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…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Time”)

Phyllis P. ColucciMarch 29, 2020

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away ("Time") written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot One word becomes one idea, becomes one sentence,...

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Whiplash

Zehra NaqviMarch 10, 2020

Whiplash written by: Zehra Naqvi @znaqvisajjad Let life unfold unfair, unrelenting ruthless tyrant. Let life unfold mercilessly. The marks of wh...

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In Pursuit of Creative Happiness

Asad MianMarch 8, 2020

In pursuit of creative happiness and linking it to the modern day workplace written by: Asad Mian @amian74 Preamble: Is happiness important and...

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Semi-Naked Cake

Robyn MacKinnonMarch 8, 2020

Semi-Naked Cake written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat semi-naked cake living in the upside down did cowboy paintings NOTES FROM THE AUTHO...

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Salonnière

Tali Cohen ShabtaiFebruary 27, 2020

Salonnière written by: Tali Cohen Shabtai I live with a vieille dame Among her Prozac and cigarettes She welcomed me by a first introduction With...

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This Love

Anoucheka GangabissoonFebruary 14, 2020

This Love written by: Anoucheka Gangabissoon If I bloom not in this love of ours, May it be that I die from it, Paining and suffering As one lost...

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Always Only

Ann Christine TabakaFebruary 13, 2020

Always Only written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris It was always only me, always only you, never anyone else. Life set. Schedules met. T...

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Aqueduct

Eliza SegietFebruary 5, 2020

Aqueduct written by: Eliza Segiet translated by: Artur Komoter The aqueduct between To Be and Not To Be has no marked length. What we leave at ...

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The Breeze of memories

David DephyJanuary 22, 2020

The Breeze of Memories written by: David Dephy I am standing in front of the mirror, the reflection of myself is asking me: “Would life be better if ...

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Somber

Sharon Dina RoseJanuary 7, 2020

Somber written by: Sharon Dina Rose Regala photography by: Carl Scharwath Somber was how she counted the days of her foregone times, with disdain...

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Erase Me

R William StandishNovember 27, 2019

Erase Me written by: R William Standish Let your love for me be nothing more than a memory worth living for a used to wait and see a bond so true it ...

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Grilled Cheese Hold The Memory

Judge BurdonNovember 22, 2019

Grilled Cheese Hold The Memory written by: Judge Burdon If I only knew what you were thinking I'd feel warmer against the cold Than with my coat ...

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CONCEPTS HAVE FRUCTIFIED

RochishmonNovember 19, 2019

CONCEPTS HAVE FRUCTIFIED written by: Rochishmon @Rochishmon My heart sways While flowers blossom My mind sprouts While the dawn had its dawn *** ...

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Making Memories

Dan LeichtNovember 9, 2019

Making Memories written by: Dan Leicht @Deeliopunk For all the money we put into our homes the best memories are always the adventures we take out...

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“Lock down, lock down. We are now on lock down.” The receptionist’s voice came over the school intercom over the incessant buzzing of the alarm bells located in every hall of every phase of the building. I thanked my lucky stars I wasn’t in my regular classroom with my fourth period of thirty-one freshmen. I was teaching my last class of the day in the computer lab of phase five, one of the more isolated wings of the large oddly-shaped school where I’d been teaching for years. There were only seven students in class that day, it being a Friday afternoon ...