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Rebellious
Rebellious
Here’s an idea I just may ‘borrow’
Jenine "Jeni" Baines
Jun 5
Yesterdays and Tomorrows
Yesterdays and Tomorrows
Flow
Claire Kelly
Jun 17
Pink Bird of Paradise
Pink Bird of Paradise
An ode to my happy place every summertime
Jenine "Jeni" Baines
Jun 19
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
Poetry
Connie Song
Jun 19
Boi/Fire
Boi/Fire
i’ve come to soften the sound in corners granting entry into the aggregate leaching blood from your body to make the most of looking at…
Jenny Blue
May 25
Whirling Butterfly
Whirling Butterfly
Head over heels with gratefulness — for Love
Jenine "Jeni" Baines
Jul 2
Running Just as Fast as I Can
Running Just as Fast as I Can
Poetry in the Madness
Connie Song
Jun 24
All the While I’m Mad
All the While I’m Mad
A hot cross poem
Doodleslice
Jun 22
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Surfeit of Leisures
Surfeit of Leisures
A drawing guided by a poem
Doodleslice
Jul 2
My Golden Mallet
My Golden Mallet
A poem that clinks onamatopoetically
Doodleslice
Jun 28
Closer to the Metal
Closer to the Metal
a tale of personal development
Thomas James
Jun 28
The Courier’s Gambit
The Courier’s Gambit
Short short fiction
Allisonn Church
Jun 25
A Moving Day
A Moving Day
Sometimes when you show up to help, what you move might be unexpected.
Emily Gibson
Jun 25
Rubber Mallet
Rubber Mallet
A poem that eschews gray, more paean than peen
Doodleslice
Jun 25
Hammer or Nail?
Hammer or Nail?
I want to mindfully choose.
Emily Gibson
Jun 21
Another Domino
Another Domino
a reflection on inflection
Thomas James
Jun 21
Could / Would
Could / Would
Caution: Contains Words
Thomas James
Jun 16
Calamities
Calamities
A poem soaked in lye
Doodleslice
Jun 15
Be(a)st
Be(a)st
Woebegone but not forgotten. Rough beast lurks near Bethlehem. Soft as wool and warm as cotton; root of Jessie, poison stem.
Thomas James
Jun 13
Arachnid
Arachnid
A poem with a sticky end
Doodleslice
Jun 9
A scientist says AI could kill us in 200 years
A scientist says AI could kill us in 200 years
but I’m planning to be dead by then. There’s plenty of time to plan, and death is the most important moment of our lives. Mine will be in…
Allisonn Church
Jun 7
Mother, Mother
Mother, Mother
How I became my mother
Juliet James
Jun 5
When It Comes Into Focus
When It Comes Into Focus
A poem that plods on, undeterred
Doodleslice
Jun 5
Confirmation Bias
Confirmation Bias
I’m glue, and you’re irrelevant.
Thomas James
Jun 4
The Unsurprising Disappointment
The Unsurprising Disappointment
A poem that is here because it didn’t wait for anything else
Doodleslice
Jun 4
The Hill
The Hill
Inspired by true events
Allisonn Church
Jun 2
Lotus Sutures
Lotus Sutures
breaking the surface tension
Thomas James
Jun 1
The Dodo is Extinct
The Dodo is Extinct
A Short Story
Niall O'Connell
May 31
Impractical Taxidermy
Impractical Taxidermy
A poem that began with a book title.
Emily Gibson
May 29
The Virginity Not Taken
The Virginity Not Taken
A reminder
Juliet James
May 28
On Good Authority
On Good Authority
A poem scrubbed away before it was written
Doodleslice
May 28
What if I’d Been Me?
What if I’d Been Me?
on reflection and authenticity
Thomas James
May 25
Prey
Prey
How I learned to fear sleep
Juliet James
May 22
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