By Wanda Morrow Clevenger arrived in the mail every single day for weeks sure I had kept them from you the notes then came incognito Wanda Morrow Clevenger lives in Hettick, IL. She use to keep small birds but they continued to commit suicide on her watch. Now she randomly kills orchids.
This is Weird, Isn’t it?
By James Diaz in lieu of love she gave me tea leaves spread out on a road map she said rain bores her senseless and I said senselessness reminds me of rain of collateral damage dead birds and parking lot trash sadness in sculpted laughter at the end of a dark hall in lieu of … Continue reading This is Weird, Isn’t it?
Rain on You
By Rizwan Saleem Of all the ways that lovers do Dreams and thoughts of touching you How I could turn into rain And pour myself onto you My gray clouds float to your presence Steal sunlight from the sky, and prickle your skin with a frosty breeze Ignite Goosebumps on your slender arms A premonition … Continue reading Rain on You
Poems By Ahmad Al-Khatat.
Lips of Sweetness Sweetness of lips talk nothing but kind words as if you were reading verses from the heaven when those lips draw near me in bed I hear the echoes of lovers from the distance of moon Back to desires, you are the first one blue-eyed lake in dark, like your eyes … Continue reading Poems By Ahmad Al-Khatat.
Poems by John Robbins
Once Upon A Distant View She sat at the window viewing life at a safe distance . Everyone has a audience and to random a passerby she was that for the moment. How we fade from view slip through the cracks to settle in roles we never understood this life could cast . I understand … Continue reading Poems by John Robbins
Just Two People
By Hemi Gordy It all began with a soda can. I stared at it, perplexed by the unfamiliar contraption. Turning to the stranger sitting next to me at the lunch table, I asked, “Can you open this for me, please?” I still remember the charmingly vacant expression in his blue eyes when he tore his … Continue reading Just Two People
Forever and Always
By Alanna Sibrian I started in the living room. Preparing to sob as I placed each item into the cardboard box, I came to find that not one drop ran down my face. It was a strange feeling that I was unsure of. Deciding to ignore it, I continued to pack up my late husband’s … Continue reading Forever and Always
Missing Mila
By Haili Bruckner I open my eyes. Water is spiralling around me, sand is churning under my feet, and ocean waves are crashing violently above my head. I let out a frantic, helpless scream, but it is muffled by the salty seawater that meets my mouth. My feet drag across rocks that are scattered … Continue reading Missing Mila
His Words
By Rebby Berard “What are you doing?”“Watching turtles.” “Isn’t that boring?”“Nah, they’re cool.”“I guess so…”“Look, those two are friends!”“Like us.”“Just like us.”“They’re probably all friends.”“Or family.” “Either way, I’m more lonely than these turtles.”“Ah yes, this is a conversation between you, Allen Jameson, and me, chopped liver.” “Dev, you know what I mean.”“How you think … Continue reading His Words
A Day Out and Mrs Woo
Both Marc Carver A DAY OUT Intro. I have to be free to be my own slave, chains I can never break places I can never see people I can never know strangers on a shore looking out to sea. Don't give me free will I will only fuck it up. 1. The woman on the other platform … Continue reading A Day Out and Mrs Woo
Academy of the Heart And Mind 