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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Sep 7

Honored that 2 of my poems have been chosen by Samantha Terrell to be featured alongside this incredibly talented group of writers.
Check out SHINE, Issue 4 and Samantha’s new collection of poetry Felling Trees, available September 25th!

@samanthaterrell.bsky.social @shinepoetry.bsky.social

SHINE Poetry @shinepoetry.bsky.social · Sep 5

SHINE Quarterly, Issue 4 is now available!
shinepoetry.weebly.com/shop.html
It's an honor to publish these 24 talented writers! 🌟

Watch a special launch video right here:
youtu.be/WgZ2H8QIL0c

#fallreadinglist
#shinepoetry
#poetrycommunity
#poetrylovers
#booklovers
#internationalcommunity

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Reposted by Neil Coleman

Crazy Broken Thing (Alicia Bayer Poetry) @crazybrokenthing.bsky.social · Aug 2

#poetry #readersky #blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #bpd #mentalhealth #mentalillness #mooddisorder #bipolar #recovery

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Jul 17

About 15% of this actually occurred.
We were in St. Louis and our Uber driver, who was really very nice, told some tall tales!

Thanks to @written-tales.bsky.social
for featuring!

Neil Coleman (@neilcoleman)

About 15% of this actually occurred. We were in St. Louis and our Uber driver, who was really very nice, told some tall tales! Thanks to @Written Tales for featuring!

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Jul 17

Some words make the cut.
Some words don't.

Thrilled to see my poetry featured on @written-tales.bsky.social

My Wicked Words – Poem by nj coleman

Each line spoken is a battle between light and fire, born to no one but the page.

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Jun 26

Wow! Powerful!
The first stanza is killer!

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Jun 23

A timely and much needed message. Both from a world viewpoint and for me personally.

Thanks, I owe you one 😎

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Jun 3

"a gripping short fiction about a tense reunion in the rain, where every glance and every empty chair carries the weight of unspoken history.
A masterclass in subtle emotional suspense."

I'm excited to have my short story featured in Written Tales magazine.

Written Tales on Substack

Swing by and read the tale “The Courtyard” by NJ Coleman!

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Jun 3

"A masterclass in subtle emotional suspense."

I'm excited to have my short story The Courtyard featured on Written Tales!

open.substack.com/pub/writtent...

The Courtyard

NJ Coleman’s ‘The Courtyard’ reveals a chilling truth: Sometimes the person who knows you best is the one who never arrives. Two chairs. One storm. Zero words spoken.

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · May 6

Are you accepting flash fiction submissions up to 1000 words?

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 28

Ok, final edit.
Promise. 🤷‍♂️

Thoughts welcome!

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 27

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 26

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 21

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thank you for reposting, @jangoeswriting.bsky.social
❤️

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 19

An Introduction

#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 18

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 17

To dream,
to dare to defy
this fragile balance
this whisper of love
this dear peril, life

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 16

Very cool

Erik Zakhia @erik-zakhia.bsky.social · Apr 16

I need a spark of faith
to light my heart
allowing me to melt
this wall of ice.

#haiku #poem #vss365 #photography #poetry #poet #sunset #sun #sky #clouds #skyscape #cloudscape #horizon #twilight #amchit #sea #writer #hopeful #happiness

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 16

sloshin' around in a blow-up pool
jumping in puddles
walking barefoot in an ice-cold stream
holding hands in the rain
skinny-dipping in the lake
huffing'n'puffing in the warm sweat of making love

I gotta get back to when "wet" meant "alive".

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 16

Many of the literal meanings of words have been blurred or simply ignored. Like the word "literally", which now can also mean "figuratively". It can be creative and interesting or it can be lazy and make me want to pull my hair out!

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 16

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 15

Every poet and priest and prophet rattled,
Each tortured soul and soldier embattled.
I am the breath-hold of your fright
I am the fear in the night.

#WIPSnips #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 10

That is amazing!
Fantastic work!

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Neil Coleman @cabg4poetry.bsky.social · Apr 10

My poem
"Floating through Eden" featured on Substack Written Tales

It's a short poem, please give it a read and I'd appreciate a "like" and would love a repost. I will return the favor.
Thank you

Floating Through Eden

NJ Coleman’s "Floating Through Eden" is a mesmerizing journey into a paradise of peace and beauty. The poem’s repetition and ethereal imagery evoke a sense of eternal solace and the revelation of a pe...

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