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Kissing Teeth

Nick GerrardMay 27, 2020

Kissing Teeth written by: Nick Gerrard Mandala walked home along the shore, his bare feet tickling the lap of the gentle waves. The sun still stood ...

EnglishLiterature15 min read

Guantanamera

James StraussMarch 29, 2020

Guantanamera written by: James Strauss @JStraussAuthor The winds off of Lake Eerie blew cold and hard through the streets of downtown Buffalo. New ...

EnglishLiterature7 min read

Nature Morte

Tracy GaughanMarch 16, 2020

Nature Morte written by: Tracy Gaughan @Traceculture The lake was looking her in the eye. She was thinking about pomegranates: the strange poetry i...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Adventure

Eliza SegietMarch 11, 2020

Adventure written by: Eliza Segiet translated by: Artur Komoter Between the Panamanian Passage, the surrounding water, fragments of ancient civ...

EnglishInternationalPoetryPolish1 min read

The Lake In The Mist

Haril VyasJanuary 21, 2020

The Lake In The Mist written by: Haril Vyas There's a sense of emptiness inside me, As I wander off the paths paved by many, My footsteps remember p...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Mountain Lake

Elan MudrowJanuary 9, 2020

Mountain Lake written by: Elan Mudrow @elanmudrow I sit with her Placing her in memory Giving thoughts strength, yet In her silence, she frightens...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry0 min read

Where Have The Birds Gone?

Fotoula ReynoldsJanuary 7, 2020

Where Have The Birds Gone? written by: Fotoula Reynolds It’s raining embers And our beautiful Island-home cries A blackened soul Unfair intensity ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

The Winter of My Brothers

huntersjamesDecember 12, 2019

The Winter of My Brothers written by: huntersjames @huntersjames When one in the forest falls Taller than all the others My sweet Indian friend it ...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

The Windy City

Debra Sasak RossOctober 10, 2019

The Windy City written by: Debra Sasak Ross I love the smell of the earth After a fresh Spring rain on the oily rainbow asphalt. I love the reflecti...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

November Walk With Carmelita

Ronald B ConwaySeptember 21, 2019

November Walk With Carmelita written by: Ronald B Conway It's mid-November; cold as hell, A worried sky like dirty cotton. The smell of wood ...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry0 min read

The Cunningham Sanitarium

Michael CeraoloSeptember 16, 2019

The Cunningham Sanitarium written by: Michael Ceraolo Far too large for Dr. Lindan's collection of medical quackery, &...

EnglishPoetry3 min read

Intertwined

Kenneth Vincent WalkerJuly 7, 2019

Intertwined written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker As the sky drifts into The lake, and blurs The lines between Earth's loving space, For the calm has...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry0 min read

Meet Me in The Park

Henry BladonJune 29, 2019

Meet Me in The Park written by: Henry Bladon We will meet on the grass near the lake. We will watch the anglers try to catch a fish and ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Boatman

Henry BladonApril 21, 2019

Boatman written by: Henry Bladon In the middle of the lake the boatman blows his whistle. Ripples appear as the pristine white swan g...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Steve Carr, from Richmond, Virginia, has had over 400 short stories published internationally in print and online magazines, literary journals, reviews and anthologies since June, 2016. He has had six collections of his short stories, Sand, Rain, Heat, The Tales of Talker Knock and 50 Short Stories: The Very Best of Steve Carr, and LGBTQ: 33 Stories, and The Theory of Existence: 50 Short Stories, published. His paranormal/horror novel Redbird was released in November, 2019. His plays have been produced in several states in the U.S. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize twice.