ADVERSITY'S STRENGTHENINGby Stephany Spencer-LeBaronI was born into a cult.When I fled that sect I'd known,I was shunned, demonized,Left on my own.Presently I'm steeped in pain,Purpose that once shownNow faces the abyssSitting on a throne.The vicissitudes of lifeHave left me loss full-blown,Heartaches unquenchable,And so alone!Come! End this anguish!Put Justice in its place!Do not tarry long.I can't…
My Hypnotic-Regression "Rebirthing" Session: Nascency in Mexico Down Past the Rio Grande My Hypnotic-Regression "Rebirthing" SessionIn 1986, I learned it was possible to be hypnotized and taken back to the moment I was born. Being a curious person undergoing personal growth, self-discovery, and healing, I hired an excellent psychotherapist who specialized in doing psychological “Rebirthings.” Through…
Review by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: Luna Lindsey's "Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control" Luna Lindsey "Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control"By Luna Lindseyon FaceBook In October 2016 I discovered the excellent writer Luna Lindsey. Then I learned she had written and published a book I, an ex-Mormon fundamentalist, needed to…
Farewell to Floren McDonald LeBaron: The Last of The LeBarons FLOREN MCDONALD LEBARONThe Last FarewellIN MEMORIAM "THE BEST IS YET TO COME!"(My Uncle Floren's favorite saying)~~~On February 17, 2019, Two months before his 92nd birthday, Floren McDonald LeBaron Left this earthly helmTo join his familyIn a heavenly realm. Fourth youngest of thirteen children, Floren was my favorite uncle,A one-of-a-kind.They broke the form When he was…
THE SANDS OF MY HOURGLASS FIGUREIN MY TIMEBy Stephany Spencer-LeBaron THE SANDS OF MY HOURGLASS FIGUREIN MY TIMEThe sands of my hourglass figure Gradually disfiguring meSay my time is almost up, I've little left To complete Life's journey.Still Time ticks away the minutesLike the handsOn my inner circadian clock.I can't make the sands stop,Nor my heart Pit-pattering tick-tockLike…
Jim Gaffigan Madigan and Gaffigan By Stephany Spencer-LeBaronBrilliant Comedian Jim GaffiganMakes me laugh then laugh again.His moniker “Mr. Universe"He has earned thru action and verse –He's a dynamo driving forward in reverse!Most comedians lewdly gesture and curse.Their Acts are loaded with smut and worse.Lacking enough humor that isn't lame,They employ obscenities –They show no shame.But…
Quotes by Stephany Spencer- LeBaron: WRITERS BLOCK Point Blank: The point at which all thought leaves the frontal lobe and one comes face-to-face with writers block.~Dan Poynter Writers Block Point Blank:Point at which one's brain is shot by the bullet of writers block.~Stephany Spencer-LeBaron WRITERS BLOCKPoint Blank: Point at which one's dry cartridge pen, pens writer "twixt target and…
"The LeBaron Story" is truly a "Vanity Book" – not only because my uncle Verlan LeBaron paid a publishing company in 1981 (back when self-publishing was not the norm) to publish the book -- but also because it's a revisionistic, apologetic, and biased history of "the Mexico LeBarons;" i.e., my grandparents Maud and Dayer LeBaron and their offspring.What's more, though my…
Prose Is The New Poetry Photo by Nu00f3ra Zahradnu00edk on Pexels.com "A poem is never finished." PROSE IS THE NEW POETRY(Part One)Dearest Friend,Says VoltairTo hold a pen is to be at war.And don't we know it If we are a lyrical poet!For today's fake poetsHave taken the lion's share. With pen in hand And lack of care,They've derailed great poetry That once…
MY LIFE'S A WRECK Photo by Christopher More on Pexels.com My LIFE'S A TRAIN WRECKMy life's been something of a wreck, Thanks to moronic Fundy fools Who raised me in "Heck"! Distress and deprivation Have often been the worst! Wonder why I've been so cursed. Though lately my life has reversed'Cause I regularly rehearse Gratitude,…
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