Hurry Back: For Agnes

Mary Ellen GambuttiFebruary 18, 2020

Hurry Back: For Agnes written by: Mary Ellen Gambutti @melcmg   I position my mother’s wheelchair against the heavy table in the corner of her room. ...

EnglishLiterature8 min read

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 ...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Home For The Holidays

Michael NattDecember 15, 2019

Home For The Holidays written by: Michael Natt   I grew up in a predominantly Jewish area of New York City where Chanukah menorahs outnumbered Christm...

ArticleChristmasEnglish4 min read

The Candy Store On Queens Boulevard

Anita G. GormanNovember 8, 2019

The Candy Store On Queens Boulevard written by: Anita G. Gorman @aggorman   In the 1940s on Queens Boulevard near my house in Elmhurst, Queens, there s...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

His Arms Around Her Tightened

Terry BrewerOctober 14, 2019

His Arms Around Her Tightened written by: Terry Brewer @Stories2121   It isn’t about the money. There isn’t any. I blew through my inheritance within...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

Six Seconds

Roger TurnerMay 1, 2019

Six Seconds written by: roger turner @titansdad   Six seconds What takes that long? You can't write yourself a letter You can't write yourself a son...

EnglishPoetrySpilled History1 min read

A Stone Walled Heart

Anne GDecember 3, 2018

A Stone Walled Heart written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth   Take a walk Through Ole New York   Legacy of history Of what was And now would ...

Anne GEnglishPoetry1 min read

May Day

Tim GardinerMarch 25, 2018

May Day written by: Tim Gardiner @timgardiner3   as she sleeps so many questions on 34th Street... answers remain on the 86th floor   NOTE...

EnglishPoetrySpilled History0 min read

No, It Was Not A Halloween Prank

Dr Santosh BakayaNovember 4, 2017

No, it was not a Halloween prank written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya   Was someone playing a Halloween prank Near the shimmering Hudson river bank? Buddies ...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Indestructible

Anne GMay 31, 2017

Indestructible written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth   Indestructible city of glass, steel and stone built on Gneiss bedrock, millennia old   Towers ...

Anne GEnglishPoetry0 min read

Striped Shirts and Mini Skirts

Robbie MassoMay 11, 2017

Striped Shirts and Mini Skirts written by: Robbie Masso @robbie.masso   She took the stage and sounded like the New York punk scene of the 70’s. De...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

The Breathing City

Nesbit and GibleyDecember 18, 2016

The Breathing City written by: Nesbit and Gibley @nesbitandgibley   The train ramps over rail bumps, a beating heart beneath our feet. This old thing h...

English1 min read

New York Values

Anne GApril 20, 2016

New York Values Commentary by Anne G   Recently, much has been said about New York values. Although the person who first made this comment does not mer...

Anne GArticle1 min read

New York

John LopesApril 19, 2016

New York written by: John Lopes @PoetryIncubator   Your avenues sweat subterranean blues, tenor men dressed in Friday night’s best tweed jazz ensemble ...

English1 min read