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.moth.Poetry

.moth.

Sonja Benskin MesherOctober 8, 2026

small thing  ragged who knows all of it pieces torn away or is it a moth here in the dark? triangles bring mystery a new…

Honorable MentionFiction, Flash and Short Fiction

Honorable Mention

Dale M. TushmanOctober 7, 2026

Dixie Carver, age 49, died today surrounded by her family and a chorus of parishioners from her family’s church. Throughout the vigil, everyone kept…

Low KickPoetry

Low Kick

Paul BrookesOctober 7, 2026

One barred heater of the sun, with a low kick blinds. Puffer jacket clouds knit pulled thread of the sky. Mobility scooter storms overfill…

SeedsPoetry

Seeds

Raymond HuffmanOctober 7, 2026

There wasn’t a seed he wouldn’t save. Vials of seeds from all those years of gardens grown were stored everywhere, and he remembered each…

This Island LifePoetry

This Island Life

Trish SaundersOctober 6, 2026

Nothing much happens here. At four, cows walk up from the far pasture, hoping for a treat at the end of a pitchfork. My…

Reasons To Drink More WinePoetry

Reasons To Drink More Wine

Trish SaundersOctober 6, 2026

In the midst of mashing potatoes, I look up to find your face staring at me through the kitchen window, speculatively—as a wolf might…

AngstPoetry

Angst

Mike CasettaOctober 6, 2026

43 million children in the world under five years of age are starving Their bellies are bloated their sunken eyes, large & vacant, have…

War WearyPoetry

War Weary

Michael AckerOctober 5, 2026

Like the caged dogs that suddenly begin to dig at the concrete—out of pure hopelessness; for change, for escape, for relief— so we dig…

Trisomy 21 Poet Speaks His Mind*Poetry

Trisomy 21 Poet Speaks His Mind*

Tom StrongOctober 5, 2026

Once I was a dashing romantic lover and dated all the girls on the Playboy covers. Once I was a fantastic super hero like…

Four Concrete PoemsPoetry

Four Concrete Poems

Peter J. KingOctober 5, 2026

           

For Kate (who thinks poetry is boring)Poetry

For Kate (who thinks poetry is boring)

Annie YatesOctober 3, 2026

See, you still fit in my lap, like balled up yarn, knotted tight though strands of arms and legs dangle hopelessly. Already with feet…

Who Am IPoetry

Who Am I

Hannah N HoltonOctober 2, 2026

Now that I am free to be myself, Who am I? Dandelions laid against the dirt Set atop my head like a crown Coffee…