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Wood Awakening
Nothing wakens faster than a drowsy dog
sussing, through an open window, the stabbing screams
of an animal,
Charlotte Blair
2 hours ago2 min read
Retrograde
The closer I peered at the photo,
the more the images retreated.
A glimpse into the past, like a
black-and-white retro montage.
John RC Potter
2 hours ago1 min read
Everything Crumbles into the Waves
The crab approaches the drenched body of the albatross
warily, as if familiar with this species, as if suspicious of death.
Holly Day
2 hours ago1 min read
Untangle
Greyness of monochrome realism in my world reigned, both inside and outside. A pale-cheeked man grabbed several frozen-white plastic bags of over-masticated-bubblegum-pink chicken from the freezer behind the counter.
Sreelekha Chatterjee
2 hours ago2 min read
Unmoored
Meet Gary, a middle aged, working class man who’s down on his luck. He’s been fired from several jobs recently
Thomas Haynes
2 hours ago1 min read
Microfiction
Reading Kipling in Brooklyn
“What is a bishti?” I wondered, eyelids heavy, drifting on the waves of an incomprehensible battle as my mom perched on the side of my bed reading “Gunga Din” from a worn copy of Kipling.
Ellen Acconcia
2 hours ago4 min read
Handsome Devil
She hadn't met a man
Who could easily
Lift her off her feet,
Make her float in mid-air
Above the trees,
Dee Allen
2 hours ago1 min read
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