carolinereichard

Henrietta Lacks immortal cells

Henrietta Lacks was an African American women who went to the John Hopkins hospital after experiencing abnormal pain and bleeding in her abdomen. She was quickl...

LOST INNOCENCE--an original poem

LOST INNOCENCE After Mom died, I curled in our clover patch, my cherubic lips cursing the night's first star and all its promises. After he left me, I ripped up...

LESTER LOVES LILY--an original short story about the depths of insanity.

LESTER LOVES LILY We got a lot in common—Lily and me. We like to eat raw corn right off the cob, and we like to play make believe. When we was kids, we’d take m...

Acient Egyptian Love Poem-- My favorite

Ancient Egyptian Love Poem from the New Kingdom, 1500-1100BC I Think I'll Go Home and Lie Very Still I think I'll go home and lie very still, feigning terminal ...

COKE BOTTLE LANTERN--an original poem

COKE BOTTLE LANTERN They say if you travel fast enough, out into space, through the Milky Way, beyond the Black Holes, you'll find the past fluttering about. Re...

The River Beneath--an original poem

THE RIVER BENEATH There's a river down below in the center of the earth where the dead lie in lounge chairs with zinc oxide noses and read Stephen King books, o...

Original poem about a shell-shocked WWI soldier

My great grandfather traveled alone to America about 1886 or so. He was only 16. He got married, and his wife gave birth to two boys and two girls before they s...

To all Steemians from the planet Earth . . . and beyond!

Thank you for welcoming into your awesome community! Allow me to tell you a little about me: My name is Caroline Reichard, and I live in the great state of Virg...

Historical photos that will leave you shocked / A must see!

Hey steemit community, i came across these historical photo's the other day and thought i'd share them with the community. Here they are: https://steemitimages....

Poem giving voice to a WWI soldier

My great grandfather traveled alone to America about 1886 or so. He was only 16. He got married, and his wife gave birth to two boys and two girls before they s...

To all Steemians from the planet Earth . . . and beyond:

Thank you for welcoming into your awesome community! Allow me to tell you a little about me: My name is Caroline Reichard, and I live in the great state of Virg...