By Philip Clark My Cigarette She was my cigarette. With each deathly breath She stole from me, I gasped for more As her ashes burned Into my heart and lungs And finger tips. I still sense Her smell, lingering. I heard her light put out. But she still burns. Still stains. Still. Her … Continue reading Poetry Contest 2nd Place
2nd Place of the Story Contest
RUBY’S WALL SINGER By Clynthia Burton Graham Sunlight releases me from the grip of a snake squeezing my bones into disintegration. I sit up sweaty and breathless from my nightmare. Two thoughts emerge from the dark residue of restless sleep. I have ovarian cancer and I need to hear my wall singer. My hand unconsciously … Continue reading 2nd Place of the Story Contest
Art Contest Winner
By Admanda Lee
Poetry Contest Winner
Sleep II by Feby Joseph I knew… Somehow - Somehow, I knew. that this slumber was an intermezzo of waiting. Like the newest of leaves that stretch out to gold Somehow, I knew - …knew That there was someone… beyond the bend. My repose wasn’t unpleasant – It wasn’t a cage – yet I knew … Continue reading Poetry Contest Winner
February Contest
Hi everyone! Thank you all for your submissions to our “Love is in the Air” contest. I want to make sure that each winner gets a day on the Website so I’ll post the winners one day at a time over the next week. Thank you all again and congrats to everyone who submitted. They … Continue reading February Contest
Story contest winner – Faint of Heart
By Susanne Thomas Holly sat down in the booth of the hospital lab and took a deep breath. She placed her hands neatly in her lap and prepared to wait. The lemon scented disinfectant singed her nostrils some but reassured her that all was clean. She glanced around the room, noting posters she didn’t want to … Continue reading Story contest winner – Faint of Heart
Academy of the Heart And Mind 