The Intervention

Rich RurshellApril 18, 2019

The Intervention written by: Rich Rurshell   Jenny got into bed like her mother had told her to do and pulled the covers tight over her head. Daddy wa...

EnglishLiterature10 min read

Broiled Flounder

Michael NattApril 14, 2019

Broiled Flounder written by: Michael Natt   I usually visit my mother in New York in May, around her birthday. This year was no exception. However, th...

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The Hand Of Time

Eden S TrinidadApril 8, 2019

The Hand Of Time written by: Eden S. Trinidad @EDENTRINIDAD   Wives cry “you have no time for me”. Moms say “you have no time for our family”. Kids s...

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The Three Smiles

Charlie BottleApril 2, 2019

The Three Smiles written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle   “The People whose first instinct is to smile when you first make eye contact, with them ar...

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Occupy Wall Street

Gary BeckMarch 28, 2019

Occupy Wall Street written by: Gary Beck   A tiny, one room apartment in an old tenement building in the South Bronx. José, a tall, sturdy, fiery, soc...

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Sister

Katy SantiffMarch 28, 2019

Sister written by: Katy Santiff    In the palm-shade of Pearl Harbor, with the beach grass between my toes, which were shaped like small pin...

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Red Linen Suit

Phyllis SouzaMarch 27, 2019

Red Linen Suit written by: Phyllis Souza   Amelia and her boys lived in the house. Virgie and her daughter, Patty, lived in the converted garage apartment...

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The Magic Generational Garden

Debbie ArutaMarch 21, 2019

The Magic Generational Garden written by: Debbie Aruta @Debbie_Aruta   I sat in my mother’s chair in the garden shed and could feel my mother’s ...

EnglishLiterature8 min read

Mother

Nivedita DasMarch 18, 2019

Mother written by: Nivedita Das   She is the prism, through which I saw the world, After the detachment of umbilical cord! For aught I know, M...

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Slum Flower’s Not So Elegant Death

R.E HengstermanMarch 17, 2019

Slum Flower's Not So Elegant Death written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman   Even daybreak didn't slow the lot lizards from stalking the tru...

EnglishLiterature8 min read

The Dog’s Name Was Maxwell

Adam W RedmonMarch 15, 2019

The Dog's Name Was Maxwell written by: Adam W Redmon @AdamsWritings   The dog's name was Maxwell, his best friend in the World. Received from his Mo...

EnglishPoetry2 min read

FOXTROT

Martina Reisz NewberryFebruary 28, 2019

FOXTROT written by: Martina Reisz Newberry   This morning, as soon as the sun was up, I walked into the city past the small deli/coffee shop where a w...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Transfiguration

SpillwordsFebruary 3, 2019

Transfiguration a poem by Louisa May Alcott   Mysterious death! who in a single hour Life's gold can so refine, And by thy art divine Change m...

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Lullabies From the Yawning Grave

Kerri CaldwellJanuary 31, 2019

Lullabies From the Yawning Grave written by: Kerri Caldwell @KerriCaldwell19    When the night is over, you’ll walk into the sun. You’ll be lost...

EnglishLiterature4 min read