Dana Crandell

Joined November 2021

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Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.

Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist

My poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity

The Upland Soul

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Devoted, Determined and Deeply Loved
This is one of dozens of photos I have of this very special guy, but it's my favorite for many reasons. Obviously, the light was perfect when I turned and saw it, and it framed up nicely, but the most important part is his intense focus on what you can't see. He's not just watching the sunset.
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Photography
Hey, It's Me.... Top Story - January 2025.
We're already a week into 2025 and it's long past time I wished all my fellow creators and friends on Vocal a Happy New Year. I haven't been dragging my feet, so much as recovering from the whirlwind of chaos brought by the closing weeks of 2024.
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Writers
Mom's Christmas Wish
“The only thing Mom wants for Christmas is for all of her kids to be here.” That statement on the phone by my brother was how it all started. What followed was one of the most memorable Christmases of my life.
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Families
The Greatest Gift
Christmas day was behind us. The year would soon end. And I hadn't an inkling My world would upend ~ On that December evening
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Poets
This Morning's Gift. Runner-Up in Frosted Verse Challenge. Top Story - November 2024.
The autumn chill intensifies. I see the fragile veil of white Scintillating, as the sunrise Dispels the ebon shade of night.
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Poets
Dear "Kids"
Dear “Kids,” I know that not a single one of you is likely to ever know this letter exists. I have no way of knowing where any of you are and it may be that none of you remember me at all. That's okay. I'm writing this for me, mostly, and if it somehow finds one or more of you, I'll be ever grateful to the universe for making it so.
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Humans
A Krismuss Miracul
'Twere the night before Krismuss Up there on the hill. We wuz sharin' the last of The run from the still ~ With most of the kinfolk
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Poets
The Simple Things. Runner-Up in Holiday Reflections in Verse Challenge.
When the late November snow Wraps all in sparkling white And the streets begin to glow With multicolored light, ~
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Poets
Futtock: My F Word
Futtock: one of the curved timbers scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a ship ~Merriam-Webster
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Poets
A Poet's Lament
Free verse, shmeeverse, give me structure! Don't just vacuate some duct your Brain engages with your hand, and Declare it great, and call it grand!
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Poets
Dear Vocal Creators
Dear Vocal Creators, I've been thinking about how to announce this little “milestone” for a while now. As it turned out, while working on my previous Letters of Gratitude piece, it occurred to me that I owed a debt of gratitude to all of you.
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Humans
Thank you, Dog Man. Content Warning.
Dear Wray, I write this knowing that your eyes will never read the words. They were tragically and permanently closed long before I matured enough to realize the debt of gratitude I owe you. So, today, I write this letter, in a selfish attempt to relieve myself of that debt. Feeble and much, much too late, but an attempt, nevertheless.
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Humans