"A man once told me that I would be single forever"...by Megan Cassiday
A man once told me that I would be single forever if I used ‘big words’ while talking to people When I unhinged my jaw to swallow him...
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May 15, 20221 min read
"Too Little Too Late" by Sebastian Vice
With everyone so busy Eaten up by nothings I wish we’d take more time For one another With everyone so busy Wearing masks I wished we...
May 15, 20221 min read
"Find Someone Who Looks at You the Way My Crush Looks at Her Husband" by James Roach
A photograph taken in Vegas, his head tilts right to meet yours, you melt into him. Leather jacket, wedding cake smiles, your adoring,...
May 15, 20221 min read
"My oldest friend ghosts me (again)" by Hadley Dion
How does being absent only make your presence more imposing? I remind myself of your boyish frame, the way your shoulder is level with...
May 15, 20221 min read
"Untitled II" & "Untitled III" by Dave Serrette
Untitled II The skin across my face Is hot and dry and drawn The hairs of my beard Itch in singularity And I just can't Stop Scratching...
May 1, 20221 min read
"Hand Placement Does Not Change" by Colin James
Mother takes her bath at nine and is benevolent enough to allow me to reuse her bathwater. I sat there for a long time just staring....
May 1, 20221 min read
"The Fire Trilogy" by Robert Allen
Mendocino County #1 Some regions like bodies have pain. You know it in the way the air smells, the way the trees burn, the way the water...
May 1, 20222 min read
"18 11 18 11", "Nobody takes the stairs anymore", & "Guilty pleasure" by Carol D'Souza
18 11 18 11 1 A random dude with an inner calm that did not reflect in outer moves In the first instance, bad news A mirror-walled room...
May 1, 20221 min read
"Merlot with the Moon" & "Happy Hour" by Karen Pierce Gonzalez
Merlot with the Moon I row my paddle boat midway across the olive-green lagoon, and stare at the stitched quilt of night. Patchwork...
May 1, 20222 min read
"Every Civilization Speaks the Language of Goodbyes", "Radio Silence"...by Lisa Lerma Weber
Every Civilization Speaks the Language of Goodbyes How many ancient civilizations have mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind nothing...
May 1, 20222 min read
"Steam" & "Eyebright" by D. Parker
Steam Belly bloated with mint leaves. Brew for a minute or two. She sets two slipware beakers on the counter. The blue ones with navy...
May 1, 20221 min read
"A Visitation", "Beets", & "For Hank, on his Departure" by Meghan Kemp-Gee
A VISITATION There will be a fire. Our books will burn, our walls will press their temples back against the barrel of the world. Volumes...
May 1, 20221 min read
"Fire & Brimstone" by Sol Kim Cowell
I wear my sin like a sinner does, like I was born to it. I was never cast out, because I was never in the garden to begin with; I never...
May 1, 20221 min read
"Hunger pains" by Damien Posterino
Poor poets who can’t afford food feast on metaphors. I’ve replaced my desires with the best finely ground espresso- nonstop hot black...
May 1, 20225 min read
"A Manual On How Best To Love Me", "Do You Believe", & "It's Here" by Caitlin Mundy
A Manual on How Best To Love Me 1. Know that I will never get tired of looking at pictures of cute animals, or petting dogs. So if you’re...
May 1, 20221 min read
"Waving Marigolds" by Gavin Turner
The day leant its full weight on my back, Grated shins, black with dust from the mine, Lifting heavy, flopping soles homewards to where...
May 1, 20221 min read
"A Windless Morning" by Taylor Stoneman
Tufts of grass glow golden in morning light, sun bringing sustenance to my skin, sunburnt and chapped from yesterday. I live here now, on...
May 1, 20221 min read
"Tips for a Healthy Life" by Ly Faulk
To put some more fun in your life, pet a dog, take a walk. Let your skin fall to the floor. Eat your young. Take what is yours and let no...
May 1, 20221 min read
"4:00 a.m. again (3-21-22)" by Belinda Subraman
4:00 a.m. again (3-21-22) and no sleep I tried forest sounds including a stream and an owl. I tried happy tv traveling, remodeling other...
May 1, 20222 min read
"Sixty-seven storks", "Found", "Murder of crows", & "Enough" by Adrian Harte
SIXTY-SEVEN STORKS Sixty-seven storks came before you were born, the cigognes of Aubonne. One nested on our roof. My name's 23, she said....
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