Randy Baker

Joined January 2024

177 stories

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Poet, author, essayist.

My Vocal "Top Stories":

* The Breakers Motel * 7 * Holding On * Til Death Do Us Part * The Fisherman

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30
Welcome to 30: a series of poetry prompts! This is not a competition. There are no prizes. This is me challenging myself and inviting anyone interested in playing along to join in the fun.
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Writers
Salt of the Earth
Brown hands scoop and crack ashy rock hundreds of miles from the Himalayas. They toil, stiff and crusted like old statues
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Poets
7. Top Story - February 2024.
I am Seven. Siete, saba tepgn, seacht The number of completion. Momma’s wash belly child. The last, the final.
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Poets
Forgotten Times
I. In faraway lands, we danced, circling the fires with painted faces. The standing stones kept their vigil, timeless, even in that long ago age.
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Poets
Archipelagos by Geoffrey Philp
Archipelagos is the latest book of poetry from Geoffrey Philp. It is a profound exploration of the circumstances of history and the human condition. A multi-genre author, Philp honed his craft over many years. This book showcases that skill. His words seek to reclaim narratives that are often silenced by more dominant voices.
By Randy Baker2 years ago in BookClub
The Harlem Dancer
[Author's Note: "Harlem Dancer", the subject poem, may be found HERE.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Randy Baker2 years ago in BookClub
Oh, Pomegranate!
Will your flesh make me righteous if I give in to your temptations? Will I be damned, as Eve, succumbing to the forbidden?
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Poets
This Great Mystery
My dad is largely a mystery to me. He died in August of 1991; my dad. There is never a convenient time to die, but that was a particularly inopportune moment.
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Poets
Jukebox Eulogy
The door was rigged with a wind chime, giving forth a jingle and a tinkle with each coming or going. * The diner was a relic.
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Poets
Third Date
From across the table, I tried to keep eye contact as Dale shared a funny story from his childhood. I only caught about every third word because I had other things on my mind.
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Fiction
The Tyranny of Progress in “Everyday Use” and “Dead Men’s Path”
[Author's Note: These two classic short stories are the subject of the article. If you are not familiar with these works, you owe it to yourself to read them.]
By Randy Baker2 years ago in BookClub
To Asenath
Asenath, daughter of Potipherah, Wife of Joseph, viceroy of all Egypt. You were given in marriage By no less than a directive of Pharoah,
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Poets