Author Archives: William Stubblefield

About William Stubblefield

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Haiku

Posted on December 9, 2022 by William Stubblefield

What a curious stand of blackberries, that no spirits inhabit.

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Author/Auteur

Posted on October 29, 2022 by William Stubblefield

Thoughts on writing, publishing, and the creative life I recently self-published two works of fiction: a fantasy for kids (and adults with active imaginations) entitled How Mother Rat Invented the World and a fantasy adventure novel set in the Homeric Bronze Age … Continue reading →

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Tara

Posted on February 7, 2022 by William Stubblefield

It snowed heavily last night, and I found myself waking to the task of Shoveling a hundred feet of driveway. “Hire someone with a snowplow; You’re too old to be doing this,” My wife said in her female wisdom. “I’m … Continue reading →

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A Dream is a Physical Thing

Posted on July 30, 2021 by William Stubblefield

Dreams fly free, Embracing phantom lovers, Absent friends, lost In a rubble of memory, Inhabiting imagined worlds— A body forms from thought: Choirs of humming synapses Enfleshed and wandering. A dream is a physical thing. I dreamed I was on … Continue reading →

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Renaissance – A Sonnet

Posted on June 8, 2021 by William Stubblefield

Shards of memory litter my mind,Adolescent complaints and ancient regrets,Hopes and disappointments left behindLike yellowed notes of uncollected debts. Useless fictions, dreams, desires, lies,The masks I wore for work, success, protection,Love’s nakedness—a lonely man’s disguise.Longing becomes a habit, desire a … Continue reading →

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