Administrative announcements Pull up a chair, set back and put your feet up, while you take a moment to familiarize yourself with your surroundings.
Forum moderator: Wordman

Come on in! Introduce yourself and become reacquainted with old friends and meet new ones as well. Don’t be shy, we’re all kinfolk here. Birthday and other member announcements to be posted here.
Forum moderator: Wordman

Imagine sitting around on a hot lazy day playing checkers with your friends, sharing your stories of adventure and travel. Here's where you'll find interesting facts and trivia relating to people, places, and things.
Forum moderator: Ron

Every general store has a pot belly stove that is the focal point of conversation. Kick back and rest your feet on the stove while you become engrossed in discussing the day’s events. If you have a newsworthy topic you wish to discuss, and hear other’s opinions on, then you've come to the right place.
Forum Moderator: afenton

Here’s the place to be creative with rhythm and rhyme. Show off your knowledge of structured form, and poetic style. Stop by the smokehouse first if you need help prior to posting here.
Forum moderators: Galatea La Juliette

Just like the flowers sway in the breezes of the garden, so too are the works you will find here. Free of pre-determined structure, form and rhyme.
Forum moderators: Galatea La Juliette

There’s no greater feeling than watching a carefully tended garden produce fine tasty vegetables. It’s one of life’s greatest moments. Share with others your penchant for detail in describing those moments of reality.
Forum Moderator: afenton

There’s no limit to the amount of stories the well can hold. Whether it be a tall tale, or action- packed adventure, the well’s endless supply will surely quench your thirst.
Forum moderator: Wordman

The chamber is the area of the smokehouse where processing takes place. It’s the heart of the smokehouse. Here you’ll find topics on Literary discussions, textual explication and more.
Forum moderator: juanruiz

Need help with a particular bit of writing and wish to have your work seriously critiqued here? Please only post in this forum if you are wishing to have a stricter set of criteria used to assess your poetry.
Forum Moderator: juanruiz

A heapin’ pile of wallowin’ in the mud kind of fun with words. Here you’ll find favorite quotations, word games, jokes, puns and much more…………. This is an open forum and all members are invited to post here.
Forum moderator: Emeraldcitizen

Whether from a Sunday picnic, fancy cotillion, family reunion, or a party thrown for no special reason; folks ‘round here sure have their stories to tell of the events that took place. All gatherings are initiated by Plastikos, but you are more than welcome to tell us your side of the story.
Forum moderator: Plastikos