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DEAR AMERICA: AN OPEN LETTER FOR THOSE WHO LOVE DEMOCRACY
“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” ~ Maya Angelou
Jan 13 • Russell C. Smith
FLASHBACK
Jan 11 • Russell C. Smith
2:44
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER
The atmospheric river high up in the sky deluged downward, and Pacific Northwest rivers and streams overflowed their banks.
Jan 9 • Russell C. Smith
STEALING CIRCLES
Reposting this story
Jan 6 • Russell C. Smith
New Year’s Poem
The New Year is crawling around the corner of my mind.
Jan 2 • Russell C. Smith
The Internet is Always Turned On (Part 1.)
The New Now / Manifestos, Reinventions & Declarations
Dec 23, 2025 • Russell C. Smith
Winter Solstice Sonnet
Dec 21, 2025 • Russell C. Smith
5:21
B-Movie
Reposting this piece from the Noir Prose Poems series
Dec 16, 2025 • Russell C. Smith
The New Now
The New Now
Welcome to The New Now. I publish manifestos, essays, prose poems, novel chapters, short stories, noir prose poems, and flash fiction. I also touch on living through these historical times, quotes on life, writing, books, and freedom of thought.
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