impatience
By Mari M. Bianco — You pull up to the same "safe" place where you became impatient. No, it's inpatient. 30 years ago. Same gray day. Same damp drizzle.
Jul 2
Towards a Greater Understanding
By Mark Wolters — How could I tell these people what was on my mind without them thinking I was mad? Why should it matter if they believed I was mad anyway? The first act of free will is
Jun 29
Painkillers
By Tamizh Ponni, VP — A spoonful of honey and a glass of water follows the single gulp of Cyclopam. To put a gag on the gag. "Another month off the life chart."
Jun 25
Reaching old age
By Colin Ian Jeffery — Time fleeting in its passing, spurring memories, recalling images of long ago when life seemed endless, safe from death's stalking
Jun 22
Everyone Has Covid
By Suzanne D. Miller — Everyone has Covid. Hyperbole but true. Everyone has Covid. I'm boosted. Hey, are you? Everyone has Covid. Yet restaurants still
Jun 19
Slow Dance with the Light
By Danny P. Barbare — Work to a shine. No fuss about it. Direct and grime. Square as a tile. Proper, gentle and kind with a shout out loud. Proud with a smile
Jun 16
Paul Klee’s Rising Star
By John Brantingham — Klee has drawn the elements of a man’s face, eyes, nose, lips, cheeks, and he includes what rises inside him, a star that would clarify to others
Jun 12
the convict child
By Yuna Kang — Before the "curiosity" of fools, before the schooling of fish, before the rose grew thorns. Maybe she wasn't a convict? Maybe she wasn't stupid?
Jun 9
Nothing Left to Lose
Celia Jeffries — Rose Kennedy’s coffin was being transported up Route 3 from the Cape, followed by a couple of buses full of the Kennedy family. It was a cold day
Jun 6