And smell rotting flesh. *** Written for the Vocal Haunted Echoes Challenge. Enter it here:
By Dana Crandell4 months ago in Poets
The Getaway. Content Warning.
Marty sat up with a loud, exasperated sigh. “I'm sorry, I just can't.” Jill's apology was a whine, which only made it grate worse on Marty's frazzled nerves.
By Dana Crandell5 months ago in Fiction
Finding the Lost Coast
We've braved the skyline of King Range, Been awestruck by the view, Above the morning clouds that shroud The vast, Pacific blue.
By Dana Crandell5 months ago in Poets
The Fall. Content Warning.
The rush of air is sudden. Icy panic grips my pounding heart As the din of the vile crowd becomes an uproar. “Witch!” they cry, “Burn in hell where ye belong!”
By Dana Crandell5 months ago in Poets
This Was Home. Top Story - July 2025.
The strobe light, brighter than the day, There, high above the desert floor, Beckoned to us, as if to say, “Come, only a few minutes more!”
By Dana Crandell6 months ago in Poets