PK Colleran

Joined August 2021

39 stories

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"There are people who write, but I think they’re quite different from people who must write."

Harper Lee

Writer, translator, seeker

Editor of Landscape of the Soul by Hipólito Sánchez and Words Matter by Jorge Waxemberg

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Beware of Foxes. Runner-up in 3:00 AM Challenge. Top Story - June 2024.
Night. Moonlight. The sound of padded paws on soft, pale grass. A skulk of foxes, wagging their tails like friendly puppies, emerges from the brush. They come right up to me, as if we've met before.
By PK Colleran2 years ago in Fiction
Sophia's Search. Runner-Up in The Dragon Beside Me Challenge.
Standing on tiptoe at her mother’s bedside, little Sophia heard these words: "I've always loved you as if you were my own."
By PK Colleran2 years ago in Families
Sanctuary. Top Story - January 2024.
An American bald eagle is fishing again this evening. Bold and beautiful, she dives with such grace it brings me clarity of mind and heart. Sorrows fade. Worries lessen.
By PK Colleran2 years ago in Poets
Humble Pie. Top Story - January 2024.
Every writer since Shakespeare has to eat humble pie. When I see this man's vision, his universal scope Really, how's it possible to compete with this guy?
By PK Colleran2 years ago in Poets
Feeding People is Noble Work
Feeding people is noble work. Ask anyone who craves a meal: a hungry world awaits a cook. * Farmer and supermarket clerk,
By PK Colleran2 years ago in Poets
What Grandpa Antone Saw. Runner-Up in Arid Challenge.
"What a pretty picture." He wasn't looking at anything in particular. His eyes were open, but he seemed somewhere else, far away.
By PK Colleran2 years ago in Families
Small Details
Parallel parking "I did it," I smirk, until doors locked. Keys inside.
By PK Colleran2 years ago in Poets
They Called Her Tapestry. Top Story - September 2023.
No one in the village had ever seen a girl so eager to get to her embroidery post as the auburn-haired 17-year-old who was out before dawn, hastily hurrying down the street.
By PK Colleran2 years ago in Fiction
The Plight of Paddy O'Colleran
There once was a fella named O'Colleran. He was known far and wide for his hollerin'. He found a bee in his beer.
By PK Colleran3 years ago in Poets
So Glad to be the President
I was so glad to be elected president. My great intellect and prowess were evident. Till a meteor did flash. On our parliament did crash.
By PK Colleran3 years ago in Poets
40 Summers
Acorns wear snow caps. Time embroiders textured limbs. Stately oak attire.
By PK Colleran3 years ago in Poets
Our Minds Harbor Energy
Thought can time travel Throughout vast reaches of space Sparking energy * * * * With thanks to Willie Nelson and his Grammy Award-winning album
By PK Colleran3 years ago in Poets