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The
Premier
online
literary
journal
for
Expressive
Writing
The
Premier
online
literary
journal
for
Expressive
Writing
JOURNAL OF
EXPRESSIVE WRITING
THEMES by PROMPT
We publish writing using a series of prompts as an entry point for exploring emotions, personal histories, shared truths, joy, grief, shame, and those themes that matter most to us in our hearts.
Explore the themes by prompt below:
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2 days ago
The amaranthine fairy
By Paweł Markiewicz — You are autumn fantasy, born from oak. Like rain of demand you fill chivalry. Stars of non-destruction need your
5 days ago
How to Visit El Sueño Americano: The American Dream/artist Tom Kiefer
By Barbara Simmons — Don’t read the curator’s words. They are only commentaries next to the heart of the matter. Instead, stand before the
7 days ago
“Questions”
By Christina E. Petrides — Did you end up like your dad? Spending evenings staring blankly at a television, nonspeaking at dinner, blending
Jan 8
HOW TO KNOW IF SOMEONE LOVES YOU?
By David James — You may find someone staring at you when you glance up from washing dishes, and they smile. They may bring you a hot tea
Jan 5
I have forgotten what touch is.
By Cerid Jones — I've forgotten what touch is. Lost in the long strides between reaching for things I'm never sure I've ever held.
Jan 2
My Dear Angel of The Internet
By H.L. Dowless — My angel of the internet, she lives among the wires. I endeavor to move as close to her as I can get. I type the keypad
Dec 30, 2024
Living in the Land of I Don’t Know
By Lulu Logan — Living in the land of I don’t know, waiting for direction for which way to go. Waiting for the voice of the One who will
Dec 27, 2024
Beautiful Small Things
By Dr. Balesh Jindal — Frayed and fretting, chafed and chiipped, gnawed over, till agony smirked all over. Spreadeagled, I lay soaked in
Dec 24, 2024
The Humble Janitor
By Danny P. Barbare — Humble, says the janitor no matter how less or more, rich or poor, a broom in one hand or rather a mop wealthily
Dec 21, 2024
LESSONS TAUGHT
By Galya Bacheva — Through the haze of my memory, I see bunches of them. Five girls, two boys, another three in the corner. Day in, day out,
Dec 19, 2024
Microaggressions
By Bruce Morton — It begins with one small rub—nettle, thorn, word. Sensitive, we succumb to slightest of slights heard, conjure defenses
Dec 17, 2024
I Am Alone
By Linda Leedy Schneider — I am naked in my own house now. Once I lived on a wide river with a man, my husband of over 50 years. We often
Dec 15, 2024
We Under the Net
By Leonard S. Tao — There is a net, like a spider's web. Grids of class entrap us. You are on one end. I on the other. Flies hover at the
Dec 13, 2024
British riots, August 2024
By Colin Ian Jeffery — Hate rioted running amok. Screaming for civil war. Attacking police who held the line. Mindless thugs, fiendish
Dec 10, 2024
an hour in disguise
By Kenneth Kesner — It could remind you of other times when a door quiet as gray, unhinged at its side, about to be stripped and planed in a
Dec 7, 2024
I Was So Tender
By Gerry Grubbs — I was so tender this morning. The way you feel when broken open, a softness comes. Doesn't matter if it is happiness or
Dec 5, 2024
Days of the Week
By Adina Lynn LeCompte — As a young girl, I had a set of panties with the days of the week on them. Each of the seven was a different color,
Dec 2, 2024
In Just One Sleep…
By Audrey Geliga — 2023 was going to be a good year. My dad’s cancer was in remission. My kids were doing well in school. My husband and I
Nov 29, 2024
EITHER WAY IT'S BAD
By Stephen Philip Druce — Trapped and hitched or single and ditched, either way it's bad. Coupled and chained or rejected and shamed, don't
Nov 26, 2024
I Stand Here
By Kellie Brown — I stand here fretting. Hands clasped, clenched. Breath stalled. Dread drowns fragile, nascent dreams. I stand here
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