Dare To Be Brave
By Andrew Scott — She stretches her leg, staring at the scare given to her only a few months before. It starts above the knee, in the back
Oct 22, 2022
Spatterdock
By Sharon O. Blumberg — Enchanted yellow lilies with sun-bright centers attached to long stems rested on the surface of the pond, as if
Sep 17, 2022
I do not live in a City
By Dennis Williams — I don’t know traffic jams. Vehicles traverse my streets intermittently, miles apart, never a risk to children playing
Sep 10, 2022
PLATTERS OF DECEITS
By Abdulmueed Balogun — My body gets fatigued easily, and even more
my soul. but to whose ears do I narrate my haunting woes? Everyone is
Aug 30, 2022
AT THE GRAVESIDE (for Sister Lizzy)
By Ojo Olumide Emmanuel — At your graveside, a woman began a song. She is not from your tribe. You died in the land of another tribe.
Jul 30, 2022
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 12, 2022
The Homemaker
By Dr Balesh Jindal — Each beautiful corner she decorated with her dreams. Each crevice, she lighted with her girlhood laughters, leaving
Jun 27, 2022
However Far, However Near
By Keith Hoerner — When I was a kid, I would sleepwalk. I remember having a recurring dream. Today, it seems to be such a mature dream,
May 20, 2022
Braided
By Gerry Grubbs — I watch you braid your mothers hair. Your hands working like hers in the slow rhythm of the work and I see how my thoughts
May 3, 2022
Dreaming, writing, healing
By Sylvie Kandé — Her cheeks redden. With a trembling hand she removes her fogged-up glasses. This granite woman, whom we love for and
Apr 14, 2022
Trash Pandas
By Andrew Scott — People around here call them Trash Pandas. Visitors that come in the silence of the night so, no one can hear or see them.
Apr 1, 2022
A March Through Time
By John P Drudge — It clicks and clacks
through time like jack boots on government marble. New forms of idolatry and poisoned messages from
Mar 19, 2022
BENEATH THE NOBLE TREE…
By Kahlil Crawford — See, one day Al realized he didn't have a point of view beyond what he was taught as a child, so he set out to develop
Feb 26, 2022
Frozen Time
By Duane Anderson — The video board displayed that the NYSE was down 10.90 points, the NASDAQ was down 12.68, and the S&P 500 was up .076.
Feb 8, 2022
My Parents’ Yahrzeit
By Anne Whitehouse — My parents were rarely on the same wavelength. Most of the time they talked at each other, not to each other. But here
Feb 2, 2022
Finding God Through What Is Not
By Philip Vassallo — Walking alone after rain, her muddied street shining under the glow of lampposts still dripping on parked cars, a man
Jan 25, 2022
The Lake
By Laura Davis — The summer I turned ten, our family took a camping trip across the country. We left New Jersey as soon as school let out in
Jan 18, 2022
Bus Stop
By Paul Rousseau — A crumpled cardboard sign rests in his right hand: Homeless. Hungry. Please help. A small, blood-stained handkerchief
Jan 11, 2022
I’d Rather Be an Elephant
By Catfish McDaris — There will be a few good moments, but mostly it will get worse. Cars and loved ones dying. Yesterday after 2 years of
Dec 24, 2021
Dancing Suzie
By Zaqary Fekete — I picked up Suzie on Friday night. We had coupons. If you know where to look you were set. The First Avenue concert venue
Dec 14, 2021