Summery Scents

Michael BallJune 16, 2020

Summery Scents written by: Michael Ball @whirred   Anxiety-free summer smells — baby oil and Coppertone slime. How amusing that the former odor is s...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Friends

Jim BatesJanuary 23, 2020

Friends written by: Jim Bates   Dave was sprawled on the couch watching the evening news when an incoming text beeped. He glanced at it and sighed, "S...

EnglishLiterature9 min read

Bodies In The Basement

M. TaggartOctober 20, 2019

Bodies In The Basement written by: M. Taggart   It was a crisp, damp, October night. “When we get to the Church I’ll go down first.” Colin was thinking...

13 Days of HalloweenEnglishFeatured PostHalloweenLiterature12 min read

The Benefits of Playing Chess with Tyler

Marla Lacherza BraccoSeptember 13, 2019

The Benefits of Playing Chess with Tyler written by: Marla Lacherza Bracco @mangopickles   On a tethered fuchsia carpet, I had gotten into it with th...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

The Field of Play

Mike SharlowSeptember 7, 2019

The Field of Play written by: Mike Sharlow   Our world revolved around “the field.” It was about fifty yards wide from the street to the block wall of S...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature18 min read

For Those Who Don’t Know Chocolate!

Amirah AL- wassifDecember 27, 2018

for those who don't know chocolate! written by: Amirah Al Wassif   for those who don't know chocolate the children of poverty and the sleepers in th...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry2 min read

Morning Glory

John BaverstockAugust 18, 2018

Morning Glory written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK   Strange because at thirteen, no interest whatsoever, It was only playing football, and riding our bikes,...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry1 min read

Spazadura

Bryan JansingJuly 24, 2018

Spazadura written by: Bryan Jansing @BryanJansing   “We could play a game of calcetto— two on two.” “No, that won’t do, there’s five of us.” “One o...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

MURDERED BOYS

Chanda ChongoJanuary 20, 2018

MURDERED BOYS written by: Chanda Chongo   Paka paka paka… Paka paka paka… These are the lyrics to the bitter melodies that hover above the heads of...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Qasim and Yeshua

Daniel S LiuzziDecember 30, 2016

Qasim and Yeshua written by: Daniel S. Liuzzi @DanielSLiuzzi   Yellow dust swirled around in the warm breeze along with a plastic bag and loose paper l...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature5 min read

Tool Boxes

Maryanne FrederickNovember 14, 2016

Tool Boxes written by: Maryanne Frederick @MAFAuthor   At twelve, we hand our boys Tool boxes With hammers and wrenches and saws. Go. Do. Create Someth...

English0 min read