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Happy Things

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

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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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He

John Yamrus -
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 -
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I WAS SENSITIVE

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

7:40

james stephen -
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. selective.

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

Signs

Dale Patterson -
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Depression is six months of laundry

Kaci Skiles Laws -
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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 -
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.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 -
jack o'lantern
Poetry

Halloween 2022

Raymond Huffman -
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.hue.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
black and white cat lying on brown bamboo chair inside room
Poetry

Auditory

Bethany Lim -
bonfire at night
Poetry

Through the bonfire smoke

Ken Tomaro -
white and black printer paper
Poetry

Literary Criticism

Raymond Huffman -
woman putting her hand on her lips
Poetry

Intoxication

Alyssa Tanafranca -
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.two houses.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
photo of hammock outdoor
Poetry

Instinct

Sara Clancy -
blue plastic round lid on water
Poetry

Calm enough

Ken Tomaro -
lion lying on green grass during daytime
Poetry

National Geographic and the Political Landscape

Obed Ladiny -
brown and gray spiral ladder
Poetry

Walking The Circle

Tom Strong -
Poetry

unceremoniously

Michael Acker -
man and woman standing beside white wall
Poetry

VACANCY

Daniel J. Flore III -
selective focus photography of woman holding Emily Dickinson book
Poetry

E. E. Dickinson

Sharon Bartshe -
broken heart hanging on wire
Poetry

GLIMPSES OF MY MOM AND ME AFTER THE DIVORCE, 1988

Daniel J. Flore III -
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Blood Rain

Marc Woodward -
spider web in close up photography
Poetry

Something Keeps Cutting the Spider’s Web

Raymond Huffman -
white horse
Poetry

To the Dapple Gray Mare Who Almost Killed Me

Sara Clancy -
low-angle photography of green leaf trees at daytime
Poetry

Meditation

Mike Casetta -
100 U.S. dollar banknote lot
Poetry

Amgen

Lawrence George -
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Hostess

Ann Kammerer -
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La Rochelle

Jenn Zed -
man in blue polo shirt smoking cigarette
Poetry

Fragile morning motivation

Jay Gandhi -
flat lay photography of purple and red leaves
Poetry

Abscission

Tom Strong -
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open tuning

Sara Clancy -
brown and white concrete building during daytime
Poetry

Bottom feeding at the gas station slots

Daniel J. Flore III -
gray stines
Poetry

4:43 a.m.

james stephen -
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.memoire.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
woman sitting on wheelchair
Poetry

I see the sun come up and we have one more...

Ken Tomaro -
white wooden door
Poetry

Parkinson’s

Larry Houston -
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10 North Fulton

Rick Pernod -
shallow focus photography of red rose
Poetry

A Loss of Belief

Raymond Huffman -
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woman taking photo near wings painted wall
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Icarus reincarnated

Mike Casetta -
dog looking out the window
Poetry

Designated Drivers

Tom Strong -
people standing on street during daytime
Poetry

To My Dearest Whore (City)

Obed Ladiny -
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An ode to Billy C.

Ken Tomaro -
man holding luggage photo
Poetry

Rearrangements

Mike Casetta -
purple and yellow abstract painting
Poetry

pixelated

Michael Acker -
scenery of a grassfield during sunset
Poetry

A Season’s Change

Michael Acker -
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Her Mother’s Dishes

Dale Patterson -
man's portrait photography
Poetry

97.8% Impotent

Lance Jencks -
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..humans..

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
blue concrete storey house on top of building at daytime
Poetry

Apologies, but this is how i feel tonight

Jill Winkowski -
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Nomads & nomenclature

silent lotus -
woman with blonde hair holding her face
Poetry

A Pretty Face

Sharon Bartshe -
tilt shift lens photography of gray and black turntable
Poetry

Billy Joel

Ann Kammerer -
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Dear Charles Bukowski,

Sarah Stoltzfus Allen -
woman's face
Poetry

4 a.m.

Larry Houston -
snowman with red and white hat
Poetry

Snowmen

Ray Miller -
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No Memory of the Wind

Raymond Huffman -
white flowers on black ceramic vase
Poetry

Sour Moon

Starr -
brown leather Chesterfield sofa
Poetry

Things I Said to My Therapist

Dale Patterson -
man playing arcade machine
Poetry

At the Casino with No Money

Daniel J. Flore III -
huge wave at daytime
Poetry

Missing (for my grandparents)

Nolcha Fox -
grayscale photo of person wearing white and black hat
Poetry

BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS OF COVID

Daniel J. Flore III -
closeup photo of cannabis plant
Poetry

three exes

Larry Houston -
Poetry

Ketchup

Ann Kammerer -
red strawberry fruit on green leaves
Poetry

Strawberry Panic

Jenn Zed -
boat on ocean
Poetry

cool air warm water

Dale Patterson -
Poetry

High Life

Starr -
white duck with yellow beak
Poetry

Duck

James T. Stemmle -
white ceramic toilet bowl
Poetry

Passing the Buk

Scott Douglas -
man in black suit holding bouquet of flowers
Poetry

Mourners

Andy Posner -
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.news.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

Fears of Trees

Raymond Huffman -
woman sitting on rock near the beach
Poetry

Sara

Mike Casetta -
grayscale photo of woman with hand on her face
Poetry

Hips like there’s no water near

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

MY MOM’S BOYFRIENDS

Daniel J. Flore III -
grayscale portrait photo of man
Poetry

Don’t Wake Daddy

Mélissa Gustafson -
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I think of you, I shake

Nathalie Spaans -
Poetry

For the Next 19 Children

Jordan Trethewey -
person lying on chair and facing on body of water
Poetry

When We Were Poets

Sherry Cassells -
Poetry

The Final Love Poem

Cheryl Leverette -
woman sitting on stairs
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his nails trimmed short

Jennifer Wilder -
woman in white long sleeve shirt and black pants standing on brown dried grass during daytime
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If you let me I’ll change my room into woods

Nathalie Spaans -
close-up photography of grasses
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Desiderata

Mark A. Murphy -
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he read

John Yamrus -
man and woman in bathtub
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NETFLIX

Jefferson Carter -
blue, yellow, and brown wall decor
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Poetry Happens

Wim Coleman -
grey canoe on calm body of water near tall trees at daytime
Poetry

Post Op for Richard Brautigan

Mike Casetta -
dry leaves on black concrete pavement
Poetry

Small Talk

Sara Clancy -
yellow and black smiley wall art
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I’ll text you back anyway

Daniel J. Flore III -
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killing the root

Jennifer Wilder -
selective focus photography of person riding teal car
Poetry

Liberated Me

Lance Jencks -
taper candle on cupcake
Poetry

On my 44th birthday

Daniel J. Flore III -
brown and black typewriter
Poetry

HEY BUK

Lance Jencks -
side view of man's face
Poetry

Zayda in Memory Care

Sara Clancy -
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The Wicked Walk

Douglas Goodwin -
silver and brown metal tool
Poetry

Later will be time to talk about a family killed on...

Trish Saunders -
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Leningrad Ghosts

Mark A. Murphy -
two person walking near person riding horse statue
Poetry

The year of the tyrant’s final spring

Trish Saunders -
shallow focus photography of puppet toys
Poetry

The Matriarch of the sidewalk

silent lotus -
Poetry

Ukraine

Andy Posner -
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Traveling West

John Gurney -
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A Sad Tale with No Moral

Mike Casetta -
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Sonnet for Leni

Miya Ko -
man and woman embracing
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The Business of Life and Death

Andy Posner -
Poetry

I watch the cartoon cat eat the cartoon fish

Michael Ashley -
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I’m going to go look for a job tomorrow

Robert Stastny -
pair of brown leather oxford dress shoes
Poetry

The Whole Day Went Dark

james stephen -
silhouette photography of person
Poetry

No Sky for an Atheist

Sherry Cassells -
damselflies
Poetry

Dragonflies

Mark A. Murphy -
man grayscale photo
Poetry

COUNTRY LIFE

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro -
grayscale photo of person running in panel paintings
Poetry

City of peace

David Belcher -
black sailing boat digital wallpaper
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Quadrant

Matt Dennison -
Poetry

Americarnage

John Gurney -
person looking out through window
Poetry

Accept no substitute

Rob Thomas -
shallow focus photo of red single-cab truck
Poetry

Parking Space

Ann Kammerer -
white duck on green grass field
Poetry

The Duck Had Me

Palline Plum -
person holding blue and brown map
Poetry

Who Will Find Us?

Alison Hicks -
selective focus photography of brown rabbit
Poetry

averse

Tiko Lewis -
Poetry

The body of Christ

KIMBERLY McNeil -
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Three Doors

Alison Hicks -
man wearing long-nosed mask and black hat
Poetry

WHERE THERE’S VANITY, THERE’S HOPE

Jefferson Carter -
people in white shirt holding clear drinking glasses
Poetry

Radiation Oncology

Lance Jencks -
woman leaning against a wall in dim hallway
Poetry

THE CLEANER WHO HATES MEN

Mark Anthony Pearce -
grayscale photo of woman drinking from cup
Poetry

After Seeing You in Sullivan’s

Trish Saunders -
Poetry

the yesterdays before tomorrow

silent lotus -
Poetry

.shelter.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

I’d Rather Have My Ass Slapped Than My Ribcage

Starr -
red cinema chair
Poetry

Candy Box Kazoos

Barry Burgess -
silhouette of tree with full moon background
Poetry

He’s probably sleeping now

Jill Winkowski -
Poetry

The Spirit of Christmas

Andy Posner -
Poetry

of Moments that loiter

silent lotus -
black and white dog with disguise eyeglasses
Poetry

Receipt

james stephen -
time lapse photography of water hitting left palm
Poetry

When the storms arrive

Michael Ashley -
white wooden chairs on white floor tiles
Poetry

Convent

Matt Dennison -
person's feet on seashore
Poetry

how it used to be

Emily J Vieweg -
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Born

Julie Desmond -
Poetry

Chigguns’

Glenn Richardson -
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My Name

james stephen -
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TIM THE TAPPER

Mark Anthony Pearce -
Poetry

Mores of the morning

silent lotus -
Poetry

all dog, otherwise

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

Jelly Filled Powdered Donuts

silent lotus -
Poetry

Séance for One

Sara Clancy -
Poetry

OFF SEASON AT THE SHORE

Daniel J. Flore III -
Poetry

Scrape

Matt Dennison -
Poetry

YESTERNOW

Jefferson Carter -
Poetry

.white.

Sonja Benskin Mesher -
Poetry

The Fog of Anger

Andy Posner -
Poetry

No Machine

Matt Dennison -
Poetry

Jack’s Breakfast – Pardons for Myself Multiply

james stephen -
Poetry

Sleeping with Dana

Daniel J. Flore III -
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the imposter

Rob Thomas -
Poetry

and turn it back on him

Jennifer Wilder -
Poetry

just one more

Jennifer Wilder -
Poetry

Blood Oranges / ice cubes & straws

silent lotus -
Poetry

mom’s haiku

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

Tonight, I Am Grieving for a Mouse

Palline Plum -
Poetry

End of October

james stephen -
Poetry

Their Final Words

Miya Ko -
Poetry

Give Me a Pen, Give Me a Pencil

Soodabeh Saeidnia -
Poetry

Sisters Coffee

Julie Desmond -
Poetry

Harvest

Mike Casetta -
Poetry

Dew

Tom Strong -
Poetry

The Hall Closet of Your Childhood Home

Sara Clancy -
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copper coil

Jennifer Wilder -
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this train rides through dusk

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Happy Things

Ann Kammerer -
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A Present for the Fisherman

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glacier mountains during day

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