In late March of 1982, there was a small farmhouse along the outskirts of Southern Mississippi. The home was built fifteen years prior by a newly wed Mr. and Mrs. Moore, and four years later became home to their only son William Moore. The Moores grew only two things on their farm: soy beans and … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Voles” by S. Day
Winners of the October Contest
Here are the winners of our annual Halloween Contest! The dates next to their names will be the day their work will be posted to our website. Please note that we only had seven winners so the winning posts will start on the 25th: 25: S. Day 26: Greg Anton 27: Carl Papa Palmer 28: … Continue reading Winners of the October Contest
Lake Breeze
By Amantul Iffat Farisha The grassy green mossesAround the little martyr’s graveThe lake water dancesIn tiny shiny waves. In mid summer’s sulky airThe little soldier playedThen bathed in the lake waterWith much merriment. There came a warIn the serene city of NaplesThe spirit of the little manDrove him to the wargate. The solemn breeze of … Continue reading Lake Breeze
Moons
By Autumn Williams I kept dreaming of stars and I was floating.They were disappearing from my view,one by one, quickly. The moon was behind where I was,and I didn't know if it had also gone.I wouldn't look back to see, there were too manyvanishing suns to count. I thought about their moons,and what their numbers … Continue reading Moons
Fall incoming
By Sara Stegen Waiting for the axe, the tree,the truth, the trunk,the infection of deceit,the infestation of the weeds of worry. When we fall, we fall. Sara Stegen is a Dutch poet and non-fiction author who writes about land, family, nature, and neurodivergence. Home is a boulder-clay ridge in the northern Netherlands where her bike … Continue reading Fall incoming
Expressive Self Portrait
By Somer Sherfield Somer Sherfield is an artist based in Oklahoma. She is currently studying to obtain her BFA in Art Education at the University of Central Oklahoma. Somer specializes in both fine arts and digital media. Some of her work can be currently viewed in the UCO Student Gallery as well as upcoming galleries … Continue reading Expressive Self Portrait
Apivorous
By Jubu Djanx A dying bee rests on the painted pavement of a rec-yardenclosure. How it got there when all inside so desperatelywant out isn’t beyond imagining. There are no bloomsto attract the bee, no floral scents, but many cells—as in a hive—populated by unrepentant and penitent, alike.The bee must’ve made a historic flight through … Continue reading Apivorous
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By Andrew Graber Andrew Graber is an artist who tries to create a lot of uncertainty in many of his visual imagery. He enjoys singing, sometimes writing, and learning new languages.
Earth & Sound
By Glenn Marchand Sound is made into a desert. Excellence is a ritual. Earth is full of rooms. Each curtain has been drawn back. We see diaphanous springs. We praise rebirth. I was a young iconoclast, at best, I pondered it. I was an unhealthy seed, infused by madness, taken by hopes and skies, dungeons … Continue reading Earth & Sound
Hold that fear
By Fikile Dlamini Pound, pound, poundBlood vibrating through my veins Stomp, stomp, stompI burst through the city of my mindDarting in and outI will not stop lest I hit the groundFace to faceOne must go down; the pound or the stompI am a child; born in the wildForced to reconcilePredator and preyLook up at the … Continue reading Hold that fear
