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Nirvana

SMilesMarch 5, 2019

Nirvana written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Trapped beneath the weight of my expectation I gasp for eluding breath a self incarceration choking smo...

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Mere Inches

Warren AlexanderNovember 16, 2018

Mere Inches written by: Warren Alexander When I was younger I did not know The shape of the world. I knew it went past The river and beyond What ...

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Distant Shores

Any1markNovember 2, 2018

Distant Shores written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 Do you hear me calling? Waves seem desperate for contact My message has no bottle Rudderless lies ...

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STORM IN A TEACUP

Dilip MohapatraSeptember 21, 2018

STORM IN A TEACUP written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo The curves of your luscious lips leave their pink imprints on the white porcelain and ...

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REFLECTION IN THE SHALLOWS

Naina SharmaMay 7, 2018

REFLECTION IN THE SHALLOWS written by: Naina Sharma As I stood at another crossroad, It was not just a few choices I had to make. There wer...

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For My Daughters

Ipsita BanerjeeMarch 16, 2018

For My Daughters written by: Ipsita Banerjee @ipsyb I give you this cloak in shades of grey that sat on me when I was young. Yes, it's rough, hand-...

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This Thing, Love: A Hole

Julene Tripp WeaverMarch 5, 2018

This Thing, Love: A Hole written by: Julene Tripp Weaver There was this thing that happened we fell ...

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Unfinished

Lipika GhoshJanuary 12, 2018

Unfinished written by: Lipika Ghosh Waiting for long Sitting on a lonely chair Noisy wave of town is going to far Far from this loneliness May be ...

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Land Of Restricted Heights

Chasity GainesNovember 13, 2017

Land of Restricted Heights written by: Chasity Gaines @ChasityAnneGai1 I stood for eons childlike in my eagerness. Waiting for the long snaking li...

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Perfect Expectations

A Lone PoetAugust 15, 2017

Perfect Expectations written by: A Lone Poet @A_Poet_Lone She never wanted perfection as she knew, that real love is as painful, as it is wonderful...

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Underestimated

Krystal Adams PezzuloJune 20, 2017

Underestimated written by: Krystal Adams Pezzulo @KrystalPezzulo So much easier To catch you off guard When you lower your expectations To how awe...

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All Hands Down

Allison GrayhurstMay 4, 2017

All Hands Down written by: Allison Grayhurst @AGrayhurst Into the seams of non-existence the cherished expectations of life descend like a mother w...

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Something To Wait For

Rebecca LombardoFebruary 6, 2017

Something to Wait For written by: Rebecca Lombardo @BekaLombardo Reaching out for something more Before my mind shuts this door Until my soul linger...

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Am I Beautiful Now?

Leah BarkerJanuary 13, 2017

Am I Beautiful Now? written by: Leah Barker @captthecorners The day I was born, my daddy held me in his arms, looked into my mother’s eyes, and whisp...

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Warren Alexander grew up in Brooklyn, NY in a standard two parent, one son, one daughter household, and still lives in New York City. He was identified as the first five-year-old cynic his kindergarten teacher had ever encountered. He did not like children’s books because, well, they were written for children. Because he was a terrible student, he did not have his choice of colleges. He looked at the subway map and chose the nearest four year school by distance, Baruch College. He studied with Thomas Keneally, Peter Carey, and E. L. Doctorow, among others at NYU, where he received his MA in creative writing. His satiric novel, Cousins’ Club, was a semi-finalist for 2017 BookLIfe Award for General Fiction. His work, Wrong Train, placed second for the 2016 Rick DeMarinis Short Story Award judged by Michael Matrone. He is currently working on a satiric novel about business.