A Night In The City

Wolfgang H.September 18, 2020

A Night In The City written by: Wolfgang H.   Stray cats and bats roam the streets with fallen leaves groups of groupies with high heeled giggles a...

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Tuesdays Habit

David MaynardSeptember 8, 2020

Tuesdays Habit written by: David Maynard   The morning light burned my eyes as I walked out of the door of the homeless shelter "F**k me" I mumbled un...

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The Power of Words

Jenise CookApril 17, 2020

The Power of Words written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook   My father was lynched. Mama took her own life. Foster care rotated me from family to family. ...

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Dignity

CJ DelousMarch 7, 2020

Dignity written by: CJ Delous   The Seagulls used to be Angels according to a Nordic legend that I probably don't understand. They have become this w...

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Watermelon Lunch

Phyllis SouzaMarch 6, 2020

Watermelon Lunch written by: Phyllis Souza   — Like an overgrown weed patch, his chin hid beneath a straggly beard. A man was spitting black seeds whi...

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Frozen

Roger TurnerJanuary 14, 2020

Frozen written by: Roger Turner @titansdad   It was a night like this Back in old T. O. When a woman froze to death In the cold and frigid snow I p...

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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 ...

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Burnt Christmas

MelisaDecember 21, 2019

Burnt Christmas written by: Melisa @MQuigley1963   Tasting soot breathing difficulties house burnt down water bomb bursts through the sky charcoal...

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Silent Night

Jim BatesDecember 18, 2019

Silent Night written by: Jim Bates   Ralph Kaczynski had been a salvation army bell ringer for seventeen years and it was by far and away the coldest ...

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Night, City

DahNovember 6, 2019

Night, City written by: Dah @dahlusion   An imposing fog comes with its damp body flapping like wet skirts on balcony railings. Then surveillance b...

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Bermondsey to Basra Battlefronts

Nobby66October 5, 2019

Bermondsey to Basra Battlefronts written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s   2002 Dole doldrums, Asbo estate yobbo’s attack stagnated study, mates dying o...

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The Homeless Have No Friends

Charlie BottleAugust 30, 2019

The Homeless Have No Friends written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle   I am nobody, invisible, unseen, of the lowest varna, I am stratified, dise...

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Badass Rooster

Sheila HenryAugust 10, 2019

Badass Rooster written by: Sheila Henry   I cheer on your strength yours is more than an ox stronger than any builder’s pillar ~ is your grit but ...

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Despair

hedgehogAugust 1, 2019

Despair written by: hedgehog   Winter was all but over with Snow melting, trees with icicles hanging Like downward pointing daggers Litter from the m...

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