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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 Supposedly Running the Garbage…
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
Elm Trees and Poetry
Elm Trees and Poetry
I feel a lack in the space between us
Roman Newell
Aug 7
In Darkness
In Darkness
When escape is the only answer you know
Roman Newell
Aug 6
What I Learned From Reading Mary Oliver
What I Learned From Reading Mary Oliver
When I pulled the book from your shelf, I never wondered why you, of all men,
Maria Nazos
Aug 6
Ghost Town
Ghost Town
Young soldiers never returned from war
Roman Newell
Aug 5
My Search for Meaning
My Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl, pain, purpose, and choice
Roman Newell
Aug 3
The Moment We Were Brave
The Moment We Were Brave
Life isn’t about avoiding fear but facing it
Ani Eldritch
Aug 3
Wolves
Wolves
The ‘No Fangs Here’ Principle
Catrina Prager
Aug 3
Astronaut
Astronaut
The just for fun no meaning tattoo
Roman Newell
Aug 1
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