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October 30, 2011

The Bloody Benders of Labette County ~ a TRUE Ghost Story!

 I wrote this years ago for Halloween and I keep recycling it every year. This post also gets more views (from all over the world) than anything else I’ve ever written. I did quite a bit of research for this … Continue reading →

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November 9, 2009

AD ASTRA PER ASPERA a poem by Ironquill

 A motto appears  On the seal of a State —      Of a State that was born      While the terror was brewing; A motto defying The edicts of fate;      A motto of daring,      A legend of doing. A perilous past And … Continue reading →

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August 30, 2009

HISTORY by ‘Ironquill’

Over the infinite prairie of level eternity,           Flying as flies the deer, Time is pursued by a pitiless, cruel oblivion,           Following fast and near. Ever and ever the famishing coyote is following           Patiently in the rear; Trifling the interval, yet … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2009

THE WASHER WOMAN’S SONG ~ by Ironquill

  (this poem and photo are both by famous Fort Scott Kansas residents, from different times and backgrounds) In a very quiet spot, In a very humble cot,      In the suds and in the soap,      Worked a woman full of hope; … Continue reading →

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