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Obscure Object of Desire
heidi selig
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October 20, 2025
A Package from Home
Sherry Cassells
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October 17, 2025
Fiction
Why I Believe Everything
Sherry Cassells
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January 17, 2024
Poetry
A Yellow Bus Passes
Dale Patterson
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January 16, 2024
Poetry
An Admission
Jordan Trethewey
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January 15, 2024
Poetry
Of the Moment
Hugh Lemma
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January 14, 2024
Poetry
your father will betray you, your mother, sister, brother, best friend
Kaci Skiles Laws
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January 12, 2024
Poetry
LINES MADE OF SHATTERED GLASS
Daniel J. Flore III
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January 11, 2024
Fiction
Close to Christmas, after all
Jay Dougherty
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January 10, 2024
Poetry
Fitgirl Repack
Jenn Zed
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January 9, 2024
Poetry
the wings of her Cognition
silent lotus
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January 8, 2024
Poetry
Cowboy Coffee
Julie A. Dickson
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January 7, 2024
Poetry
Last Call
Morgan Driscoll
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January 6, 2024
Poetry
Drawn to the Wilderness
Dale Patterson
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January 5, 2024
Poetry
A Private Moment of Random Noise
Morgan Driscoll
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January 4, 2024
Poetry
I stepped in vomit today
Daniel J. Flore III
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January 3, 2024
Poetry
A dram for you, a dram for me
Michael Ashley
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January 2, 2024
Poetry
Head thick with things
Michael Ashley
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January 1, 2024
Poetry
where do we start…
Jan Harper
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December 31, 2023
Poetry
Requiem for a Wrecked Weekend
Trish Saunders
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December 30, 2023
Poetry
The Various
Matt Dennison
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December 28, 2023
Poetry
Lahaina
Andy Posner
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December 27, 2023
Poetry
¿
silent lotus
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December 26, 2023
Poetry
The Poem
Marc Woodward
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December 25, 2023
Poetry
Bird With Yellow Breast
Barbara F. Schutz
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December 23, 2023
Poetry
Let everything in
David Belcher
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December 22, 2023
Poetry
blood on a wedding dress
Jan Harper
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December 21, 2023
Fiction
Fuck Yeah Dude
Sherry Cassells
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December 20, 2023
Poetry
a poem masquerades as a persian carpet
Michael Acker
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December 19, 2023
Poetry
He recognized me by my walk
Sherry Cassells
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December 18, 2023
Poetry
Mist
Hugh Lemma
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December 16, 2023
Poetry
knick knack
Sara Clancy
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December 15, 2023
Poetry
fluid encryptions
Jan Harper
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December 14, 2023
Poetry
Memoriam in light rain
Daniel J. Flore III
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December 13, 2023
Poetry
Seeing the light
Sherry Cassells
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December 12, 2023
Poetry
Golden Silence
D. E. Kern
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December 11, 2023
Poetry
free-range poets
Jan Harper
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December 10, 2023
Poetry
How Exciting!
Matt Dennison
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December 9, 2023
Poetry
HOW TO TELL A COMPLETE STRANGER YOU WANT TO KILL YOURSELF
Daniel J. Flore III
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December 8, 2023
Poetry
Recess
Matt Dennison
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December 7, 2023
Poetry
Eulogy To A Mom From A Son
Tom Strong
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December 6, 2023
Poetry
now I am become Death – sapphic trauma # 25185
David E. Matthews
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December 5, 2023
Poetry
After her best friend’s hubby’s funeral
Paul Brookes
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December 4, 2023
Poetry
I might not be here long
Daniel J. Flore III
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December 3, 2023
Poetry
Stump
Ann Kammerer
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December 1, 2023
Poetry
After A Death
Hugh Lemma
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November 30, 2023
Poetry
italian blue
Rob Breeding
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November 29, 2023
Poetry
ssri’s at the Musee
Lawrence George
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November 28, 2023
Poetry
Every Play
james stephen
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November 27, 2023
Poetry
The Rock, the Water
Matt Dennison
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November 26, 2023
Fiction
Heavens to Murgatroyd — A Love Story
Sherry Cassells
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November 25, 2023
Poetry
Verities
Hugh Lemma
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November 24, 2023
Poetry
We Will Go Again in Autumn
Raymond Huffman
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November 23, 2023
Poetry
After You’ve Gone: Horses and Cigarettes
Trish Saunders
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November 22, 2023
Poetry
Fool Moon
Tom Strong
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November 21, 2023
Poetry
The Vapours
Ray Miller
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November 20, 2023
Poetry
nautilus
Tiko Lewis
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November 19, 2023
Poetry
The Dusts
Marc Woodward
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November 18, 2023
Poetry
you know how (xviii)
Mike Casetta
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November 17, 2023
Poetry
heretical thoughts on a hot day
Jan Harper
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November 16, 2023
Poetry
On feeling lonely and dispirited cutting the grass at St Mary...
Cameron McClure
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November 15, 2023
Poetry
The Sacrifice
Cameron McClure
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November 13, 2023
Poetry
The Last Will Be The First
Michael Acker
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November 12, 2023
Poetry
EVERYWHERE
Daniel J. Flore III
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November 11, 2023
Poetry
Epiphany
Julie A. Dickson
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November 10, 2023
Poetry
.june.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
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November 9, 2023
Poetry
The Finest Spirits
Mike Casetta
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November 8, 2023
Poetry
Redshift
Hugh Lemma
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November 7, 2023
Poetry
Kintsugi: a Cadralor
Sara Clancy
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November 6, 2023
Fiction
The inland behind the mountain
Nathalie Spaans
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November 4, 2023
Poetry
Daffodil
Matt Dennison
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November 3, 2023
Poetry
If there was any lesson learned
Ken Tomaro
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November 2, 2023
Poetry
Chromium-24/7
D. E. Kern
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November 1, 2023
Poetry
Remission
Ann Kammerer
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October 31, 2023
Poetry
None of My Business
Mike Casetta
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October 30, 2023
Poetry
why poetry
Mike Casetta
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October 29, 2023
Poetry
A Memorial Day to remember
Ken Tomaro
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October 28, 2023
Poetry
The day I don’t sing
Sara Clancy
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October 27, 2023
Poetry
Delusion
Sherry Cassells
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October 26, 2023
Poetry
Carla
james stephen
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October 25, 2023
Poetry
The Mist on the Water
D. E. Kern
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October 24, 2023
Poetry
nobody
John Yamrus
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October 23, 2023
Poetry
the hurt
John Yamrus
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October 22, 2023
Poetry
i’ve been shit on…
John Yamrus
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October 21, 2023
Poetry
Wind & Trees
james stephen
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October 20, 2023
Poetry
Presence
Hugh Lemma
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October 19, 2023
Poetry
the ringmaster never takes off his hat
Jan Harper
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October 18, 2023
Poetry
.settings.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
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October 17, 2023
Poetry
Death Did Us Part
james stephen
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October 16, 2023
Poetry
Leda was a dancer.
John Yamrus
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October 15, 2023
Poetry
you aren’t meant for regular people
Lawrence George
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October 14, 2023
Poetry
Every night it’s Gotham
Jan Harper
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October 13, 2023
Poetry
Known by Many Names
Julie A. Dickson
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October 12, 2023
Poetry
Anomaly
Hugh Lemma
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October 11, 2023
Poetry
Addiction
james stephen
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October 10, 2023
Poetry
Carry Me
Raymond Huffman
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October 9, 2023
Poetry
New Haiku
Jerry Ratch
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October 8, 2023
Poetry
Sleepless Again and Again
Nolcha Fox
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October 7, 2023
Poetry
Tat Tvam Asi
Tom Strong
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October 6, 2023
Poetry
Patience
Mike Casetta
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October 5, 2023
Poetry
Valid Title
james stephen
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October 4, 2023
Poetry
aqueous
Michael Acker
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October 3, 2023
Poetry
Reflections II
Mike Casetta
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October 1, 2023
Poetry
One Possible Reason
Mike Casetta
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September 30, 2023
Poetry
~~ ~
silent lotus
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September 29, 2023
Poetry
If Only I Could Undo My One Wish
Tom Strong
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September 28, 2023
Poetry
Sunflower
Matt Dennison
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September 26, 2023
Fiction
The Cat
Kaci Skiles Laws
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September 25, 2023
Poetry
Challenged
Michael Acker
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September 24, 2023
Poetry
The New Place
Sara Clancy
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September 23, 2023
Poetry
Haphazardly
Michael Acker
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September 22, 2023
Poetry
Sass
james stephen
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September 21, 2023
Poetry
Come Dance With Me
David E. Matthews
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September 20, 2023
Poetry
Goosebumps
Feyisayo Anjorin
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September 19, 2023
Poetry
I WON’T BE RETURNING ANY CALLS
Daniel J. Flore III
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September 18, 2023
Poetry
She looked around my place
Sara Clancy
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September 17, 2023
Poetry
Reflections
Mike Casetta
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September 16, 2023
Poetry
when he begins to speak
Jan Harper
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September 15, 2023
Poetry
Graves in the Sky
Michael Acker
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September 14, 2023
Poetry
relativity theory
Jan Harper
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September 13, 2023
Poetry
the floor boards ask questions
Dale Patterson
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September 12, 2023
Poetry
Saved By The Spell
Tom Strong
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September 11, 2023
Poetry
Your Turn
Sherry Cassells
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September 10, 2023
Poetry
As If I Didn’t Know
Matt Dennison
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September 9, 2023
Poetry
metaphorically speaking
Jan Harper
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September 8, 2023
Fiction
Joelle
Sherry Cassells
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September 7, 2023
Poetry
Blue Amulets from Brittany
Marc Woodward
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September 6, 2023
Poetry
I COULD HANDLE MY BRAIN WITH WHITE NOISE COMING FROM ABOVE
Daniel J. Flore III
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September 5, 2023
Poetry
rogue
Michael Acker
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September 4, 2023
Poetry
I remember you, fog, do you remember me?
Sherry Cassells
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September 3, 2023
Poetry
Tanka for Zayda
Sara Clancy
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September 2, 2023
Poetry
Losing Modality
Tom Strong
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September 1, 2023
Poetry
Antediluvian
Matt Dennison
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August 31, 2023
Poetry
Quiet Recognitions
Morgan Driscoll
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August 30, 2023
Poetry
6:11 a.m.
james stephen
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August 29, 2023
Poetry
BREATHLESS
Daniel J. Flore III
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August 28, 2023
Poetry
Detroit River
Tom Strong
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August 27, 2023
Poetry
To You, I Shall Be Unique in All the World
Kaci Skiles Laws
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August 26, 2023
Poetry
In Rehearsal for Death
Dale Patterson
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August 24, 2023
Poetry
The Last Goodbye
Raymond Huffman
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August 24, 2023
Poetry
Lost at Sea Pantoum
Susan Peters
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August 23, 2023
Poetry
In Space and Time
Dale Patterson
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August 22, 2023
Poetry
even as the skies darken
Jan Harper
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August 21, 2023
Poetry
Bubble Wrap
Sara Clancy
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August 20, 2023
Poetry
10-Gallon Hat
Jerry Ratch
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August 19, 2023
Poetry
old ghosts
Jan Harper
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August 18, 2023
Poetry
A Small List Of Silent Things
Hugh Lemma
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August 17, 2023
Poetry
then & now
Michael Acker
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August 16, 2023
Poetry
I Grew Up a Step-Child
Kaci Skiles Laws
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August 15, 2023
Poetry
Metallic
Nolcha Fox
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August 14, 2023
Poetry
Leaving for Florida
Dale Patterson
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August 13, 2023
Blog
Clock Radio #3 – Featuring Charles Bukowski’s “A gentle, alcoholic night”
Jay Dougherty
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August 12, 2023
Poetry
Anointing the Dead
Susan Peters
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August 12, 2023
Poetry
Jar Light, Starlight
Julie A. Dickson
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August 11, 2023
Poetry
apocalypse
Sara Clancy
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August 10, 2023
Poetry
I GUESS I SHOULD PLAY FRISBEE OR BUY AN ICE CREAM
Daniel J. Flore III
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August 8, 2023
Poetry
the meditative journey of achieving perfect home fries
Anthony Hughes
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August 7, 2023
Poetry
Coyotes
Susan Peters
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August 6, 2023
Poetry
Donuts
John Gurney
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August 4, 2023
Poetry
Once it took a
Paul Brookes
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August 3, 2023
Poetry
A Bit of Breast Showing
james stephen
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August 2, 2023
Poetry
An Old Crow Can Fly Like A Child
Dale Patterson
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August 1, 2023
Poetry
I Wrote a Letter to Bukowski
John Gurney
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July 31, 2023
Poetry
He asked me
John Yamrus
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July 30, 2023
Poetry
haiku
Michael Acker
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July 29, 2023
Poetry
Shut Up, Siri
Julie A. Dickson
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July 28, 2023
Poetry
What The Spiders Know
Raymond Huffman
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July 27, 2023
Poetry
Writing Poems for Gullible Readers
Dale Patterson
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July 26, 2023
Poetry
Blur
james stephen
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July 25, 2023
Poetry
Coastal Moments
silent lotus
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July 24, 2023
Poetry
Mad Skills
Sara Clancy
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July 23, 2023
Poetry
that realm
Michael Acker
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July 22, 2023
Art
he asked me
John Yamrus
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July 21, 2023
Poetry
a fence is not enough
Rob Breeding
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July 20, 2023
Poetry
Elementary
Ann Kammerer
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July 19, 2023
Poetry
Moon Song #2 for Milner Place
Mark A. Murphy
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July 18, 2023
Poetry
I Ain’t No Monster
Michael Acker
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July 17, 2023
Fiction
The Dark Watchers
Lawrence George
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July 16, 2023
Poetry
Guests
Julie Desmond
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July 15, 2023
Poetry
1969, with Music & a Horse
Sara Clancy
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July 14, 2023
Poetry
now that I’m old
Tom Strong
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July 13, 2023
Poetry
head nod
Mike Casetta
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July 12, 2023
Poetry
PLEASE HELP
Daniel J. Flore III
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July 11, 2023
Poetry
i am not the melting snowman
Mike Casetta
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July 10, 2023
Poetry
best forum poetry
Michael Acker
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July 9, 2023
Poetry
Brief Encounter of Another Kind
Michael Acker
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July 8, 2023
Poetry
Tic-Toc
Sherry Cassells
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July 7, 2023
Poetry
Banishing Rain
Starr
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July 6, 2023
Poetry
haiku’ish
Michael Acker
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July 5, 2023
Poetry
AN OCEAN OF GOODBYE
Daniel J. Flore III
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July 4, 2023
Poetry
there is a falling in every direction
Mike Casetta
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July 3, 2023
Poetry
The shy, wild dogs of February
Trish Saunders
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July 2, 2023
Poetry
February
Hugh Lemma
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July 1, 2023
Poetry
All my bent metal
L.J.
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June 30, 2023
Poetry
Near-omnipotent
David Belcher
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June 28, 2023
Poetry
Give me that secret sauce
Nolcha Fox
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June 27, 2023
Poetry
.harbor.
Sonja Benskin Mesher
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June 26, 2023
Poetry
mystique
Michael Acker
-
June 25, 2023
Poetry
A poet bequeaths a poem
Mike Casetta
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June 24, 2023
Poetry
HERMIT
Jefferson Carter
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June 23, 2023
Poetry
Lost and found
Ken Tomaro
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June 22, 2023
Poetry
My Sister Cape
Sherry Cassells
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June 21, 2023
Poetry
Show and Tell
Cameron McClure
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June 20, 2023
Poetry
undone
Soodabeh Saeidnia
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June 19, 2023
Poetry
Bedtime
Ann Kammerer
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June 18, 2023
Poetry
Old Age Is a Laugh and a Blanket
Dale Patterson
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June 16, 2023
Poetry
MY HIGH SCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING TEACHER
Daniel J. Flore III
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June 15, 2023
Poetry
Skeptic’s Crèche
Sara Clancy
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June 14, 2023
Poetry
Bird
Sherry Cassells
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June 13, 2023
Poetry
REMEMBERING HER PORCH AND THE MOONLIGHT
Daniel J. Flore III
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June 12, 2023
Poetry
Restraint, a How-To
Sherry Cassells
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June 11, 2023
Poetry
Distance holds our absence
Nathalie Spaans
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June 10, 2023
Poetry
Owning It
james stephen
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June 9, 2023
Fiction
Full of Yesterday
Sherry Cassells
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June 8, 2023
Poetry
trash rolls like tumbleweeds
Larry Houston
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June 7, 2023
Poetry
My inner poet, like a child, makes believe
Mike Casetta
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June 6, 2023
Poetry
5:24AM
Mark Anthony Pearce
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June 5, 2023
Poetry
my
John Yamrus
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June 2, 2023
Poetry
Should I ..
Hugh Lemma
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May 31, 2023
Poetry
Filing for bankruptcy of the soul
Daniel J. Flore III
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May 30, 2023
Fiction
Throw Jackson
Sherry Cassells
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May 29, 2023
Poetry
L’inexplicable
Matt Dennison
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May 28, 2023
Poetry
I Fear Nothing More Than Wasting Time
Andy Posner
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May 27, 2023
Poetry
Big, Long, Red Hairs
Lance Jencks
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May 26, 2023
Poetry
smart enough to know
Mike Casetta
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May 25, 2023
Poetry
Chisos Dream
Raymond Huffman
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May 24, 2023
Poetry
Wooden Spoons
John Gurney
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May 23, 2023
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