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M. ZamanApr 18, 2021TREE LULLABYOnce I climbed a towering cotton silk tree. It was spring and the tree was ablaze with uncountable dark red flowers as if ichor flowing...
M. ZamanFeb 2, 2021Cherub’s Fallowed Morning(Southern Celestial Hemisphere) His face aching, emotionless and unflinching, he declared, 'my parents are getting a divorce'. Mother...
Jared GreenJan 2, 2021Fischzauberby Jared Green William Cheselden's Osteographia (1733) [An Anxiety Attack] I can feel them looking. See them see me. When I close my...
Ryan RahmanSep 30, 2020Spacefarer Ryan Rahman On this interstellar journey Through the infinite cosmos Regret comes speeding past. Out here in the vast emptiness,...
Jack IosueSep 28, 2020Mayflies and MemoriesBar-goers called him “The Amish Guy.” He wasn’t but smiled while he shook their drinks and wore the title patrons gave him. I sold cigars...
Kate MacDonald Sep 28, 2020My WayULTIMATUM When I said I don't want to be alone That it's not enough just speaking on the phone Somehow I felt your face in my hands, I...
Andrew BrilliantSep 28, 2020Stromboli not a CannoliStromboli Not A Cannoli. A story “Have you ever seen that movie Stromboli?” “Can’t say that I have,” Molly says. Frank tries not to look...
Russell Guenther Sep 28, 2020THE TROPHY WIFEby Russell Guenther Thomas Billingsley was never much of a ladies man. Most people in his department at the plastic manufacturing plant...
Stuart TermanSep 28, 2020EREV VALENTINE’S DAYIt’s the evening before Valentine’s Day I’m sitting here at home. Tonight I’m going to see you, momentarily I’m alone. Talented? Good...
Donovan BridgemanSep 28, 2020Love and TheftBy Donovan Bridgeman Just outside the university building was a large shed with a bar and pool table. You could get a cheap meal and an...
Paul SmitSep 28, 2020The Planets We InhabitBy Paul Smit I get to tell my story. The sad part is that it’s not the story I wanted to tell. Those who know me might not think it’s...
Harvey BurgessSep 28, 2020REBELLIONBy Harvey Burgess I watch my best friend, Annie, as she stands naked at the window. Her tousled, mouse-colored hair is gathered over her...
Kenny Meyer Sep 28, 2020Issue.4: Going with the FlowBy Kenny Meyer Eugene Pierce concluded his presentation and folded his hands in a gesture of patient composure. He leaned forward in his...
Sarah LosnerSep 26, 2020Rubbish on the SidewalkMarvin was jolted from his sleep after hearing unpleasant noises coming from outside, beyond the quiet confines of his snug bedroom. Any...
Michelle MartinezSep 26, 2020AltaHaifa, 1948 They came flooding in. Over 70,000 Jews on more than 100 ships from the ashes of what Europe left behind. Packed together...
Dian Hathaway Feb 11, 2020A Memory of Sea Dian Hathaway I arrive at the beach just as the sun is beginning to set. The powerful, titian red, relentless sun. The sun which I had...