Dana Crandell

Joined November 2021

322 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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Go Ahead, Ask!. Top Story - April 2024.
This little ditty is for my friend and fellow creator, Babs Iverson's Unofficial Challenge. Here's a link: And here's the poem:
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
A Farewell to Hair
The hair I had has up and left Replaced by a smooth, slick surface With dings, dents and bumps. The hats I wore for fashion
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
Cause and Effect. Content Warning.
Entropy eventually erodes Concentration, cultivating chaos. Life loses luster. Indolence ignites internal Pyres previously prepared.
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
The Gift of Life. Content Warning.
Wes sat quietly, relieved that the crowd had dispersed and he could finally catch his breath. Hero status didn't appeal to him at all and the spotlight wasn't his friend. With the hard, cold concrete of the curb under his butt and the cool metal of the light pole against his face, he let the replay of the scene run through his mind.
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Fiction
Acceptance
A new companion welcomed Fragrant beauty abounding *** ©Dana O. Crandell Author's Note: Thanks to the astoundingly creative Hannah Moore for a fun collaborative idea. If any readers would care to join in, Check out the Not Challenge here:
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
Escape?. Content Warning.
Every fiber of my being Cringes, crouching at the threshold. Life is too complex, love too terrifying. If I venture out into the darkness,
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
Bring on the Darkness
Eyeglasses made of cardboard Cereal boxes and foil Layered filters on camera lenses In backyards, the steaks start to broil.
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
Perpetuity. Content Warning.
Eventually, it ends. Cardiac function ceases. Lungs exhale their last breath. Is silence all we're left with? Perpetual darkness?
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
Haunted. Content Warning.
Echos of the past Crash in ebony waves, Laying bare the bones In long-forgotten graves, Plucking from my mind Scenes that paralyze and blind,
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
Publications
Sure as pigs are made of bacon And gods love a good libation, I risk blunt humiliation In taking up my pen. *
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
Chocodiles
I think that there shall never be A snack from any entity ~ That comes within a hundred miles Of tasty Hostess® Chocodiles.
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
Where are They?. Content Warning.
The numbers... The numbers have dropped again. I am losing them! * My exposed heart bled from the keys to the page.
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets