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Etched In Adventure

"I wanted to disappear, to get so lost that nobody ever found me, and in doing so I found myself."

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My Heartbeat

May 8, 2019 by Shaun Li Stoffer

My Heartbeat She could be the life of the party Just as easily as she could sleep half the day away, “Because I needed my beauty rest.” She would go to her book clubs, But really it was wine night with her girlfriends. She would order the plainest of Greek salads, Just to shrug her shoulders as she paired it with the biggest Patron margarita. She couldn’t dance to save her life, But her drinking buddy Jameson assured her she […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Writer, Writing

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A Portfolio of Poetry (2018)

January 7, 2019 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Battling the Demons It seems there are times more often than I’d like to admit, That I spend watching the ice melt, Into the caramel color, And the pile of ash and embers grow into a mound.   I think of my failed dreams in the cage, How a head kick and a right hand, Shattered my pedestal, That was already fragile.   I miss the restless nights in the gym Suffering in beautiful agony, As we sharpened our swords, […]

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Sanity

September 30, 2018 by Shaun Li Stoffer

I used to be right in the head Until I opened up a person One day Just to see how we worked.   I had love for third worlds Until I saw Vietnam skin And boil My pets alive.   I used to see the good in people And have heroes Until the network showed me The demons always win.   I used to believe in true love Until the harpies sung their twisted harmony around me And I realized […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Travel, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, Editing, Literature, Muse, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Writer's Block, Writing

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Finding There Again

September 29, 2018 by Shaun Li Stoffer

I’ve left on a journey, Yet again, I’m not sure where to, But I think I’ll find it Or it’ll find me.   I’m hoping to find a pair of long legs In my bed, A pair of four-legged fur balls I’ll call my kiddos, And a breathtaking view.   Either with white sand between my toes, Or the smell of pine, As I make my climb to the summit.   Money is nice, But my heart beats For the […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Travel, Travel Writing, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, Literature, Poetry, Prose, Writing

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Empty

August 3, 2018 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Empty 2006 The first time she’ll just keep stringing you along your freshman year. She knows you’re just a puppy dog who follows her like a shadow. She’ll put you in the friend-zone and you’ll lose the respect of all your friends and peers. After a year of mindless wandering you’ll start to burrow in anger, self-loathing, and loneliness. A couple of years will pass and she’ll start dating the guy who made your life a living hell in high […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, Memoir, Nonfiction, Personal Essay, Poetry, Prose, Writer, Writing

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A Portfolio of Poetry (2017)

February 1, 2018 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Lullaby All it took was a simple click, A quiet smile, A play of words, And she did the rest. She was his waking thought, His lullaby, His innocence. Curled under the bed sheets, Watching her lull into sleep, He would call her his heartbeat.   Pills The hardest pill to swallow Will be when she sees All the love you have to give And quickly replies That’s not good enough.   Nights No More Out of all the sleepless […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Literature, Nonfiction, Poetry • Tags: Creative Writing, English, Literature, Nonfiction, Poetry

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An Open Letter to First Love

October 24, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

An Open Letter to First Love I haven’t written you because it took me a long time to be able to think of you or hear your voice without feeling something. Not something that left me with a long bar tab. Not something that made me go berserk on a heavy bag or lay in bed all day. It was something that made me miss the times we’ll never have again. It was me opening our scrapbook without wanting to […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Poetry, Travel, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, English, Literature, Poetry, Prose, Writing

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Damage

September 24, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Sitting at a round, gray lunch table being fed lies and fiction. This is where my trust was looted. Chasing a headmaster’s daughter who laughed at my puppy dog looks. This is where my confidence was shattered. In a locker room eating punches and mashing my teeth. This is where the hate grew inside me. In a chapel being commanded to stand. This is where my faith dwindled. In a camp cursing venom and rage. This is where I cried […]

Categories: Creative Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, High School, Nonfiction, Pine Castle Christian Academy, Poetry

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