Once
By Dorinda McDowell — I’ve not had a bad life. But I’m not the girl I used to be. Once, nothing phased me; I’d face life with a strong smile
Oct 7, 2020
Under You
By Doc Krinberg — Eyes challenging dark laughing contempt, lapis iris holds me fast—Caught in the riptide of your eyes...my needs
Sep 22, 2020
Today I Am
By Amy Christman — A dimpled copper can that once held cookies, a gift from a friend, now newly planted, sits on the deck’s lower stair,
Sep 12, 2020
Death of She
By Jennifer Brown Banks — Who am I today? A survivor,
I am less than I was yesterday, Yet more than I thought I could be,
Sep 9, 2020
Hidden
By Donna Kmetz — I think too much, Processing every syllable, Certain there’s a hidden meaning, Desperate to understand
Sep 6, 2020
Moving On
By Stephen E. Mead — I imagined perfect goodness an empty room completely one color. There anyone would be welcome.
Aug 25, 2020
Falling
By Anita Kestin — Yesterday, it was the first time in my life that I fell at a time when I was not running fast. In fact, this time
Aug 14, 2020
Loneliness
By Ojo Olumide Emmanuel — I lost my first tooth when I first learned how to stretch my cheeks in smiles & laughter.
Aug 6, 2020
Myself, Again
By Maureen Sullivan Keleher — I am my mother. I am not my mother. I want to keep everyone happy. I want to speak up and
Aug 3, 2020
Nobody
By Áine Greaney — Who am I here? Nobody. In fact, I have come here to be nobody. I have come here because I
Jul 18, 2020
Late
By Gary Beck — Trump shut down the government,
so we’ve all been furloughed.
Now what do I do without a salary?
Jul 10, 2020
Don't You Understand?
By Jenny Ham — Midday tides clashing against verona beaches, your ocean eyes, sand-colored skin, golden laughter
Jun 29, 2020
Chrysalis
By Lynne Weatherill — Today I am a butterfly in the making. I am in my chrysalis. I am probably made of goop
Jun 27, 2020
Migraine in 10 Movements
By Megan D. Henson — Sometimes I imagine I have swallowed a little yellow canary and he’s nesting in my larynx.
Jun 18, 2020
Black & White
By W. Jack Savage — It's funny how you remember the exact locations of where you were when you saw something or heard something for the
Jun 17, 2020
Breakup to Makeup in Three Epiphanies
By John Grey — It was an escapade on my part: a trip to a shrink in a fancy downtown office, on the
May 30, 2020
A Lifelong Insomnia
By Connor Orrico — In front of me are study materials I cannot reach, a Haitian flag
I have forsaken, a calendar
May 21, 2020
Belly Flopping in My Evening Gown
By Jennifer Minotti — Today, I am launching the Journal of Expressive Writing, a dream I’ve had for many years.
May 15, 2020
He Never Hit Me
By Rebekah Rollston, MD, MPH — He never hit me, though many nights I wished he would. The jealousy, the
May 13, 2020
Today I Am Me
By Terri Lee — Today I am a mom trying to find a small window of quiet to sip a drink of tea, check an email, and
May 9, 2020