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Tom Sterling
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I'm a short story writer and sometimes poet discovering horror and hope in unexpected places.

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November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This morning I compared Musk's new reference site, Grokipedia to my normal go-to, Wikipedia. I entered "January 6 United States Capitol attack" in both places, telling me all I need to know about Grokipedia.

I won't be using it.
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
October 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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She longs for the day
this sad chapter is over
and we're great again

#haiku #poem #america
September 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Have you ever wondered what the holidays might be like during a zombie apocalypse?
I have. 🙂

And starting Monday, August 25, you can grab my Thanksgiving and Christmas zombie eBooks FREE for 5 days on Amazon!

Scouts Shall Inherit the Earth
Scouts vs. Mall Walkers'

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August 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Through the open door
the deep blue ocean and sky
stretch out forever.

#haiku #poem #poetry #bluesky #taormina
July 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
June 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Happy Father's Day, Dad. I hope the fish are biting for you today.

#poem #poetry
June 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This is not my world,
but until the mower comes,
I’m going to rock it.

#haiku #poem #poetry
June 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Full moon’s cold shadow.
Rivulets of red clay splash,
In an empty grave.

#haiku #poem #poetry #rivulets
May 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Pictures and poems.
People and places in time,
forever with me.

#haiku #poem #poetry #pictures
May 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
May 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Remember the nights,
sipping wine from gondolas,
in Venezia?

#haiku #poem #poetry #venezia #gondola
April 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son
to pay for our sins

#haiku #poem #poetry #Easter
April 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The oath of office:
Preserve, protect, and defend
the Constitution.

#haiku #america
April 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Life and Liberty.
The pursuit of Happiness.
Where did we go wrong?

#haiku #poem #poetry #america
April 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I don't know who needed to hear this, but...
:-)
April 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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I wasn't born here,
but like others before me,
I make here better.

#haiku #poem #poetry #bloom
April 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
From my hiding place,
I watch as the world moves on,
but I'm not ready.

#haiku #poem #poetry #rainforest
March 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
😀
If I don't slide down
the other kids will tease me
so here goes nothing!

#haiku #poem #poetry
March 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
In my happy place,
a cerulean sunset
wishes me good night.

#haiku #poem #poetry #cerulean
March 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Gaze up at the sky,
and you just may discover
how rainbows are made.
:-)

#haiku #poem #poetry #rainbows
March 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Past my bedroom door
the deep blue ocean and sky
stretched out forever

#blueskyMonday #Taormina #haiku
March 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
She longs for the day
this sad chapter is over
and we’re great once more.

#haiku #poem #poetry #america
March 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM