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New England's Wrong Seasons
For a week, maybe more, I’ve had a cough that won’t leave
punctuating my days with dragon’s fire.
The pain performs ballets of lightning, blooming,
reminding me I’ve not been careful with my seasons.
Frances Grossen
4 hours ago2 min read
She of the Long Flowing Hair
She
of the long flowing hair
cascading like the river 22 stories below
telescopes far
on the avenue
where
humans skitter along
Raymond Luczak
4 hours ago2 min read
Certainly to Dream
The full moon
Through my kitchen window
Turns the kitchen floor to light,
No any-so-shining silver world
By day, however bright
Peter Bloch-Hansen
4 hours ago1 min read
Among Us
I paint a Flemish scene of bristly trees
and hard-packed snow between two frozen streams.
In this our northern winter land I freeze
Barbara Crane
4 hours ago1 min read
Paige's Straw Hat
I know that hat, although I don’t know Paige.
When I was ten, and not quite at the age
when girls start questioning their style decisions
Jean L Kreiling
4 hours ago2 min read
Inescapable Vortex
The seconds turn into decades, always surrounded by those who will never truly know me.
Donald Guadagni
4 hours ago1 min read
What Grows from Rot
By Laura Jean Dahl Inspired to combine contrasting ideas, Laura Jean Dahl is a boundary pushing writer, artist, producer and educator. A life-long writer, she now has the time to devote herself fully to the craft of creating compelling literature. Her art has been featured in many shows, including the national Silvermine Guild competition and the international Art Reach competition in Utah. As an American nomad, Laura’s diverse career includes being a back stage tour guide at
Laura Jean Dahl
4 hours ago1 min read
Two Women on a Train
She wore pressed clothes, matching shoes, an oversized hat, and clip-on pearls. When she crossed her legs on the aisle seat, Sophia saw her. She didn’t want to be obvious, so she sat in the front rows, then drifted a few rows behind—opposite side.
Michael Villa
4 hours ago2 min read
Wayward Son
Two years ago, there was a bad drought like this one, and we abandoned my baby sister. Mommy was too sick to feed her. I begged Mommy not to, but she said it was the only way.
Rusty Arbo
4 hours ago1 min read
Microfiction
Poetry in Motion/Poesía en movimiento
By Ángel Ruby Vásquez Angel Ruby Vasquez is a writer, actor, filmmaker, and poet-storyteller dedicated to the craft of inspirational creative writing. His work spans film, radio, fashion media, and education. He has worked as a camera assistant, public radio announcer, media director, educational facilitator, and substitute teacher. Angel Ruby Vasquez es escritor, actor, cineasta y poeta-narrador, dedicado al arte de la escritura creativa inspiradora. Su trabajo abarca el c
Angel Ruby Vasquez
Feb 91 min read
Coming Out
I first learned that my father was the Messiah in 1989, just days before my 20th birthday. The two of us were in a coffee shop, not far from Tel Aviv University, where he was a professor of statistics and I, a second-year student of philosophy.
Gil Hochberg
Nov 9, 20254 min read
Micro Non-Fiction
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