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4 days ago

Walk

By Philip Berry — A murdered tree throws splayed roots in welcome, the grain revealed in a lightning rent swerves and curls in ways that

Jan 16

The Sour Cherry Tree During Quarantine

By Claire Doll — For a few several months, I watched the world from my window only. If I woke up early enough, the sunrise waited for me, a

Jan 13

Vocal Exercise Under Pressure

By Madge Kaplan — When it’s my turn, I’m at a loss for a tragic story so make one up. I falsely proclaim that my vocally talented older

Jan 10

The Bridge

By Maria Adeola Sheey-Adekale — You probably think that ‘white privilege’ doesn’t belong to me. How could it when my skin is brown? But I

Jan 5

I Refused to Wear a Mask

By Priya Patel — High risk, low on practical common sense, I would strut around, basically a spokeswoman for COVID to attack. It took many

Jan 3

Overdue

By Anne Mikusinski — All my borrowed books have had their dates advanced again, affording me more time to get to know the people who

Dec 29, 2020

Cutting Loose

By Carol Keegan — Too many of us cut loose at the same time, so the bell curve inverted. Eccentrics at both ends of old norms became the

Dec 23, 2020

African Society and Achievement

By Josiah Ikpe — As much as I tell a story about how relegated Africa is, I also have to tell the story of how she inspires us to spread and

Dec 17, 2020

Fear

By Sergio Inestrosa — The persistent fear of contagion has robbed me of sleep, and the hours in my bed have become a torment, a sea of

Dec 15, 2020

Contaminated River of Politics

By Bhuwan Thapaliya — Despair peeped through the forehead of Mt. Everest, spreading marooned fluid through the skies. The vultures

Dec 14, 2020

I am Purple

By Megan Snedeker — If only you could see that being bisexual isn’t half red and half blue. It’s purple. We’re a beautiful mixture of lost

Dec 10, 2020

Today, I am the Girl who is Free

By Linda M. Crate — Being a woman and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, having Black family members and friends, having friends of

Dec 4, 2020

Many Things

By Robert Knox — I am grateful for the nurse who told me her name and who then asked me to tell her my birthdate, which I managed, and

Dec 1, 2020

She's No Longer My Best Friend

By Dipti B. — We asked and we claimed we were fine, however, I am pretty sure we both knew we were not really fine. Seriously, no one is

Nov 29, 2020

High Abuse

By Gary Beck — I once dreamed of a land, where all were free, with equal opportunity. Grade school cured me of that. As I grew up, prejudice

Nov 24, 2020

This is the Year the World Cried: No More

By Diane Van Hook — As I pass months at home, out of work, out of money, and almost out of hope, I watch the numbers of the dead ratchet up

Nov 22, 2020

Words Attached to Action

By Jennifer A. Minotti, Editor-in-Chief — I continue to encourage you to use your words in whatever way(s) feel safe, appropriate and

Nov 18, 2020

The Best Tool in my Recovery from COVID-19: Privilege

By Heidi Schauster — I’m a previously robustly healthy 48-year-old, and at Day 52 of COVID-19, I am still recovering from a virus that has

Nov 16, 2020

Nice People

By Philip Vassallo — One day, she’ll be on her way, driving a bit too fast, when from the car seat in the back, her child will say,

Nov 11, 2020

A Home in the Waves

By Michael Luketich — I start with a confession: I started with a lie. I am not Michael Luketich: not on any government document, not to any

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