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An Easter Story

Nothing had broken Leo’s way that year. In January, he lost a battle with his mortgage company that cost him his home. His wife left him in...

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The Enigmas

You have asked me what the lobster weaves between its golden claws, and I respond to you: The sea knows. You say to me, “What is the ascidia...

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I Guess

The other day, I decided to take one of the numerous IQ tests offered on the internet. I chose a 100 question version. These are a few...

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Uncle Bill

Alice Randall drove along a desolate road amid the soaked barren wheat fields of northern Kansas. Stands of bare trees separated neighboring properties. Every so often, she...

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Ten Reasons to Enjoy Shakespeare’s Works

In Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, Harold Bloom argues that Shakespeare did more than just shape the structure and content of the English language—he created human nature...

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Uncle Bill

Alice Randall drove along a desolate road amid the soaked barren wheat fields of northern Kansas. Stands of bare trees separated neighboring properties. Every so often, she...

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Afterburn

Given that I was seven years old in 1968, I didn’t want to hear about college students dropping acid and prancing around nude in public places, or...

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A Collection of 12 Poems

Eric Stephenson’s poems are like notes found in bottles floating in the wake of a long voyage. They rarely contain conclusions or directions or morals. Far more...

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Ten Reasons to Pay It Forward

To pay it forward means that instead of paying someone back for a good deed, you do a good deed for someone else. Maybe you’ll surrender your...

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Never Departed

When the summer breeze blows warm across my face, I will come to you through the slanting light and watch you paint the picture you said you...

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No Lives Matter

I walked into a Korean grocery store in Aptos to buy a beach towel. A leathery skinned man, probably in his 50s, was asking the woman behind...

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About Us

US Represented is a site dedicated to free speech and creative expression. We showcase a wide variety of writers, artists, and musicians in order to reflect the communities in which we live while also addressing a broader audience.

We feature nonfiction works, travel and nature writing, and human interest pieces, to include memoirs and personal essays. We also share short stories, serialized novels, and poetry. We address environmental and sustainability issues, and we cover the music scene as well, interviewing band members and showcasing their talents to a worldwide audience. We feature visual artists, too, working with each of them to create a USR hosted gallery linked to the artists’ websites. As a result, our readership spans the globe.

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