Dana Crandell

Joined November 2021

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Bio

Dad, Stedpad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.

Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist and Tech/Internet nerd. Content writer by trade. Vocal Creator by choice.

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Stories (182/0)

Time Was...
There was a time when conversation Was easy as respiration. Dad and Daughter, with a bond Forever and beyond. Time was harsh, somehow.
By Dana Crandell6 days ago in Poets
Good Intentions
They said we were too young to commit Before long we both proved them right But one of us was stubborn "For the kids' sake," I said
By Dana Crandell12 days ago in Poets
A Reply to RP
Another trip around the sun, done. Needs fulfilled, wants waiting in the queue. New horizons - distant, but worth the walk, while
By Dana Crandell15 days ago in Poets
Doom & Gloom. Content Warning.
A/N: This poem is not intended to promote (nor condemn) the consumption of alcoholic beverages. _______________ There's something heavy in the air.
By Dana Crandellabout a month ago in Poets
The Chase. Content Warning.
My chest heaves, lungs moving air that feels like shards of glass. My head spins wildly and my legs threaten to buckle, leaving me in a heap on the dark sidewalk to nowhere. I don't dare stop. I can't risk turning around. I know it's gaining on me.
By Dana Crandell2 months ago in Horror
Iamb What Iamb
Why do you insist upon this meter? I love the way it rolls from my tongue, sir! This “jingle, jangle” scheme appeals to you?
By Dana Crandell2 months ago in Poets
The Beginning of the End. Content Warning.
Joe pushed the green button to clear the alarm. The pathogen, surely, could do no more harm. In the silent, sealed autopsy room, below,
By Dana Crandell2 months ago in Poets
Danasaurus. Top Story - June 2024.
In the barren lands of Northern Texas Where anomalies of nature are not rare A creature roams whose existence perplexes
By Dana Crandell2 months ago in Poets
Brontosaurus. Content Warning.
Oh, gentle Thunder Lizard, noble beast, Immense, yet dwarfed by others of your kind Whose reign, as yours, mysteriously ceased,
By Dana Crandell2 months ago in Poets
Fun House. Content Warning.
Descend with me into the depths of darkness Where the wind strips the flesh from your bones. Enclosed in an envelope of starkness,
By Dana Crandell3 months ago in Poets
This Morning
If memories were mine to paint, I'd dip my finest brush In the azure sky above me Here, in this morning's hush. ~
By Dana Crandell3 months ago in Poets
On Winning and Losing. Top Story - April 2024.
Recently, the pleasant surprise of placement on the Vocal Bonus Leaderboard sent me down a rabbit hole. Now, rabbit holes are a pretty common place for me to spend time, but I don't always feel the call to write about them. To be honest, the thought of sharing some of them mortifies me.
By Dana Crandell3 months ago in Writers

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