The Story I Write
By Chandra Persaud — I am the daughter of women, displaced, raped, chased, shaped by a history that cannot be undone. For history leaves a
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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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- Jul 15
Looks Can Be Deceiving
By Paul Rousseau — He is standing by a rural post mailbox, hair disheveled, beard scruffy, tattered overalls more dirt than cloth. I stop to
- Jul 12
But I Did
By Nolcha Fox — Nobody noticed your impossible red hair, a flag waving away
your 70 years, the last maple leaf defying the wind. But I did.
- Jul 9
Dear Ummm,
By Tahirah Walker — I can't bring myself to finish writing your name. Like you couldn't bring yourself to finish loving me. You know I never
- Jul 5
Blood Red Moon
By Birdman313 — Regardless of your beliefs, it is often wise to pay attention to nature as it often gives us many signs large and small that
- Jul 2
Infinite reveries
By Pawel Markiewicz — The loveliest dawn dwelleths in the bosom. A mild magic word rests far below. A balmy spark flying in the soul.
- Jun 29
Insoluble Mirage
By Thomas Piekarski — He handed over a brain of clay then left me sitting on a field of pink flame plenty teary. What meretricious waves
- Jun 27
The Homemaker
By Dr Balesh Jindal — Each beautiful corner she decorated with her dreams. Each crevice, she lighted with her girlhood laughters, leaving
- Jun 25
Hybrid Prose with Syd Barrett
By Mimi Bordeaux — If I chose prose to express myself would you want to be close? Dream on a lake shimmering gold is light flashing drake
- Jun 23
God, what did you say again?
By Aaron Curry — If only I paid more attention to God and less attention to other sources. I'll stop muzzling your voice. I heard what you
- Jun 19
Summer of (20)69
By Ian Willey — Imagine how that scene would have played out if Adams and his ne'er-do-well friends were Latino, Middle Eastern, or Black.
- Jun 16
Move On
By Lynn White — It may not look that way but I've done more than survive my time in this city. It may not look that way
but I’ve done more
- Jun 13
There's Something About Mary
By Debra Dolan — We never know where, or under what circumstances, a “bestie” will come into our life. In 1981, I met Mary—a crazy,
- Jun 10
LIST’D (Love Is Stronger Than Death)
By Miko Reed Collins — A father is half of the air that their children breathe. It’s axiomatic. Believe I love you. Beyond cancer. I love
- Jun 7
We are hit hard
By Maged Zaher — I am not hypocritical, I am morally bankrupt. However, I am sticking to the version of truth that goes as follow: whatever
- Jun 5
Taking Action Steps
By Kenya Jones — If only the ideas people have for fixing issues that are negatively impacting communities could be implemented. These days
- Jun 1
WINTER MAY COME
By Owolusi Lucky — To the undying locust, how deep your ugly belly. To those who said earth load was heavy, do you see the ocean smiling, or
- May 29
I’ve learned to hug myself
By Candace M Cahill — I list ten things I am grateful for each morning before slipping out of bed. Every day includes:
My son. So thankful I
- May 25
Life's Creator
By Dr Shalini Yadav — Tired, scared, broken and silent. Keeping her inside weight on my shoulders, revising the definition as a woman.
- May 22
If I knew then …
By Madge Kaplan — The woman at the typewriter, lost in thought, doesn’t know (or doesn’t care) that setting herself up in the front yard to