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Hi! My real name is Maranda Russell and I am a 30-year-old children's author, poet and foster parent. Besides the stuff I do here on WDC, I also have a picture book entitled "Ode to Icky" and a poetry collection entitled "Not Afraid to be Real" published in paperback and for Kindle. For more information on me and my books, please visit my website, www.marandarussell.com.

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Back to Sunday School

Rated: 13+ | Religious | #1923433

Why I think religion would be so much better if we all went back to children's church...

Deep Thoughts at McDonald's

Rated: 13+ | Psychology | #1921455

Whether it is in the outside world or in you and me...nature always has its way.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriends

Rated: 13+ | Relationship | #1916375

Just a fun little poem about crazy ex-girlfriends and why every guy should have one!

Flying Together

Rated: 13+ | Psychology | #1915784

About bipolar disorder & relationships, bipolar runs in my family but skipped me.

Rated: 13+ | Comedy | #1915637

A sort of "list poem" of why home vacations work better for me.

Rated: 13+ | Satire | #1915297

Just a good old-fashioned Burns Supper in honor of the great poet! Bon appetite!

Rated: 13+ | Death | #1915274

Entry for the Writer's Cramp, kind of an odd prompt, hope I did ok combining the elements

Something Beautiful

Rated: 13+ | Personal | #1914932

How the passage of time changes us, makes us long for who we used to be.

Rated: 13+ | Death | #1910271

A poem about how you can still be stuck in grief, while others have already moved on.

True Psychic Powers

Rated: 13+ | Supernatural | #1901611

Fictionalized, but based on a real person and what they told me about being "psychic".

Ode to a Lost Loved One

Rated: E | Death | #1901225

About how grief can be invisible after awhile but still very much there.

Child Rearing in the 21st Century

Rated: 13+ | Parenting | #1900201

Ever really take a look at how many people are raising their kids? Does it worry you?

Stuffed Animals

Rated: E | Children's | #1889285

Do you ever wish that people were more like stuffed animals?

Creative License

Rated: ASR | Arts | #1888452

What do you do when your creativity is challenged? Give in or leave the naysayers behind?

Rated: ASR | Romance/Love | #1888196

Love does no good when it is only a theory in your head.

The Nature of Empathy

Rated: ASR | Nature | #1883232

Do you have empathy for all of life? Just something to make you think outside the box.

Rated: ASR | Political | #1883226

Poem about the pointlessness of most political debates & how we need to overcome labels

Rated: ASR | Satire | #1881085

I've often heard it said that 'poetry is dead', here's my take on that.

Universal Health Care

Rated: ASR | Medical | #1878884

Short little poem about what kind of universal health care this country really needs :)

The Day My Sister Died

Rated: 13+ | Death | #1878882

I think the title says it all...

Rated: ASR | Nature | #1878630

A short, simple poem about nature, community and the thirst for something more.

Rated: 13+ | Women's | #1878119

Free verse poem about what being a feminist really means to me.

Rated: 13+ | Experience | #1877739

A poem about looking at the world cynically and wanting to be more optimistic.

A World Like This

Rated: 13+ | Opinion | #1877638

Who knew how this world would turn out? Surely not our childhood selves.

Rated: 13+ | Drama | #1877513

Free verse about misplaced priorities and the sad, but true tale of one forgotten child.

Rated: 13+ | Satire | #1877229

Materialism and the American dream? Wal-Mart ain't no fairy tale, that's for sure.

First Impressions

Rated: ASR | Experience | #1874835

How accurate are first impressions? Do we judge too early?

Beer Pong Mascot

Rated: 13+ | Sports | #1874632

Is there anything sadder than a lazy, cynical mascot?

Contemplating Widowhood

Rated: 13+ | Death | #1874498

In my mind I have already lived through my worst fear over and over again.

Rated: ASR | Music | #1873530

A poem about a breakup with someone you still love but feel unsafe around

Angels and Fairies

Rated: ASR | Philosophy | #1872581

An interesting take on angels, fairies and the bit of them that live in all of us.

Watching Acrobats

Rated: E | Entertainment | #1872393

A poem about how scary it can be to watch people do death-defying stunts in front of you.

Morning and Evening

Rated: ASR | Animal | #1871555

A metaphorical poem comparing the morning to the evening.

Rated: 13+ | Death | #1870715

A poem about the aftermath left by the suicide of a loved one.

Burned at the Stake

Rated: ASR | Comedy | #1870550

A funny, tongue-in-cheek poem for the feminist in us all!

Rated: ASR | Nature | #1870295

A poem about summer, nature and all the glory that comes with them.

Between the Shadows

Rated: ASR | Nature | #1870238

A poem about finding your way and accepting your lot...even when life isn't fair.

Rated: ASR | History | #1869981

A poem about the dictator Mao, written in the Double Tetractys poetry form.

Rated: ASR | Emotional | #1869406

A Mini-Monoverse poem about the inner fears we harbor and how our loved ones reassure us.

Georgia Peaches

Rated: ASR | Satire | #1869205

Everything is not what it seems...even in the good old south.

At the Crossroads

Rated: ASR | Relationship | #1868971

A poem about unhealthy love and deciding you deserve better.

Rated: ASR | Romance/Love | #1867673

A poem about the fear that accompanies that first foray into love.

Thrift Store Shopping

Rated: ASR | Hobby/Craft | #1867317

Good for more than just cheap bargain hunting, thrift stores hold stories all their own.

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