All posts by Phil Slattery

Publisher, Rural Fiction Magazine; publisher, The Chamber Magazine; founder, the Farmington Writers Circle. I have written short stories and poetry for many years. In my careers as a Naval officer and in the federal government, I have written thousands of documents of many types. I am currently working on a second edition for my poetry collection and a few novels.

Blue Light and Dark — leaf and twig

divine blue sky everything asparkle

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Comfortable Silence —

By Lekha Murali Where human bonds run so deep, To have withstood the test of attrition – time and time again; That discord and harmony could co-exist peacefully, When substantive conversations dissolve pretense and insecurity, That neither has the need to coddle the other emotionally Where one is at ease with the other as with […]

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Bathers — Koshiro Onchi — Biblioklept

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Woodland Strolls — Artistcoveries

Yesterday, I challenged myself to create another woodland scene — and to do it in a small-scale format. It was the first time I’ve tried painting on a 5 x 7 inch panel, and it was a challenge, indeed.

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A Short Analysis of W, B. Yeats’s ‘The Lake Isle of Innisfree’ — Interesting Literature

A summary of a classic Yeats poem The poetry of Yeats often touches upon the idea of chucking it all away and heading off somewhere. In ‘Sailing to Byzantium’, one of his most popular poems, the ageing poet takes himself off to the Turkish city in search of spiritual fulfilment and retraining. But one of […]

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