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Finding Closure

Michal ReibenbachApril 23, 2019

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...

EnglishLiterature6 min read

The War Within

Sharona ReevesApril 18, 2019

The War Within written by: Sharona Reeves Tainted soldier Heart waged in war Rich in strength Ultimately poor Stricken with hate and words of th...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

World Falls

Shawn M. KlimekApril 14, 2019

World Falls written by: Shawn M. Klimek Rudy told me he had discovered his passion for history and travel during his Sophomore year of college in Rome...

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Little Mermaid

Nobby66April 5, 2019

Little Mermaid written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s In the land of Queen Margrethe and King Canute lives a little wonder, ever so cute. born in ninet...

EnglishPoetry2 min read

In Rauen Woods

RichApril 4, 2019

In Rauen Woods written by: Rich @H3Richard From Fürstenwalde's Rauen Wald Where we run to hide To the Spreewald and Halbe The Ninth surrounded o...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Kossover

Michael NattMarch 24, 2019

Kossover written by: Michael Natt My maternal grandparents came from a small shtetl (village) outside of Warsaw, Poland named Kossover. The Jews in ...

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The Hummingbird that Flew to Mars with the Washington Monument Tied to its Tail

Joseph S. PeteMarch 11, 2019

The Hummingbird that Flew to Mars with the Washington Monument Tied to its Tail written by: Joseph S. Pete @nwi_jsp Senator John Morris Sheppard cl...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

The Suffragettes

Hayley BurwoodFebruary 27, 2019

The Suffragettes written by: Hayley Burwood @Hayleyburwood2 In 1897 only men could vote this caused a stir Angry women didn't like it for sure th...

EnglishPoetrySpilled History1 min read

Footnote at A Sanitarium

James GabrielFebruary 11, 2019

Footnote at A Sanitarium written by: James Gabriel @James_Gabriel1 once dried out now drunk he fell into the pool at the sanitarium while underg...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

The Writings On The Wall

Amanda EifertFebruary 11, 2019

The Writings On The Wall written by: Amanda Eifert @mandibelle16 The writings on the wall, Can you read the unscripted falls, Each loop that curv...

EnglishPoetry2 min read

Jack

Jim BartlettFebruary 10, 2019

Jack written by: Jim Bartlett Jack picks up the phone on the second ring, the crackle of static in his ear before the voice – an all too familiar on...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

Schiele’s Embrace

Henry BladonFebruary 7, 2019

Schiele's Embrace written by: Henry Bladon In the warmth of our stolen evening, My passion for you cannot be fully expressed Except by our...

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Lost Army of Cambyses

Mark KodamaFebruary 6, 2019

Lost Army of Cambyses written by: Mark Kodama There once was a shepherd boy named Magid Who lived in the mountains of Iran. But Magid did not w...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Raven Ridge

Doug DonnanJanuary 14, 2019

Raven Ridge written by: Doug Donnan Approximately 30 miles due south of Flagstaff Arizona (As the crow flies) “Raven Ridge?” the gap-to...

EnglishLiterature5 min read

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.