The House

Carmen BacaJanuary 9, 2020

The House written by: Carmen Baca   “Don’t you dare hit me!” “Don’t fight me.” The man and the woman were at it again, the emotion in their voices c...

EnglishLiterature7 min read

Those Winter Sundays

SpillwordsJanuary 5, 2020

Those Winter Sundays a poem by Robert Hayden   Sundays too my father got up early And put his clothes on in the blueback cold, then with cracked hands...

EnglishLiterary GreatsPoetry0 min read

A Cypress In His Own Right

Lali Tsipi MichaeliJanuary 1, 2020

A Cypress In His Own Right written by: Lali Tsipi Michaeli translated by: Michael Simkin   I remember a cone shaped cypress Reaching the sky I rememb...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Just An Old House

Verona JonesDecember 9, 2019

Just An Old House written by: Verona Jones @VeronaJ57   Just an old house falling apart, along a mountain interstate. Travelers abandoned their ...

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Two Bedrooms Out The Back

Peter FarrarDecember 8, 2019

Two Bedrooms Out The Back written by: Peter Farrar   It was the smell I noticed. It arrived before the seismic wave of sheer heat. It caked in my nost...

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Israel

Sebastien LacasseNovember 30, 2019

Israel written by: Sebastien Lacasse @Inkwill88   In that eerie predawn glow, a voice echoed from the empty bones of the house. Israel sat in the sti...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

House of Ill Repute

Nivedita RoyNovember 30, 2019

House of Ill Repute written by: Nivedita Roy @Roynivi3   They enter as traitors in this lupanar, this bordello, be it, king, be it knight all...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

A Mouse In My House

Glynn SinclareNovember 8, 2019

A Mouse In My House written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare   I try to sleep, but toss and turn My mind is racing, fit to burn Absurd as it may seem ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

October Silence

J.D.G. PerldeinerOctober 30, 2019

October Silence written by: J.D.G Perldeiner   The house was unassuming. It looked like all the other houses on the block, save for the fact that the ...

EnglishHalloweenLiterature34 min read

Axel

Susan Marie ShumanOctober 28, 2019

Axel written by: Susan Marie Shuman   It’s the stuff nightmares are made of. The full moon was silhouetted with gnarled tree branches scarring its ...

EnglishHalloweenLiterature2 min read

It’s Just Colin

Lee DunnOctober 21, 2019

It's Just Colin written by: Lee Dunn @66human   We had been looking for a place to rent near town because our landlord gave us notice to vacate....

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The Mystery House on My Street

Linda S. WilliamsOctober 20, 2019

The Mystery House on My Street written by: Linda S. Williams   At the end of my street, Just before the country begins Is a big old house in wild...

EnglishHalloweenPoetry1 min read

Sugie, When You Coming to get that Turkey?

Louis GalloSeptember 25, 2019

Sugie, When You Coming to get that Turkey? written by: Louis Gallo   SUGIE, WHEN YOU COMING TO GET THAT TURKEY? I’m in love with the message on my m...

EnglishPoetry3 min read

Dummy

Matthew Roy DaveySeptember 4, 2019

Dummy written by: Matthew Roy Davey   They came up behind us on the path and yelled to get out of the way. Rick and I were quick enough but Ellio...

EnglishLiterature3 min read