Father's Veil
written by: Corey Brockington
Unworldly? Shirley oblivious in lighthouse
Her venture is without coma, oh, sleepless
Shirley fishing ha...
What We Have Left
written by: Henna Johansdotter
@HjdPoetry
No one seemed to notice the severed hand lying in the sink. Everyone walked by polishing ...
Father's Day
written by: Michael Natt
I grew up in New York City as the oldest of three siblings: there was me, my brother Bruce, and my sister Esth...
The Elephant Who Could Play The Violin
written by: Ricky Hawthorne
@searsjames
Once upon a time…well, actually I shouldn’t begin like that. That open...
The Journey
written by: Michal Reibenbach
There’s my father Carl, his dream is to immigrate to Israel. His main dilemma is how to convince my mother...
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...
Finding Closure
written by: Michal Reibenbach
Preface
My father abducted me from my mother as a small baby. I knew nothing about her until her family...
The Intervention
written by: Rich Rurshell
Jenny got into bed like her mother had told her to do and pulled the covers tight over her head. Daddy wa...
The Three Smiles
written by: Charlie Bottle
@CharlieBottle
“The People whose first instinct is to smile when you first make eye contact, with them ar...
