Tim Carmichael

Joined March 2025

247 stories

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I’m a firm believer life is messy, beautiful, and too short, which is why I write poems full of heart and humor. I am an Appalachian poet and cookbook author. My book Beautiful and Brutal Things is on Amazon, Link 👇

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Particle Motion
Atoms dance faster, vibrating through rising warmth heat is their motion.
By Tim Carmichael2 months ago in Poets
Pocket Fire
Small packet of heat, shaken alive on the trail, frozen fingers smile.
By Tim Carmichael2 months ago in Poets
Twilight Reach
The horizon trembles under molten skies, And distant hills are brushed with evening gold. I hike where birches sway and shadows rise,
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
How to Be Poor in a 'Booming' Economy
Step 1: Redefine Wealth Call your empty refrigerator "minimalist cuisine." Your mattress on the floor? "Avant-garde interior design."
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
Small Furnace
A cat's sleeping warmth, curled tight against my stomach, small furnace breathing.
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
New Year’s Resolutions and Other Lies. Top Story - January 2026.
I'll wake at dawn and greet the sun, I'll meal prep every day! I'll finally get those abs I want By, let's say, mid-May.
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
Silent Canvas
Where darkness falls, where secrets crawl, the ink spills dark as night, a dance of dreams and despair, where thoughts entwine like twisted vines.
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
Happy New Year to Everyone!
As we stand on the threshold of a new year, it is a time to reflect on the past twelve months and look forward with hope and intention. The past year has been full of challenges and moments of growth. We have faced personal struggles, witnessed societal changes, and navigated a world that often seems uncertain. Yet even in the face of adversity, there is always room for hope, for compassion, and for the pursuit of understanding.
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Fiction
Forged in Struggle
Beneath hidden corridors of the heart, where shadowed dreams collide, a fierce battle unfolds, the unyielding tide of doubt,
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
Shadow Bloom
In shadows deep, where sorrow swells, A chilling beauty blooms, a bittersweet fire, Darkness, a cloak, yet swirls with grace,
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
Holler Heart
In the heart of the holler, where the sun breaks softly, children laugh like sparrows, their voices dance on the breeze,
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
The Alchemy of Words
In the dawn of creation, words unfurl like ribbons, each syllable a brushstroke, painting the mind with thoughts that swirl and spiral,
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets