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Hidden Inside

Jeff Flesch·May 13, 2022

Hidden Inside written by: Jeff Flesch @FleschJeff I crumble like stone into a void with no home...

English Poetry

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This is A Drug-Free Zone

Stanley Wilkin·May 10, 2022

This is A Drug-Free Zone written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk The air struck him in a single...

English Literature

·6 mins read

Beautifully Insane

Tammy Hendrix·May 7, 2022

Beautifully Insane written by: Tammy Hendrix I see her madness undulating like the tides rising crooked smiles...

English Poetry

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Against Those Tides

Karima Hoisan·April 27, 2022

Against Those Tides written by: Karima Hoisan An ocean between us, The current churned you gone. Voices...

English Poetry

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Touching Base

Sean O'Leary·January 5, 2022

Touching Base written by: Sean O’Leary @SeanOl777 I met an Aboriginal guy in Kings Cross. I’d just...

English Literature

·6 mins read

Do Not Lose Hope When It Comes To Your Mental Health

Stan Popovich·November 21, 2021

Do Not Lose Hope When It Comes To Your Mental Health written by: Stan Popovich @managingfear I...

Article English

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The Broken Minded

Nobby66·July 30, 2021

The Broken Minded written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s What becomes of the broken minded? Shiny celebs stalk in...

English Poetry

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Tapes

Doug Hawley·March 14, 2021

Tapes written by: Doug Hawley @dougiamm Tape from October 1, 2014 Just fell over the threshold. Retch. ...

English Literature

·11 mins read

I’m stranger. You’re Stranger. Together, We Are… Strangers

Dan A. Cardoza·August 30, 2020

I’m Stranger. You’re Stranger. Together, We Are… Strangers written by: Dan A. Cardoza @cardozabig It’s not easy...

English Literature

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The Meeting

Colleen M. Tice·July 24, 2020

The Meeting written by: Colleen M. Tice @ColleenMarieTi1 The friends meet at the local café for coffee,...

English Literature

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Trains

Tony Ortiz·July 11, 2020

Trains written by: Tony Ortiz Sometimes I listen to the trains go by And I pretend I...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Heavy Mental

Kindra M. Austin·April 29, 2020

Heavy Mental written by: Kindra M. Austin @AustinKindra I In a powder blue bathroom, humid, and slick...

English Poetry

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Something Tells Me

Lee Dunn·April 4, 2020

Something Tells Me written by: Lee Dunn @66human Some say it’s demons. The real kind you exorcise. They’re...

English Featured Post Poetry

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I Peel Paper

Kindra M. Austin·March 17, 2020

I Peel Paper written by: Kindra M. Austin @AustinKindra I peel paper, yellow— jaundice skin, is it...

English Poetry

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A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net-nominee, Elaine Nadal is the author of two poetry chapbooks: When and Sweat, Dance, Sing, Cut, published by Finishing Line Press. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Spillwords Press, Haunted Waters Press, Hoot Review, and Latino Book Review Magazine. Nadal has shared her work in many venues. She recently did a TEDx talk on hope, poetry, and music.

When Education Feels Hopeless by Kate Leo

“Was this one of yours?”
I stare at the text on my phone from a former teaching colleague, the URL underneath it glaring up at me. I hesitate, not sure if I want to click on it. Finally, my curiosity compels me. My finger shakily taps the link.
“Sean Michael Bishop, 17, has been charged with first-degree murder,” the article’s headline blares at me. I read on, my pulse quickening. “On May 11, Bishop was arrested and charged in the shooting of 34-year-old Michael Franken. Bishop was also arrested on weapons charges. Lake Vista police said Bishop was involved in an argument with a woman in the parking lot of Tailgaters Bar & Grill in the Main Street District before Franken tried to stop the fight. Police said Monday that Franken has since died, and Bishop is now charged with first-degree murder.”

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