She's No Longer My Best Friend
By Dipti B. — We asked and we claimed we were fine, however, I am pretty sure we both knew we were not really fine. Seriously, no one is
Dec 1, 2020
High Abuse
By Gary Beck — I once dreamed of a land, where all were free, with equal opportunity. Grade school cured me of that. As I grew up, prejudice
Nov 29, 2020
This is the Year the World Cried: No More
By Diane Van Hook — As I pass months at home, out of work, out of money, and almost out of hope, I watch the numbers of the dead ratchet up
Nov 24, 2020
Words Attached to Action
By Jennifer A. Minotti, Editor-in-Chief — I continue to encourage you to use your words in whatever way(s) feel safe, appropriate and
Nov 22, 2020
The Best Tool in my Recovery from COVID-19: Privilege
By Heidi Schauster — I’m a previously robustly healthy 48-year-old, and at Day 52 of COVID-19, I am still recovering from a virus that has
Nov 18, 2020
Nice People
By Philip Vassallo — One day, she’ll be on her way, driving a bit too fast, when from the car seat in the back,
her child will say,
Nov 16, 2020
A Home in the Waves
By Michael Luketich — I start with a confession: I started with a lie. I am not Michael Luketich: not on any government document, not to any
Nov 11, 2020
Eventually, I Stopped Stretching
By Annie Sisson — Strangely, when you’ve lived inside dark cells for so long, you forget what fresh air and sunlight feel like on your face
Nov 6, 2020
Unchecked Ordinary
By Rebecca Arnold — I barely remember before each puking episode, but I definitely remember after. The custodian with his can of kitty
Oct 28, 2020
Healing from the Ground Up
By Barrie Levine — I worked for hours each day, just like he did, nourishing my shattered heart with fresh air, sunlight, and memory
Oct 25, 2020
Down the River
By Lynne Mathews Abensohn — There’s a river that runs deep through my mind. When I was a kid growing up in Rhode Island, the river was just
Oct 21, 2020
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
General Corona Appears in a Vision
By Jake Cosmos Aller — One day I was half napping, watching the President drone on about him being a war time president battling
Oct 6, 2020
To-Do List
By Jackie Bluu — To-Do List (Day 5) - Wake up - Brush teeth - Eat food - Do work.
Oct 1, 2020
A Poem for Breonna Taylor (June 5, 1993--March 13, 2020)
By Celucien Joseph — "Battle Ground in the ‘Gateway to the South': A Poem for Breonna Taylor" (June 5, 1993--March 13, 2020)
Sep 26, 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
At Yun’meng Mountain
By Cigeng Zhang — The old vine of the wild kiwi fruit bent like a flow of rivulet hanging upside down, The babbling stream ran through the
Sep 21, 2020
