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Pale Yellow with Self-DoubtPoetry

Pale Yellow with Self-Doubt

Maria MazzengaMay 19, 2018

The day was so tender it almost broke (us) in two the buds on the trees lime-toned and ready to uncoil the doves not…

#Metoo TodayPoetry

#Metoo Today

Maria MazzengaApril 27, 2018

The sex falls in flecks and sputters as the limousine windows slide down more laughable gracelessness Matt Lauer and the ridiculousness of his James…

On LaborQuotations

On Labor

Henry David ThoreauApril 26, 2018

The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide…

DOOR MATPoetry

DOOR MAT

Lyn LifshinApril 19, 2018

I can still remember how annoyed he got the first time I used it, “Door mat,” the way his mother let a brute of…

AfterPoetry

After

Steve RichmondApril 16, 2018

Steve Richmond was a mainstay of the American little magazine scene of the 70s and 80s. He gained notoriety not only for his extensive…

Lo-FiArt, Poetry

Lo-Fi

Jenn ZedApril 11, 2018

JimmyPoetry

Jimmy

Anthony HughesApril 8, 2018

Just got off the phone with my Uncle Jim 2 years, 11 months, and 14 days in FCI Memphis behind him. He’s the one…

Moving DayPoetry

Moving Day

Anthony HughesApril 5, 2018

Lena, across the street on her porch step clutching her robe closed against the afternoon sun. ashtrays neat stacked full of half smoked Kents.…