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A Decision by Lake Qarun

Robin Wrigley·January 21, 2026

A Decision by Lake Qarun written by: Robin Wrigley - When Nana’s husband unexpectedly passed away she was surrounded...

Literature English

·9 mins read

Just One More

Leigh Cuthbert·January 12, 2026

Just One More written by: Leigh Cuthbert I drink to be social. I’m a happy drunk— life...

English Poetry

·1 min read

An Appeal to Bad Government

Joseph C. Ogbonna·October 17, 2025

An Appeal to Bad Government written by: Joseph C. Ogbonna I appeal to your conscience like never...

Poetry English

·1 min read

G. Lynn Brown's heart and soul are hopeful romantics but can't type, so she does it for them, exposing their vulnerability and spilling their deepest secrets into her notes app as poetry and the occasional bit of flash fiction. No surprise that, with such passionate and emotionally driven voices within her, love, in all its facets, is the subject of most of her work - romance, daydreams, sweet dreams, soulmates, cosmic connections, and longing, missing, heartache, what if's and what could be's. And when she isn't ghostwriting for her heart or transcribing her soul's diary, G. Lynn is EIC of Micromance Magazine, where she reads and publishes sweet romance flash fiction and evocative romantic poetry daily.

Conversations and Genie by Chris Gee

The Wednesday before my birthday, I remembered trying to do homework and producing nothing but sweat. Even with the doors and windows opened to screens, the air just wasn’t moving. I even tried staring at the mountains and vegging. But my mind kept hearing whispers from town—that the fires raging across its East Ridge would turn on us when the wind changed. Right before dusk, Aunty Meg called me out for evening chores. As I tossed out scratch for the chickens, a gust blew through, dropping the temperature. ...

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