Introductions (A Double Sonnet)
By Lynn Marie Sager — I have roamed coasts, and mourned over sea gulls tangled within the seaweed so sweetly. I saw the midnight sun, and fed eagles raw
Feb 9
Another Day in Paradise
By Ann Farley — Joy is disguised as a snoring cat on the bow of a docked boat in a narrow channel, front window crammed with spray bottles, Windex and
Jan 31
Joy: The Way it Reminds Us to Keep Breathing
By Jacey Blue Renner — It’s putting on yellow heels and your newest blouse to meet your deployed husband after he’s returned from deployment from Afghanistan.
Jan 10
Joy is Disguised
By Laura E. Garrard — Joy is disguised as a terminal diagnosis, when medicines work better than expected on a stage-three high-risk mutation. When relief
Jan 4
This Darling World
By Hiram Larew — The cream of my existence, the peach of my dreams, the very plush of my being and love-filled soap suds. My found at last, my been
Dec 17, 2025
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO BE YOUNG AGAIN
By Audrey B Levitin — I discovered pickleball as a senior citizen. For years, I left home at 8:00 a.m. to catch the train to Manhattan, and returned at 7:00 p.m
Dec 6, 2025
See Me Smile
By Duane Anderson — What makes me smile? Going on an outing with my wife to visit a few friends over dinner, getting a smile from our dog as I rub its belly in
Nov 11, 2025
Joy Is a Radical Act
By Plamen Vasilev — In a world often riddled with chaos, injustice, and suffering, joy stands as a radical act of defiance against the prevailing narratives
Oct 6, 2025
THE EIGHTH MONTH
By John Grey — He is bumping. She is kicking. He/she is going for a spin. The miracles keep on coming. The fascination does not wane. You're
Aug 17, 2025
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 15, 2025
Standing on a Lonely Beach
By Birdman313 — I stand on a lonely beach looking at footprints in the sand. Thousands of miles of the Bay can be seen. It seems to stretch out
Apr 15, 2025
A journey to the top of Europe
By Sandip Saha — A number of colorful gliders were coming down from hills. We were sitting on a bench enjoying ice cream beside a green lawn
Mar 23, 2025
Those Birds
By JT Thames — Those birds...Flying mere millimeters above my head, wings whipping, slapping the brim of my ironically adorned Orioles cap,
Feb 18, 2025
A FALSE SKY
By Dr. Balesh Jindal — Stripped down trees by the gentle fall winds, the wind knocked her down. She was meant to slip and slide to the
Feb 9, 2025
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
Jan 15, 2025
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 7, 2024
A CHEF OF SORTS
By Tim Suermondt — The noodles beginning to boil, meat simmering in the pan and the already made salad sparkles—as I remember my friend who
Jun 13, 2024