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Catcher of words.
Catcher of words.
I don’t promise that I can change the world, but I promise that I can find words that will truly change the world. — Tupac Amaru Shakur
Black on white. Words from Mari
Sep 1
Alkaline
Alkaline
Five past seven
Roman Newell
Aug 29
The Ashes of Eve
The Ashes of Eve
A poem
Ani Eldritch
Aug 28
Safekeep
Safekeep
Towers on the beach
Roman Newell
Aug 27
An old man with a butterfly in the sea.
An old man with a butterfly in the sea.
I am water in a glass, poured into the sea. I exist, but I have long been lost by myself. Mixed in a new aura of space. I grab the hands of…
Black on white. Words from Mari
Aug 26
The Gift
The Gift
Third skin, in unison
J.D. Harms
Aug 26
To the Man Watching From the Window
To the Man Watching From the Window
A memoir
Maggie McCombs
Aug 26
How to Wear Your Rings Like the Waitress at the West Virginia Truck Stop
How to Wear Your Rings Like the Waitress at the West Virginia Truck...
Slip on the emerald bargained for at a store called Romance in the Stone that you found backpacking through Bogotá. Garnish your finger…
Maria Nazos
Aug 26
After My Neighbor Barges into My Apartment at Night because I’m Supposedly Running the Garbage…
After My Neighbor Barges into My Apartment at Night because I’m Sup...
Struck dizzy and dumb, I stood there, trying to figure out how he wormed through my double-locked front door. When I asked him how, he…
Maria Nazos
Aug 24
Kaleidescope
Kaleidescope
The angels are excruciating.
Maisie Archer
Aug 24
Too Long in Silence
Too Long in Silence
A vignette
Ani Eldritch
Aug 24
Me And Sylvia
Me And Sylvia
How many women can you fit in a bell jar?
Linda Caroll
Aug 21
Walking on Brooklyn
Walking on Brooklyn
The steps beneath my feet
Roman Newell
Aug 21
The Burning Sky
The Burning Sky
From the vantage point of the divine
Ani Eldritch
Aug 21
Into The Well
Into The Well
A decision in the distant past
Roman Newell
Aug 19
At the Gym
At the Gym
A woman sits on a rowing machine. Her damp dark hair swept back from her face, her eyes, black diamonds glittering beneath
Maria Nazos
Aug 19
The Smell Of Madness
The Smell Of Madness
The loss of hope becomes the loss of self…
Aurora Moon McKnight
Aug 19
Sunflower in the Dark
Sunflower in the Dark
Accessing new beliefs
Roman Newell
Aug 15
Light Academia
Light Academia
The sun sets at a respectable hour now that it’s dark no later than nine o’clock. A sturgeon moon cools in time for sunflowers — Its…
Maggie McCombs
Aug 15
In Prison
In Prison
After leaving prison because the optics don’t change
Roman Newell
Aug 14
Transformation
Transformation
— Antigua, Guatemala
Maria Nazos
Aug 13
Night Songs
Night Songs
For Mimi
Nicole Paton
Aug 13
Moving Forward
Moving Forward
Sitting beneath the poplar tree with a pouchful of planets
Roman Newell
Aug 13
Typewriter
Typewriter
Receiving Jazz in Pastel
Roman Newell
Aug 12
Landfall
Landfall
Bracing for the storm after the next storm
Roman Newell
Aug 8
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