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Maureen and The RedeemerPoetry

Maureen and The Redeemer

Marc WoodwardJanuary 20, 2023

Across from the fried-egg fug and clatter of the café a woman stands ironing in the big bay window of a first floor flat.…

I CAN’T BURY THE CORPSE OF YOUR MEMORYPoetry

I CAN’T BURY THE CORPSE OF YOUR MEMORY

Daniel J. Flore IIIJanuary 19, 2023

why do you come to me in this satanic moonlight? you who were the red balloons of summer. you who were every love song…

Upon My ReturnPoetry

Upon My Return

HughLemmaJanuary 18, 2023

The neighborhood will be an old body whose cells have turned over. Long dormant ghosts will animate like leaves beneath a passing car. No…

It Never ChangesPoetry

It Never Changes

Dale PattersonJanuary 17, 2023

A homeless man begs. His cardboard sign, written in crimson— the world’s out of balance, Armageddon is nigh. Without being seen huge mountains of…

.her sister.Art, Poetry

.her sister.

Sonja Benskin MesherJanuary 15, 2023

she was drawn again yesterday with her sibling though it did not look quite right so shall i tear the sister off?

He Is That Sun (For Tut ’22)Poetry

He Is That Sun (For Tut ’22)

Paul BrookesJanuary 13, 2023

rolled by a beetle over your sky, everyday. Cover your eyes in kohl against this young gods glare. Inhale cinnamon oil smoothed into warm…

Poultry CompetitionPoetry

Poultry Competition

Allan LakeJanuary 11, 2023

Never mind "unnatural"! Natural is sold at supermarkets wrapped in non-recyclable plastic. Wrapping. Don’t get me started. My rooster can stand on one leg…

RED HOTPoetry

RED HOT

Daniel J. Flore IIIJanuary 10, 2023

my hands through your red hair give me 3rd degree burns

Places my hands don’t reachPoetry

Places my hands don’t reach

Soodabeh SaeidniaJanuary 9, 2023

                                             I have…

It’s A Good Thing You Are Not HerePoetry

It’s A Good Thing You Are Not Here

Mike CasettaJanuary 8, 2023

because my dog is odd. At first, I thought he was probably autistic or maybe broken by abuse from a previous owner & then…

MigrationPoetry

Migration

Dale PattersonJanuary 6, 2023

Each day I grow colder. The sun calls my name but I have no will to answer. The people on my street crane their…

Being human is ridiculousPoetry

Being human is ridiculous

Jordan TretheweyJanuary 5, 2023

I’d rather be a large cat— leopard or jaguar. No arguments with a spouse. Marriage isn’t a thing. Kill when pissed-off. Eat the offender.…