Stay Away

Steve CarrJuly 1, 2020

Stay Away written by: Steve Carr @carrsteven960   The heat was suffocating. The sweat-soaked sheet stuck to Tom’s bare back when he sat up on the edge ...

EnglishLiterature11 min read

Breakfast at Iggy’s and Ana’s Cafe

Jenise CookJune 30, 2020

Breakfast at Iggy's and Ana's Cafe written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook   Mike Gallegos Manzanares sauntered into his aunt and uncle’s café through...

EnglishLiterature8 min read

Funeral Strains

Gary BeckJune 29, 2020

Funeral Strains written by: Gary Beck   Scene 1 (Pre-show. Offstage. Blaring sounds of anti-gay, anti-military protest, by a radical church group, atte...

EnglishLiterature10 min read

Niece

Sarra CullenoJune 27, 2020

Niece written by: Sarra Culleno @sarra1978   She slept on my chest every weekend of her life, but love's familiarity evaporates. Puppy fat stretches ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Me and My Pen

Ximena EscobarJune 11, 2020

Me and My Pen written by: Ximena Escobar @laximenin   The little girl smiled and ran to the oak tree, headed to a pile of leaves below the branches. ...

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The Coroner’s Gurney

Freya NorthJune 7, 2020

The Coroner's Gurney written by: Freya North @FreyaNorth2   "I did my research" the young man sighed, "hanging myself was close to the bottom of my l...

EnglishLiterature24 min read

4 People Isolating

Sophia BehalMay 28, 2020

4 People Isolating written by: Sophia Behal   My Grandmom (85), my father (68), my mother (67), and me (25) are isolating at my parents' house. We al...

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Emergence 4:20am

Heather C BauerMay 14, 2020

Emergence 4:20am written by: Heather C. Bauer   She hovered between worlds; a soft voice called to her: - “Ma’am” Not quite ready to acknowledge...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Forbidden Love

Lei WritsesMay 13, 2020

Forbidden Love written by: Lei Writses   I told the moon I love her, and its fullness turned to eclipse I told the stars I love her, and their br...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Coming Back Strong

Keith D GuernseyMay 12, 2020

Coming Back Strong written by: Keith D Guernsey @thegurns   It was early 1995 and my girlfriend at the time complained that I was having trouble hearin...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

Art, Work or Family

Ferris E JonesMay 4, 2020

Art, Work or Family written by: Ferris E Jones   The heaviness can't be approached. Slowly, its multitudes of victims Bury themselves in the hours was...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

TWO TO TANGO

Dilip MohapatraApril 30, 2020

TWO TO TANGO written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo   It was a Sunday. Rahul got up late as is his habit and headed for the washroom. Someone rang t...

EnglishLiterature7 min read

I Will Not Let Go

YvonneApril 26, 2020

I Will Not Let Go written by: Yvonne   Hold on tightly to my hand, Bill Your family cannot come with you But I am here We must isolate you here in th...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Premonition

Mark KodamaApril 23, 2020

Premonition written by: Mark Kodama   I My wife dreamed she saw a torn naked body -- a hangman’s rope around the neck -- curled into a fetal ball ...

EnglishLiterature18 min read