Dana Crandell

Joined November 2021

318 stories

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

Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist

My poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity

The Upland Soul

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Held After School
Sometimes we don't realize life-changing moments until much later. “Dana, I'd like you to stay after class. I'm going to have the principal call your parents.”
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Families
The Importance of Community
This is the second story in a series about community and its impact on us as individuals, in both our past and present lives. To better understand the series, I highly recommend starting with the first story, which you can find here:
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Humans
Field Trip. Top Story - April 2023.
“Alright, Seniors!" Mrs. Green's voice was unusually cheerful over the ship's intercom. “We're just equalizing hull pressure to match this atmosphere. We'll have norm-”
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Fiction
The Importance of Community. Top Story - April 2023.
“Lend me your ear” for a moment and let me tell you about the rabbit hole I went down a few days ago. It started with me asking myself why I came back to Vocal, and why I'm still here. (Red flags just went up. Watch for me to be deleted soon.) Seriously, though, Vocal frustrates me at times, in some ways that have nothing to do with the platform itself, and some that do. I'll leave that there, because it's not what this is about.
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Humans
The First Time
Warning: Contains references to things that happen in nature. This is a fantasy, based on a fallacy. (More after the story.)
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Fiction
Terrible Toil
Thoughts Tenacious, titillating Tempting, tantalizing, trapping Theme, tempo, twists, turmoil Teeming, tumbling, transforming
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Poets
Morning Mist
The shrouded, silent meadow greets the day, Wrapped in precious moisture, drinking deep. Muted, muffled notes of birdsong play
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Poets
She Stays. Top Story - April 2023.
She sits, silent, sorrowful, Searching shimmering seas, Seeking solace, summoning strength. --- Somewhere, sailors sing shanties.
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Poets
Spring Symphony
How about a little bit of Vivaldi to read by? Wake, wildflowers! Winter wanes! Warm winds waft wisteria. Web weavers work wonders
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Poets
Sorcerer's Moon. Top Story - March 2023.
Whispered incantations cast In darkened, secret rooms Will linger 'til this night has passed, And Morning Glory blooms.
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Poets
Poetic Process
Immersed in introspection, I invoke inner idiosyncrasies, Irrationally inviting intrusion. Interloping, imagination incites insights.
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Poets
Luminous Love Letters
Light leaps loudly, Linking laterally, looping, Lancing lower, lapping lasciviously, Licking, lingering, lashing, Leaving lasting love letters
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Poets