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To Work

John Grey·July 1, 2020

To Work written by: John Grey Morning is a time bomb set in motion by knuckles rubbing...

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As I Fall With The Rain

Richard Grahn·October 11, 2019

As I Fall With The Rain written by: Richard Grahn Right now, I hear a knock at...

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Buddy!

Arlene Antoinette·May 20, 2019

Buddy! written by: Arlene Antoinette Every morning, about 6 a.m., I am awakened by the barking of...

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ON A WHIM

Leanne Neill·May 16, 2019

ON A WHIM written by: Leanne Neill @LeanneNeill2 This foreign tongue you bring opens borders, makes me...

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Cat God

Robyn MacKinnon·March 10, 2019

Cat God written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat When you wake up to a semi-professional some kind of...

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Wake Me, Only If…

Greg Massey·March 9, 2018

Wake Me, Only If… written by: Greg Massey @PoemCrafter Wake me, only, if with your kiss. Hover...

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Rude Starling

Robyn MacKinnon·July 23, 2017

Rude Starling found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Thinking about how Sleeping in is wonderful What...

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A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net-nominee, Elaine Nadal is the author of two poetry chapbooks: When and Sweat, Dance, Sing, Cut, published by Finishing Line Press. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Spillwords Press, Haunted Waters Press, Hoot Review, and Latino Book Review Magazine. Nadal has shared her work in many venues. She recently did a TEDx talk on hope, poetry, and music.

When Education Feels Hopeless by Kate Leo

“Was this one of yours?”
I stare at the text on my phone from a former teaching colleague, the URL underneath it glaring up at me. I hesitate, not sure if I want to click on it. Finally, my curiosity compels me. My finger shakily taps the link.
“Sean Michael Bishop, 17, has been charged with first-degree murder,” the article’s headline blares at me. I read on, my pulse quickening. “On May 11, Bishop was arrested and charged in the shooting of 34-year-old Michael Franken. Bishop was also arrested on weapons charges. Lake Vista police said Bishop was involved in an argument with a woman in the parking lot of Tailgaters Bar & Grill in the Main Street District before Franken tried to stop the fight. Police said Monday that Franken has since died, and Bishop is now charged with first-degree murder.”

Features

The Shop That Buys Your Tears

The Dying Time

Going Dutch: A Stir-fried Shakespearean Crown of Sonnets

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Jackie Harvey

Interview Q&A With Elaine Nadal

Spotlight On Writers – Michael McCarthy

When We Stopped Holding Hands

The Real Cost of Coal

To The Cockroach

I Put A Spell On You

Waking up on the bank of the River Gade

Waking Raw

Waking You Up

The Journeyman’s Journal of Juxtaposed Juvenescence

awaking

To Work

As I Fall With The Rain

Buddy!

ON A WHIM

Cat God

Wake Me, Only If…

Rude Starling

I Didn’t See You There

When We Stopped Holding Hands

Oh! Women

The Appendix

The Real Cost of Coal

Going Dutch: A Stir-fried Shakespearean Crown of Sonnets

The Shop That Buys Your Tears

The Date

Nothing When in Doubt Do

Cunningham

Death Poem V

When I Think About You