Can I be more than this or that?
By James Gering — After three score years, my identity ought to be statue solid, much on show, to show, mantle-piece piled high with accomplishments,
6 days ago
Museum Relic
By Duane Anderson — My portrait may not be found in any art gallery, but instead, a picture of me can be found in a dark tavern, my nose located in the center
May 8
I am Black
By Brenda Bell-McAdams — I am Black, undeniably, but beautiful? Well, I don't know. If the beauty of blackness is more a feeling than a knowing, then today
May 2
My Computer wants to 'Verify if I am human'
By Doug Holder — This is what my computer tells me. Is this an insult, or rhetoric that it spews? An ontological question, coming from some
Mar 1
Days of the Week
By Adina Lynn LeCompte — As a young girl, I had a set of panties with the days of the week on them. Each of the seven was a different color,
Dec 5, 2024
I Stand Here
By Kellie Brown — I stand here fretting. Hands clasped, clenched. Breath stalled. Dread drowns fragile, nascent dreams. I stand here
Nov 26, 2024
About Me
By Rachel Turney — I change direction like a flock of small birds. I burn for seventy hours or even more. I clear ground on the way to the
Nov 16, 2024
Touchdown
By Lina Lambert — “Get yourself a wife who watches football on two TV screens!” my husband boasted, “and rubs your shoulders at half-time!”
Nov 11, 2024
A Look at Life
By Duane Anderson — What is next in my life? Being a hero, being a coward? I look at my life with no idea where it is going. Hopes and
Oct 28, 2024
Tanking The Growth Chart
By Emma Grenier — Waving goodbye to my family, I feel okay. Tired, from our strenuous day at the water park, but luckily the drive will be
Aug 30, 2024
A Lesson from an Inner City Teacher
By Michael H. Brownstein — Tempers are not something easily held. Students know this. They understand how to get a reaction from a teacher
Aug 10, 2024
So certain of the uncertain
By Jonash Lepcha — Did I say something, every time, unknowing that silence at times says everything and more? I do not have to say many
Aug 6, 2024
To the Boy I Saw Picking Up Leaves in the Park on the Way Home from Church
By Brittany Casselman — After watching you in the park on that chilly Sunday afternoon, I followed your example and found a leaf of my own.
Jul 3, 2024
My Race to Self-Improvement
By Rowan Moskowitz — Whenever I look at myself, I can’t help cringe at my reflection, the flaws instantly popping out thanks to my already
Jun 10, 2024
unclenching a fist
By Hannah Holbert — I opened my hands, finally and found that they are still soft like the morning. I accepted the gift of renewed warmth in
May 9, 2024
Perfectly In Place
Ethan Ovbiagele — An American Bloomer, and a Generation Zoomer. Of Africa, but not from Africa, from America, but not of America.
Apr 2, 2024
Charity
Samuel Torontour — Our good will can raise humanity to its pinnacle, and through restoration of mutual trust, we can rebuild our great love,
Jan 12, 2024
Home Sick
By S. J. Praino — Is the stomach bug real or a result of escalating anxiety? I'm ready to shift employers or assume homelessness if that's
Dec 8, 2023
CHRIS
By Grzegorz Wroblewski — Chris got out of jail near Copenhagen and there is no money for colorful powder from Tim XX. There was only a guy
Nov 18, 2023
Things Go Wrong
By Chila Woychik — Did I tell you I’m studying philosophy? Or a strange non-class called Art in the Dark? It’s odd, I admit, the combination
Nov 8, 2023