A good man
By Oye Scott — Two of my good girlfriends are dying. As I sit looking out the window watching the birds, squirrels and deer negotiate the
Apr 12, 2023
Weaving a Sibling Bond
By Miriam Edelson — Even now, nineteen years after my son’s death, my daughter has told me she often feels his presence close by.
Apr 9, 2023
WHERE DOES WATER COME FROM?
By Angela Ezekiel — At this bank with hasty plopping water came a walking thought into a little mind, where life
is jolly and play, a world
Apr 6, 2023
The Change We Are All Looking For
By Pankhuri Sinha — People change, commitments change, priorities too! Love fades, passion evaporates, friendships break! In this
Apr 3, 2023
Resurrection Day
By Jason Imanuel — When I saw Mt St Helens blow I didn’t know what it meant, those flowers of darkness blossoming about it, the small
Mar 31, 2023
Chicken coquettes
By Doug Holder — They are such flirts
shaking their ample rumps and breasts,
a ruffle of come hither feathers pecking out a mating song
Mar 28, 2023
If only I knew
By Pragya Bajpai — If only I knew, my body is a home; it's always my choice to leave or carry toxicity inside. The layers of unwanted words,
Mar 25, 2023
Bipartisan
By James T. Stemmle — Just wondering about my white privilege,
whether it’s needed to believe the universe is friendly. God loves everyone.
Mar 21, 2023
Opening the Box of Surprise
By Kelly DuMar — It was a gift I had no expectation of receiving—this box of surprise that came into my hands a few years ago. A lost
Mar 18, 2023
Frozen Until Thaw
By Alicia Taylor — How can I explain, the terror that once reined? It's such a disgrace, yet when I look at her face, I see what the rest
Mar 13, 2023
BLUE
By Anne Whitehouse — When I hung up the clothes I had brought with me, I saw they all were shades of blue. This is the color I come back to,
Mar 11, 2023
My First Meadow: White Mountains, Arizona
By Evelyn J. Caballero — I run among wildflowers in a meadow so vast, arms waving, laughing loud, trying to catch the wind whispering by me
Mar 8, 2023
The Burlington Northern Railroad
By Zary Fekete — If I had taken a turn earlier, I might have beaten it. As it was, the moment I took the right at the intersection, I could
Mar 4, 2023
A Simple Truth
By Ed Williamson — In my younger years I discovered a simple truth. It was in my nature to be curious, to ask questions, and—if I knew it—to
Mar 1, 2023
Until we can be who we are
By Clara Berut-Lhopital — I cannot continue to imagine a world where only some people are deserving of humanity, love and happiness.
Feb 25, 2023
Roll. Stuff. Layer.
By Áine Greaney — This morning I am crisscrossing from the motel room dresser to my motel bed. Dresser to bed. Bed to dresser. The dresser
Feb 22, 2023
Massachusetts
By Robert Knox — I am ready to forgive Florida, forgive Texas. They know not what they do, though they sure as well ought to, but I cannot
Feb 15, 2023
Almost in Grasp
By Duane Anderson — If I learned of the meaning of life last night, and this morning, I remember nothing about it.
The bartender
Feb 12, 2023
Who Am I today?
By Anthony John Ward — Last year I felt different to how I feel now, although I'm very much the same person I was when I was little. The
Feb 8, 2023