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February 2026
Another month has passed and we're heading for spring (at
least if you're in the Northern hemisphere) so that's good isn't it?
The big news is that there's a new edition of Winamop
out.. in fact this is it and you're reading it now! What a coincidence!
So let's get on with it.
Andrew
Lee-Hart is back already! Here we are on a quiet Sunday morning..
very quiet. Is there some kind of problem? The story (inspired by the eponymous
Velvet Underground song) is called: Sunday Morning..
Shawn
Yager introduces himself with this story about Brian, who likes
shiny things.. and the woman at the coffee shop. It's called Dream Come
True
Paul
Murgatroyd has written a worrying story about a child's toy. It's an
A.I. powered doll which can influence children. They do exist! Aileen
is its name.
Diane
Webster has a treat for you.. Not just one but two intriguing short
stories! The first is called An Emergency? and the other is
Lady Pink.
Tony
Dawson has another short story for us, this one is called On
the Other Hand. Sounds like a perfect relationship!
KJ Hannah
Greenberg Is also foreseeing trouble from A.I. "helpers", this time
they are companions in a nursing home. The story is called
Randolf.
Frucht-Schleifen has two more
instrumental pieces for us this time, one from his album "Big Apple Loops" and
one new one. First is Metro and then Orange Glow.
Terry Brinkman has a great new
piece of art called Sundance. It's on his art page along with all
his other pictures too.
KJ Hannah Greenberg brings us some
photographs of a plethora of pink flowers in various settings.
Richard
LeDue is back with another three of his fine poems. They are:
The surest sign - The Saddest Gamble and A Hard
Sell.
Nolo
Segundo is new to Winamop and introduces himself with these super
poems. There’s Something To Be Said For A Poet Who Is Dead - A Poet
Is Born - Now The Stars Hide and A Perfect Peach.
Frederick Pollack
is another newcomer who brings us a splendid selection of his work.
The poems are: The Helper - Relative - The Darkest Inch - The Lark
Ascending and The New Owner.
Bradford
Middleton brings us his first poems for 2026. They are: A Dog
Barks As The Evening Struggles - One Piece At A Time - Always Be Honest
and Life Is Fine So Leave Me Please.
Joyce
Walker has a knack of getting straight to the point in some of these
new poems, others are more challenging: Back To School - Cardiac Arrest -
Cold Paradise - December Shops - Delivery and
Fatherhood.
Terry
Brinkman has just a couple of poems for us this time. Here we have:
Sonnet CXXII and Hopscotch Court.
KJ Hannah
Greenberg utters an expletive today.. but don't worry it's only
Blargh. She then goes on to Supererogation, which,
in case you were wondering, is the performance of more work than duty
requires.
There it all was, quite a collection I think you'll
agree?
Come back next month and find out what more has
arrived.
If you feel you have something to contribute to the site -
stories, poems art or music - please do so and together we'll keep Winamop
going. The email button is at the bottom of this page.
Until then.. cheerio!
Ed.
Winamop was conceived on a
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continued unabashed since 2003.
All human life is here,
experienced people, skilled writers and rank amateurs, sometimes they hit the
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need more...
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