LESSONS TAUGHT
By Galya Bacheva — Through the haze of my memory, I see bunches of them. Five girls, two boys, another three in the corner. Day in, day out,
Dec 21, 2024
Microaggressions
By Bruce Morton — It begins with one small rub—nettle, thorn, word. Sensitive, we succumb to slightest of slights heard, conjure defenses
Dec 19, 2024
I Am Alone
By Linda Leedy Schneider — I am naked in my own house now. Once I lived on a wide river with a man, my husband of over 50 years. We often
Dec 17, 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
an hour in disguise
By Kenneth Kesner — It could remind you of other times when a door quiet as gray, unhinged at its side, about to be stripped and planed in a
Dec 10, 2024
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
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
In Just One Sleep…
By Audrey Geliga — 2023 was going to be a good year. My dad’s cancer was in remission. My kids were doing well in school. My husband and I
Dec 2, 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
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
How They Came
By Thomas Elson — Their first day in group. Most will come bargaining, pleading, “Make me better, but let me keep doing what I’ve been doing
Nov 24, 2024
Robin and Eagle
By Jan Wiezorek — On a rooftop, an American robin, state bird of Michigan, commands his post, ordering elements, causing worms to hang and
Nov 21, 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
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
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
This night will punish them all
By Vandana Kumar — The music playing in a neighbor's home isn't happy. You wonder what it really is that makes you think it has that weepy
Nov 5, 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