By Laura Stamps I’m thinking about Max. My imaginary dog. And this. This is the reason. Why. He’s a Chihuahua. It’s this page. The next page. In this dog magazine. It’s an article about the best brushes for each breed. How to choose the right one. My Max. Like I said. This is why he’s … Continue reading Decisions, Decisions
Old Glories and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Old Glories Grand Pop would coat with calamine, a paler pink, war painting art, with blue tats, stark veins, printed back, tempura fresco, Plato’s cave. Unfocussed, waving, rising glare, that shimmer shared by eagle wings, though, sleeping on this surfer strand, a factor needed, real ale slump: I hang back now while … Continue reading Old Glories and Other Poems
Fog of War and Other Poems
By Andrew Scott Fog of War In the dense fog of war there is a clear vision of messages being returned. The fog demonstrates the glory of a majestic soldier caring for all around, the injured and weak. War rooms are crystal clean, full of medaled gladiators plans for the enhancement of all people’s lives. … Continue reading Fog of War and Other Poems
Let Go and Other Micro Poems
By Sheila Henry Let Go Let go and dance to the beat of your inner rhythm move with the flow where the journey of life brings you sometimes a rocky road when the journey seems filled with despair and tears fall like raindrops sometimes a sweet reprieve when your path seems straight and clear and … Continue reading Let Go and Other Micro Poems
This Is My Farewell
By Ashley Moss I should probably call you, but I won’t. We should probably remain friends. I know you want to, but I don’t. My broken heart has to mend. It’s not really my style to be so mean and ignore you. I’m not myself. My intention was never to hurt you. We should just … Continue reading This Is My Farewell
The Nameless Dead and Other Poems
By Richard LeDue The Nameless Dead Adam and Eve's infinite cousins (endlessly removed), and they eat apples too or don't, but few believe the worms lost for turning an apple tree into a wrong turn, probably because the ground tastes like Sunday school lessons in a church basement, or the swallowed griefs at a funeral, … Continue reading The Nameless Dead and Other Poems
King of Clay and Other Poems
By Douglas J. Lanzo King of Clay Sounding his pain… playing each match like his last defying all that say his best days are in the past… Coated in dirt… thumping off layers of clay caked on his tennis shoes, from sprinted shots on display. Dripping in sweat… hyper-rotating the ball to maximize its spin … Continue reading King of Clay and Other Poems
Daily Routine of an Octogenarian and Other Poems
By Bhupesh Chandra Karmakar Daily Routine of an Octogenarian I had a chance to meet an old man who was walking smartly with few people on the park While conversing he said that he is now more 84 years and spends leisure time writing articles It seems he grew up in a remote village without … Continue reading Daily Routine of an Octogenarian and Other Poems
They Call It Halloween
By c.t. zaremba It was a quiet chilly October night. The moon hid its face, there was no light. A black cat crossed my path and hissed. Then I saw young lovers steal a kiss. I saw a pumpkin smile, a witch fly by, Mothers holding babies so not to cry. Monsters, goblins, ladies fair. … Continue reading They Call It Halloween
I Go Up and Other Poems
By Holly Day I Go Up Since we can’t go out, I go up, bring my flashlight with me to the roof the highest point of the house, shine it up. If there is someone up there that can see me, trapped in my house, sitting on my roof flashing messages in Morse Code, binary, … Continue reading I Go Up and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 