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6 hours ago

Falling

By Anita Kestin — Yesterday, it was the first time in my life that I fell at a time when I was not running fast. In fact, this time

11 hours ago

Dreams

By Broeck Wahl Blumberg — In the distance, I can see and hear my people. All of them—mother, father, friends, my beloved deceased

2 days ago

Ruh se Roobaroo

By S. Rupsha Mitra — Allow the exterior voices whizz past like parallax. Listen, deep within a rhythm plays – slowly

7 days ago

Masked Men

By Robert Knox — Those without masks are the least honest. You see them, pushing their way to the front

Aug 6

Loneliness

By Ojo Olumide Emmanuel — I lost my first tooth when I first learned how to stretch my cheeks in smiles & laughter.

Aug 3

Myself, Again

By Maureen Sullivan Keleher — I am my mother. I am not my mother. I want to keep everyone happy. I want to speak up and

Jul 31

Deep South

Theresa C. Gaynord — In our world of foldout maps, we spread out our gypsy fingers letting them roam free all over the globe.

Jul 30

Refuge of My Skin

By Kate LaDew — She has seen me, through and through, another woman living barely 12 feet from her,

Jul 26

I Don’t Like Needles

By Caroline Lodge — We laugh behind our masks and reach out with our sanitized hands. Warmth and

Jul 25

Dead Bones Rise Up

By Katia Joseph — In my dream, I saw millions of black men and women’s dried dead bones, Bone to bone

Jul 20

Fat

By Virginia Chase Sutton — Every day I wake, I am disappointed. I had hoped that I'd be dead.

Jul 19

Trying to Get Over While the World Drags Me Under

By Adrian S. Potter — Ask me for honesty and I’ll supply more truth than you could ever handle,

Jul 18

Nobody

By Áine Greaney — Who am I here? Nobody. In fact, I have come here to be nobody. I have come here because I

Jul 12

I Feel Like a Sandwich

By Arianna Sebo — How do you feel? I feel like a vase of flowers wide mouth clay vase, Muted mud colours

Jul 10

Late

By Gary Beck — Trump shut down the government, so we’ve all been furloughed. Now what do I do without a salary?

Jul 6

Fear of Assault

By Dee Allen — I fear sudden weakness, I fear an assault, Worse than a hate crime, Worse than the occult

Jul 1

Warm Light Wandering

By Sylan Lewis — The tension starts in my jaw, as it always does. A clenched-teeth premonition of an

Jun 29

Don't You Understand?

By Jenny Ham — Midday tides clashing against verona beaches, your ocean eyes, sand-colored skin, golden laughter

Jun 27

Chrysalis

By Lynne Weatherill — Today I am a butterfly in the making. I am in my chrysalis. I am probably made of goop

Jun 23

Coronavirus Has Nothing on Retirement

By John C. Krieg — This Thing is Getting Serious. In all seriousness, I know this is a legitimate National Emergency And I must do what I c

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