WHERE DOES WATER COME FROM?
By Angela Ezekiel — At this bank with hasty plopping water came a walking thought into a little mind, where life
is jolly and play, a world
Apr 5, 2023
On reaching old age
By Colin Ian Jeffery — Time is fleeting in its passing and does jolt the memory,
recalling images of long ago when life seemed to stretch
Jan 9, 2023
The Setting Sun
By Rupsingh Bhandari — Cold breezes inaugurate their evening rally. Shadows gather to incubate night. The sun withdraws its light. Blankets
Dec 1, 2022
Grandma Lives With Dead People
By Susan M. Vilardo — Grandma could weave magic with her words. One minute we were all outside with smeared PBJ faces and the next minute we
Nov 19, 2022
Group Photo.
By Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi — On days when grief was so hard to scrub off time's face, I crawled into the mug shot where happiness tore the
Sep 21, 2022
Most Needed Jewellery
By Sushant Thapa — The day speaks of the delight. Garden of love welcomes another blooming flower. A bee hovers for nectar. That sweetness
Aug 27, 2022
Birthday Foodscapes and Me
By Aparajita De — “Begin with the bitter first. Then go to the fritters and the fries. Finally, exit through the rice pudding,”
Jul 27, 2022
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.
Jul 2, 2022
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 13, 2022
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 29, 2022
The Family Dog
By Tod Minotti — The dog died today. Lulu. Lulu, Foo Foo, Foofie, Doofie. My dog. Our Dog. Our pet. I love her. I always will. She was the
May 14, 2022
Grateful Just To Still Be
By Loretta Iwaniw-Horne — I have lost a lot of friends abruptly. I've seen them in news feeds, missing pieces of their faces and torsos.
Mar 25, 2022
Metamorphosis
By Monalisa Parida — There was a girl
who lived in a querencia, a secret garden, where love, light surrounds. Enchantress soul uses
Mar 3, 2022
Tears of a Lifetime
By Linda LeMoine — I have cancer, she said. Am I dreaming? A bell rang and darkness filled the room. The voice was matter of factly.
Jan 5, 2022
No Need to Respond
By Susan Swan — Over the past fifty years of friendship, I have lost you then found you over and over. At 18, I really did not know anything
Dec 12, 2021
Babba and Me
By Madge Kaplan — The first bite was easy, the crunch and chewiness as familiar as gazing at my toes. On the second bite, a bit of panic.
Nov 12, 2021