Unspeakable Truths Kim WilloughbyAugust 1, 2020 Unspeakable Truths written by: Kim Willoughby Dysfunctional family It’s a harsh reality Irrational jealousy Turns a blind eye Deny, deny, deny Re... EnglishPoetry0 min read
Confusion Jenn HopeJuly 22, 2020 Confusion written by: Jenn Hope @Boldlybpd12 Enveloped in confusion of childhood, Years and years of “it’s all in my head”, Thinking if it’s all no... EnglishPoetry0 min read
Portrane Deborah Joan JonesJuly 20, 2020 Portrane written by: Deborah Joan Jones There was a time in childhood, it came ‘round every year The summers were our playground. Ran wild without a ... EnglishPoetry3 min read
Memory Lanes & Playground Games KL MerchantJune 13, 2020 Memory Lanes & Playground Games written by: KL Merchant Memories scatter like leaves across the hopscotch paths, Where scarred wounds open the ... EnglishPoetry0 min read
Sliver of Time Charlie BottleMay 31, 2020 Sliver of Time written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle Today, for a fleeting moment I held in my hands a crystal sliver of my childhood's innoce... EnglishPoetry2 min read
Big Loud Toys Michael BallMay 1, 2020 Big Loud Toys written by: Michael Ball @whirred Hundreds of feet high in a tower-crane cab swivel chair, and likewise close to the brown and red di... EnglishPoetry0 min read
Heavy Mental Kindra M. AustinApril 29, 2020 Heavy Mental written by: Kindra M. Austin @AustinKindra I In a powder blue bathroom, humid, and slick with condensation, Mother stood outside... EnglishPoetry3 min read
Around The Fire Peg PrendevilleApril 1, 2020 Around The Fire written by: Peg Prendeville Around the fire we sat each night Chairs pulled together nice and tight Dad made sure the turf was in M... EnglishPoetry1 min read
Obsessive Compulsions Paula PuolakkaMarch 30, 2020 Obsessive Compulsions written by: Paula Puolakka Nobody knows who I am. Two years ago, some guy went and told the social workers that I’m holding m... EnglishPoetry2 min read
Into The Black Maple Rando MithloMarch 1, 2020 Into The Black Maple written by: Rando Mithlo @Rodhnoe The afternoon sunlight shines through the pointed leaves of this one-hundred-year-old Black ... EnglishFeatured PostLiterature11 min read
The Waiting Days Orlando BlakeFebruary 29, 2020 The Waiting Days written by: Orlando Blake Grounds were inundated With chirpy flowers, Some were too small To move a soccer ball, Others made the ... EnglishPoetry1 min read
Scenes From A Kibbutz Childhood Merav Zaks-PortalJanuary 19, 2020 Scenes From A Kibbutz Childhood written by: Merav Zaks-Portal @meravzp translated by: Denis Levin Five and a Half Pounds Spring, 1965. A baby gir... EnglishLiterature6 min read
A Cypress In His Own Right Lali Tsipi MichaeliJanuary 1, 2020 A Cypress In His Own Right written by: Lali Tsipi Michaeli translated by: Michael Simkin I remember a cone shaped cypress Reaching the sky I rememb... EnglishPoetry0 min read
To Sing Her Own Song Mary Ellen GambuttiDecember 29, 2019 To Sing Her Own Song written by: Mary Ellen Gambutti @melcmg Questa was five when she ran in the grass, made sweet clover chains, and picked wild d... EnglishLiterature5 min read
