Confession at St. Mary’s

Jim BartlettDecember 24, 2019

Confession at St. Mary's written by: Jim Bartlett   Mickey rounded the end of the fence, stopping to take a long hard look down the narrow alley. His ...

12 Days of ChristmasChristmasEnglishFeatured PostLiterature18 min read

Protest

Gary BeckNovember 23, 2019

Protest written by: Gary Beck   Two young, middle-class, white women are on their way to a demonstration against impurities in lipstick. Liz: ...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

Wolf and A Man

Paweł MarkiewiczNovember 23, 2019

Wolf and A Man written by: Paweł Markiewicz   I Man July morning in my heart intimidates the poetic muses a thousand stars in the sky heralds lyric...

EnglishPoetry4 min read

An Eavesdropper At Large

Joe CushnanNovember 22, 2019

An Eavesdropper At Large written by: Joe Cushnan @JoeCushnan   You have rice with it. Everybody does. You do not have chips With chicken a la king. Th...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

The Sapling

Steve ColoriNovember 20, 2019

The Sapling written by: Steve Colori   The neutral tans and browns of the unit were becoming etched in my mind as I waited for discharge. Week after w...

EnglishLiterature6 min read

Writing To Myself

Christopher J. FalveyNovember 3, 2019

Writing To Myself written by: Christopher J. Falvey @yeahocd   I am a bad communicator because I am obsessed with being a good communicator. I mos...

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Axel

Susan Marie ShumanOctober 28, 2019

Axel written by: Susan Marie Shuman   It’s the stuff nightmares are made of. The full moon was silhouetted with gnarled tree branches scarring its ...

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First World Trailer Park Dilemmas

Mike SharlowOctober 6, 2019

First World Trailer Park Dilemmas written by: Mike Sharlow   I was watching TV and doing a little writing, when I heard yelling outside. I went to my ki...

EnglishLiterature11 min read

Contemporary Casual Conversation

Ronald Allen BellOctober 4, 2019

Contemporary Casual Conversation written by: Ronald Allen Bell @rhymescribe   Come into my garden, baby. Have a sip and sit with me. Tell me all th...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Silent Conversation

Cendrine MarrouatSeptember 30, 2019

Silent Conversation written by: Cendrine Marrouat @cendrinemedia   Beautiful day; self-confidence in the squirrel’s stare....

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Ohio, Iowa, and Sometimes Idaho

Anita G. GormanSeptember 21, 2019

Ohio, Iowa, and Sometimes Idaho written by: Anita G. Gorman   It was a large dining room in a modern hotel in downtown Madrid, the night before we were ...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Mask

Sonali MajumdarJuly 26, 2019

Mask written by: Sonali Majumdar   Do we ever wonder What would happen If we tell the truth? Or, if we don’t tell the truth? Sometimes, we know th...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

He Had Something

Judge BurdonMay 12, 2019

He Had Something written by: Judge Burdon   The phone is ringing, I look at the clock and it's 2:50 a.m. or close to it. I crawl toward the sound in a...

EnglishLiterature8 min read

Sailors Only

George Gad EconomouApril 6, 2019

Sailors Only! written by: George Gad Economou   Another merchant ship had just sailed into the port; I observed solemnly, and with faint melancholy, t...

EnglishLiterature19 min read