AT THE GRAVESIDE (for Sister Lizzy)
By Ojo Olumide Emmanuel — At your graveside, a woman began a song. She is not from your tribe. You died in the land of another tribe.
Jul 31, 2022
Birthday Foodscapes and Me
By Aparajita De — “Begin with the bitter first. Then go to the fritters and the fries. Finally, exit through the rice pudding,”
Jul 27, 2022
The Story I Write
By Chandra Persaud — I am the daughter of women, displaced, raped, chased, shaped by a history that cannot be undone. For history leaves a
Jul 25, 2022
Looks Can Be Deceiving
By Paul Rousseau — He is standing by a rural post mailbox, hair disheveled, beard scruffy, tattered overalls more dirt than cloth. I stop to
Jul 16, 2022
But I Did
By Nolcha Fox — Nobody noticed your impossible red hair, a flag waving away
your 70 years, the last maple leaf defying the wind. But I did.
Jul 13, 2022
Dear Ummm,
By Tahirah Walker — I can't bring myself to finish writing your name. Like you couldn't bring yourself to finish loving me. You know I never
Jul 10, 2022
Blood Red Moon
By Birdman313 — Regardless of your beliefs, it is often wise to pay attention to nature as it often gives us many signs large and small that
Jul 6, 2022
Infinite reveries
By Pawel Markiewicz — The loveliest dawn dwelleths in the bosom. A mild magic word rests far below. A balmy spark flying in the soul.
Jul 3, 2022
Insoluble Mirage
By Thomas Piekarski — He handed over a brain of clay then left me sitting on a field of pink flame plenty teary. What meretricious waves
Jun 30, 2022
The Homemaker
By Dr Balesh Jindal — Each beautiful corner she decorated with her dreams. Each crevice, she lighted with her girlhood laughters, leaving
Jun 28, 2022
Hybrid Prose with Syd Barrett
By Mimi Bordeaux — If I chose prose to express myself would you want to be close? Dream on a lake shimmering gold is light flashing drake
Jun 26, 2022
God, what did you say again?
By Aaron Curry — If only I paid more attention to God and less attention to other sources. I'll stop muzzling your voice. I heard what you
Jun 23, 2022
Summer of (20)69
By Ian Willey — Imagine how that scene would have played out if Adams and his ne'er-do-well friends were Latino, Middle Eastern, or Black.
Jun 19, 2022
There's Something About Mary
By Debra Dolan — We never know where, or under what circumstances, a “bestie” will come into our life. In 1981, I met Mary—a crazy,
Jun 14, 2022
LIST’D (Love Is Stronger Than Death)
By Miko Reed Collins — A father is half of the air that their children breathe. It’s axiomatic. Believe I love you. Beyond cancer. I love
Jun 11, 2022
We are hit hard
By Maged Zaher — I am not hypocritical, I am morally bankrupt. However, I am sticking to the version of truth that goes as follow: whatever
Jun 8, 2022
Taking Action Steps
By Kenya Jones — If only the ideas people have for fixing issues that are negatively impacting communities could be implemented. These days
Jun 5, 2022
WINTER MAY COME
By Owolusi Lucky — To the undying locust, how deep your ugly belly. To those who said earth load was heavy, do you see the ocean smiling, or
Jun 2, 2022
I’ve learned to hug myself
By Candace M Cahill — I list ten things I am grateful for each morning before slipping out of bed. Every day includes:
My son. So thankful I
May 30, 2022