Nothing Left to Lose
Celia Jeffries — Rose Kennedy’s coffin was being transported up Route 3 from the Cape, followed by a couple of buses full of the Kennedy family. It was a cold day
Jun 6, 2025
Hospital Delirium
By David Obuchowski — The patient’s name is David. He’s a 45-year-old male. On December 2nd, he had a small bowel resection as well as a, and here they always
May 31, 2025
Rhythms of Resistance
By Robert Martin — In the gritty alleys where shadows dance, amidst the chaos, a poetic trance. In a street fight's fray, words collide, verses as weapons,
Apr 24, 2025
Dog Night
By Jeremiah K Durick — Is the dog at the door trying to get back in or barking about one of those things that dogs warn about? Another animal,
Apr 12, 2025
Yet
By Akshar Pujara — He opened the windows for me. He let the light in. It barely brushes my skin. The door stays closed. He hasn't come back.
Apr 4, 2025
In Praise of Mania
By Marjorie Chesebro — One might say a mental illness is an exaggeration of what is already there, hidden beneath layers and layers of
Mar 16, 2025
Cemetery Door
By Hector Rodriguez — Don't fear the inevitable. Embrace your ending. We enter and leave this world. We enter through the door of the womb.
Mar 7, 2025
CLEOPATRA AT MERSA MATRUH
By Anne Whitehouse — So many shades of blue existing together in a sea of clear water rippling over a beach of fine white sand. A massive
Mar 4, 2025
Kindergarten
By Craig Kirchner — Mom said, "Don't go near it. You can go in the park, but don't go near the road." I was five, ready for kindergarten.
Feb 25, 2025
Display
By Gary Beck — Nothing will happen to us here. People are always on the street so they may look at us, but they won't do anything. Summer's
Feb 15, 2025
THE POET EMERGES
By John Grey — What was done to the smallest was done to you in grades one through six. You needed only to look twice at a bigger boy and
Feb 6, 2025
Boy Scout Cookies
By Peter Mladinic — “I’m selling cookies for the Boy Scouts,” you say, thinking, because my sister’s eyes in the photo suggested this is
Jan 25, 2025
DEATH WALKS BESIDE ME
By Kathleen Poncher — Death walks beside me on majestic mountain trails and in murky hospital halls. I see you in ritual civility and
Jan 19, 2025
How to Visit El Sueño Americano: The American Dream/artist Tom Kiefer
By Barbara Simmons — Don’t read the curator’s words. They are only commentaries next to the heart of the matter. Instead, stand before the
Jan 13, 2025
The Humble Janitor
By Danny P. Barbare — Humble, says the janitor no matter how less or more, rich or poor, a broom in one hand or rather a mop wealthily
Dec 24, 2024
We Under the Net
By Leonard S. Tao — There is a net, like a spider's web. Grids of class entrap us. You are on one end. I on the other. Flies hover at the
Dec 15, 2024
British riots, August 2024
By Colin Ian Jeffery — Hate rioted running amok. Screaming for civil war. Attacking police who held the line. Mindless thugs, fiendish
Dec 13, 2024
EITHER WAY IT'S BAD
By Stephen Philip Druce — Trapped and hitched or single and ditched, either way it's bad. Coupled and chained or rejected and shamed, don't
Nov 29, 2024
The Greatest Year
By Polly Kreisman — Stacks of tomorrow morning’s freshly printed papers lean against a shuttered newsstand, bundled with rope like unopened
Nov 13, 2024
Renaissance of Genuine Creativity
By CJ The Tall Poet — Devouring poorly planned adaptations may motivate one’s creativity, the blandness blended well with detachable hearts
Nov 3, 2024