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Stephen Bess

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in Washington, D.C., The United States

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http://www.morphologicalconfetti.com

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Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

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Stephen Bess is an author, poet, photographer, researcher, and English instructor living in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. His work has appeared in various online and print sources including Eye Socket Journal, Poéfrika, and Words on Paper Literary Journal.

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May our People Triumph: Poem, Speeches & Interviews

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Stephen A Bess liked Jessica Roberts's review of An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a chronicle of the gathering storm: "Here's a good, middle ground overview..... Of interest is the stressers in the south that had nothing to do with abolitionists. This was written in the first decade of the 20th century, so it is close enough to events before various myths were built. " Read more of this review »
Jan 15, 2026 11:15AM · see review
Stephen A Bess is now following Eric Williams Author of Capitalism & Slavery
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“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
― Anne Frank

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“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.”
― Zora Neale Hurston

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“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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“Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance and holler, just trying to be loved.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

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“Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.”
― Amy Tan

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