grayscale photography of two girls closing their mouths
Poetry

My Sister Cape

Sherry Cassells -
silhouette of man carrying child
Poetry

Show and Tell

Cameron McClure -
white wooden stand
Poetry

undone

Soodabeh Saeidnia -
a white car parked on the side of the road
Poetry

Bedtime

Ann Kammerer -
white and brown short coated dog lying on orange textile
Poetry

Old Age Is a Laugh and a Blanket

Dale Patterson -
white table with black chairs
Poetry

MY HIGH SCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING TEACHER

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

Skeptic’s Crèche

Sara Clancy -
selective focus photography of red macaw parrot
Poetry

Bird

Sherry Cassells -
silhouette of tree with full moon background
Poetry

REMEMBERING HER PORCH AND THE MOONLIGHT

Daniel J. Flore III -
silver framed eyeglasses on white printer paper
Poetry

Restraint, a How-To

Sherry Cassells -
bed of red roses in bloom
Poetry

Distance holds our absence

Nathalie Spaans -
full moon and gray clouds during nighttime
Poetry

Owning It

james stephen -
Fiction

Full of Yesterday

Sherry Cassells -
Poetry

trash rolls like tumbleweeds

Larry Houston -
Poetry

My inner poet, like a child, makes believe

Mike Casetta -
sprite plastic bottle on table
Poetry

5:24AM

Mark Anthony Pearce -
mountains with trees under white star at night
Poetry

my

John Yamrus -
Poetry

Should I ..

Hugh Lemma -
Poetry

Filing for bankruptcy of the soul

Daniel J. Flore III -
man holding two white baseballs
Fiction

Throw Jackson

Sherry Cassells -
naked woman lying on bed during daytime
Poetry

L’inexplicable

Matt Dennison -
white and black wolf in tilt shift lens
Poetry

I Fear Nothing More Than Wasting Time

Andy Posner -
woman in green and yellow long sleeve shirt holding pink flowers
Poetry

Big, Long, Red Hairs

Lance Jencks -
shooting star on sky
Poetry

smart enough to know

Mike Casetta -
silhouette photo of trees
Poetry

Chisos Dream

Raymond Huffman -
person holding brown wooden spoon
Poetry

Wooden Spoons

John Gurney -
Poetry

Grace

Hugh Lemma -
brown sparrow perching on gray branch at daytime
Poetry

Ghosts

Martin Rae Veil -
Poetry

Weekend In Paris

Niall M Oliver -
two white doves flying
Poetry

UNFINISHED CONVERSATION WITH GOD

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

.this.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Sound of the Organ

Obed Ladiny -
Poetry

To look for yourself

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

His Coat

Obed Ladiny -
Fiction

What else goes on that I don’t know about?

Sherry Cassells -
sliced avocado fruit on brown wooden table
Poetry

When I Am Old

Hugh Lemma -
a pile of twenty dollar bills sitting on top of each other
Poetry

That one time I made money off of poetry

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

This Order vs Disorder

Obed Ladiny -
Poetry

In the red corner

Obed Ladiny -
gray and red feathers
Poetry

do the dead write poetry?

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

transporter malfunction near the indiana border

Rob Breeding -
Poetry

bicep tattoo

Rob Breeding -
underwater photography of hermit crab
Poetry

A Familiar Place

Nathalie Spaans -
person touching the tree's trunk
Poetry

A Touch of Lace

Barbara F. Schutz -
construction frame
Poetry

Exotic Materials Haiku & Industrial Manhood

james stephen -
Fiction

Enough

Sherry Cassells -
window curtain open wide
Poetry

Nothing but White

Dale Patterson -
leaf design coffee latte on mug
Poetry

Coffee & Podcasts

Obed Ladiny -
Poetry

As it Was in the Beginning, Is Now and Ever Shall...

Tom Strong -
Poetry

Solstice

Hugh Lemma -
stainless steel framed green chairs
Poetry

I Ask You

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

People

Andy Posner -
Poetry

log pile

Michael Ashley -
overlooking city buildings and trees
Poetry

Penthouse

Sherry Cassells -
man in white chef uniform cooking
Poetry

Myrna in the Checkout Lane

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

30 mph and Henry Cain

Julie A. Dickson -
gray fish near rock
Poetry

Mississippi Catch and Release

Tom Strong -
clear glass bottle with yellow liquid inside
Poetry

Piña Colada

Ann Kammerer -
sleeping baby on white textile
Poetry

A Tyre Changer Can Earn £350k per year

Niall M Oliver -
Poetry

Petrichor

Hugh Lemma -
Poetry

Now, at Almost 80

Palline Plum -
black and red round fruits
Poetry

BURNING BLACKBERRY BUSH

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

yet again

silent lotus -
grayscale photo of bare trees near city buildings
Poetry

Wonderful

Matt Dennison -
droplets on glass panel
Poetry

Opening Line

Andy Posner -
black typewriter on brown wooden table
Poetry

since the reading

closeup photo of green Converse high-top sneakers
Poetry

i remember the last time

yellow daffodils in bloom during daytime
Poetry

grey goose retrospective (email #12)

Ron Sardino -
the nativity scene figurine
Poetry

Skeptic’s Crèche

Sara Clancy -
Poetry

.coast.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Inmates

RC James -
text
Fiction

The Turnaround

Sherry Cassells -
gray and black Kodak camara
Fiction

My Lies Small

Sherry Cassells -
Poetry

Adrian

Niall M Oliver -
Poetry

Avalon

Hugh Lemma -
text
Poetry

THE TOME OF THE UNKNOWN POET

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

2069 is going to be sexy!

Ron Sardino -
women's wearing white top
Poetry

FUZZY TREE

Jefferson Carter -
Poetry

as sacred as Happenstance

silent lotus -
Poetry

.equinox.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
black textile on white textile
Poetry

11 Million Buttons

Tom Strong -
Poetry

STORIES ARE EMPIRES WAITING TO COLLAPSE

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

..here..

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Elegy at Antelope Canyon

Sara Clancy -
Art

..little scar..

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Every Night

Dale Patterson -
four children standing on dirt during daytime
Poetry

The First Lesson

Cameron McClure -
person reading book
Poetry

The Book of Unknowing

Richard Oyama -
grayscale photography of piano
Poetry

Reinbert plays Satie

Nathalie Spaans -
white 3 bladed ceiling fan
Poetry

Alone

Raymond Huffman -
Poetry

this poem is called three boys were shot dead in a...

Jill Winkowski -
Poetry

Still I Cry

Kaci Skiles Laws -
brown tree trunk on green grass
Poetry

Near Stone Creek a Mile from Imagination

james stephen -
white ceramic mug with coffee
Poetry

Regret

Andy Posner -
Poetry

.untitled.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
persons left hand on black textile
Poetry

Pain of the sex

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

The black rose of poverty

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

Makeup

Ann Kammerer -
Poetry

Mm, Mm, Good

Matt Dennison -
Poetry

Li Po Embraces the Moon

RC James -
Poetry

No one died when the house burned down

Kaci Skiles Laws -
Poetry

Back Cover Blurb

Daniel J. Flore III -
shallow focus photo of washing machines
Poetry

The Color of Color

Tom Strong -
Poetry

Us

Hugh Lemma -
Poetry

unceremoniously

Michael Acker -
Poetry

Touch (a Ghost addresses her Medium)

Marc Woodward -
Poetry

Yes, I know I am dying

Nolcha Fox -
Poetry

.noted.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Thuggery

Marc Woodward -
Poetry

Shrewing

Tom Strong -
shallow focus photography of books
Poetry

MY BOOK COSTS 7 BUCKS

Daniel J. Flore III -
yellow flower field during daytime
Poetry

Us

Robert Stastny -
man and woman in bathtub
Poetry

There are mornings when

Jay Dougherty -
white and purple button up shirt
Poetry

Lost in a Small Closet

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

Maureen and The Redeemer

Marc Woodward -
Poetry

I CAN’T BURY THE CORPSE OF YOUR MEMORY

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

Upon My Return

Hugh Lemma -
Poetry

It Never Changes

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

.her sister.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

He Is That Sun (For Tut ’22)

Paul Brookes -
clear blue body of water
Fiction

Freedom is a game of loss

Nathalie Spaans -
brown chicken on green grass field during daytime
Poetry

Poultry Competition

Allan Lake -
woman standing inside room
Poetry

RED HOT

Daniel J. Flore III -
close-up photo of patches
Poetry

Places my hands don’t reach

Soodabeh Saeidnia -
grayscale photography of short-coated dog
Poetry

It’s A Good Thing You Are Not Here

Mike Casetta -
woman in white top wearing eyeglasses
Poetry

her mouth

Poetry

Migration

Dale Patterson -
grayscale photo of leopard
Poetry

Being human is ridiculous

Jordan Trethewey -
black metal dog tag pendant
Poetry

Statement Piece

Sherry Cassells -
Poetry

Instinct

Sara Clancy -
brown lion lying on green grass
Poetry

“Son…

Matt Dennison -
black and yellow bee on brown stem
Poetry

New Year’s Eve Countdown… and I Can’t Wait!

Obed Ladiny -
black metal framed glass window
Poetry

He says I’m too good

Kaci Skiles Laws -
corncob on plants photograph
Poetry

A waltz through the corn fields

Ken Tomaro -
brown wooden letter t-letter
Poetry

Woe Is Me

Tom Strong -
sea waves under sunset
Poetry

After the Visit

Sara Clancy -
white padded armchair near glass window
Poetry

Divine Sequence

Miya Ko -
red lit candle
Poetry

That Cemetery Cold

Paul Brookes -
magazine collection
Poetry

SENSATIONAL REAL LIFE

Mark Anthony Pearce -
nebulas
Poetry

Interview With the Poet

Matt Dennison -
bokeh photography of snows
Poetry

POSTCARD FROM MY SICKNESS #3 (LETTER TO ME)

Daniel J. Flore III -
stainless steel fork on green labeled can
Poetry

Headliner

Ken Tomaro -
man wiping his tears
Poetry

I GUESS I COULD CRY WITH YOU

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

edges

Michael Acker -
pink and yellow flowers in tilt shift lens
Poetry

perennials

Michael Acker -
woman blowing sprinkle in her hand
Poetry

Unless I Die in a Magic Trick

Matt Dennison -
black rotary phone on white table
Poetry

THE PLEASURES OF WORK

Mark Anthony Pearce -
grayscale photo of a man holding eyeglasses
Poetry

MY PAPAP IS IN THE HOSPITAL

Daniel J. Flore III -
grayscale photography of man and woman kissing
Poetry

EXTRAMARITAL POETRY

Daniel J. Flore III -
red plant leaf with water droplets on the ground
Poetry

..

Hugh Lemma -
close photography of white goat
Poetry

Two goats to the altar

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

Armageddon in my stomach

Daniel J. Flore III -
opened refrigerator filled with bottles
Poetry

summer heat

Michael Acker -
man and woman sitting on bench facing sea
Poetry

Empty Seat

Sharon Bartshe -
side view of man's face
Poetry

THE OLD PICTURE OF GRAMPY

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

October Wind

Raymond Huffman -
white candle in a room
Poetry

News of the Apocalypse

Cameron McClure -
silhouette of three performers on stage
Poetry

performance

Michael Acker -
man wearing black fedora hat and black suit jacket
Poetry

6:09 a.m.

james stephen -
cloudy sky at daytime
Poetry

Happy Things

Ann Kammerer -
man wearing maroon V-neck t-shirt in forest
Poetry

Square Jaw and GSOH

Cameron McClure -
person holding fishing reel
Poetry

A Present for the Fisherman

Raymond Huffman -
photography of Cinema
Poetry

4:48 a.m.

james stephen -
glacier mountains during day
Poetry

what is

Michael Acker -
shark and two fishes wall graffiti
Poetry

In Defense

Dale Patterson -
silhouette of man and woman kissing on beach during sunset
Poetry

A Father’s Advice

Raymond Huffman -
man walking on desert
Poetry

eulogy for Dean

Mike Casetta -
black and silver fountain pen
Poetry

I need

Julie A. Dickson -
grayscale photo of woman statue
Poetry

POSTCARD FROM MY SICKNESS #1

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

BUTTS

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

.O.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
round black and gold-colored Brietling chronograph watch
Poetry

Moments

Dale Patterson -
two white and black birds on white sand during daytime
Poetry

The Beach

james stephen -
white textile on white textile
Poetry

The Last Breath

Raymond Huffman -
black corded telephone
Poetry

I WANT TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MATTERS

Daniel J. Flore III -
underwater photo
Poetry

1 Star Rating

Obed Ladiny -
closeup photo of USA flag
Poetry

The Emigrant

Cameron McClure -
orange and black butterfly perched on yellow flower
Poetry

butterflies drink turtle tears

Matt Dennison -
man lighting up flip-top lighter for cigar
Poetry

I HAD TO LIGHT A SECOND CIGARETTE

Daniel J. Flore III -
mountain beside body of water
Poetry

Searching for True North

Raymond Huffman -
brown wooden blocks on white surface
Poetry

mycribso

Matt Dennison -
landscape photography of desert
Poetry

Empty Metaphors

Jenn Zed -
clear hour glass on persons hand
Poetry

A Conversation at the Age Desk

Raymond Huffman -
Poetry

. green.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
brown wooden parquet floor tiles
Poetry

Paste Wax

Ann Kammerer -
Poetry

How Long

Julie A. Dickson -
green plant on persons hand
Poetry

We will

Raymond Huffman -
Poetry

the moon chimes in

Robert Stastny -
yellow maple leaf near body of water
Poetry

Soaked as I am

Julie A. Dickson -
black and white bird on green metal fence during daytime
Poetry

I Must Be Careful What I Leave

Raymond Huffman -
silhouette photography of man driving bus
Poetry

One Night

Matt Dennison -
white and brown bus
Poetry

Sherwood

Ann Kammerer -
Poetry

No Physics for Love

Mike Casetta -
yellow and black train on railways
Poetry

22 Sept 22

Marc Woodward -
brown wooden puzzle blocks on white surface
Poetry

9/23/22

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

He

grayscale photography of cemetery
Poetry

St. Christopher

Ann Kammerer -
man and woman dancing wearing casual dresses
Poetry

Backyard Wedding Reception, 1985

Hugh Lemma -
silhouette of mountains under orange sky
Poetry

YOUR UGLY SUN

Daniel J. Flore III -
red clouds in the sky
Poetry

Querulous

Sara Clancy -
high angle photography of waves on gray stone
Poetry

Tides

Robert Stastny -
assorted-color umbrella lot
Poetry

time lapse poem

Mike Casetta -
man sitting on bed beside opened window
Readings

I CAN’T CALL YOU PAUL

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

.new work.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
woman in black long sleeve shirt holding black ceramic mug
Poetry

Aphasia

Sara Clancy -
silver and black combination lock
Poetry

Daniel J. Flore III marked himself safe

Daniel J. Flore III -
fall trees beside body of water during daytime
Poetry

when did you see it coming

Cameron McClure -
grayscale photography of cemetery
Poetry

AFTER JOE BOLTON (FOR TOHM BAKELAS)

Mark Anthony Pearce -
heart bokeh light
Poetry

A Hunch

Sherry Cassells -
Poetry

I WAS SENSITIVE

Daniel J. Flore III -
black and silver revolver on red textile
Poetry

7:40

james stephen -
Poetry

. selective.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
man standing on road infront of high-rise buildi
Poetry

Signs

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

Depression is six months of laundry

Kaci Skiles Laws -
Poetry

many years from now the world will die

Jay Dougherty -
brown maple leaves in tilt shift lens
Poetry

a fair crop

Matt Dennison -
aerial photography houses
Poetry

The Cleaver days

Ken Tomaro -
white and black box on black table
Poetry

Certificate of achievement

Ken Tomaro -
brown and orange trees
Poetry

Autumn

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

.rose.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
analog clock at 10:59
Poetry

There is No Proof

Mike Casetta -
black and white checkered textile
Poetry

72 Heartbeats Per Minute

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

.idea.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
selective focus photography of man's reflection on a broken mirror
Poetry

My Soul In The Mirror

Hugh Lemma -
cargo ships in front of piled intermodal containers
Poetry

River Angel

Dale Patterson -
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