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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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Rosalia

Anastasia De BenedettoMarch 22, 2020

Rosalia written by: Anastasia De Benedetto Un nome che riecheggia nell’aria come una dolce carezza di una madre Che non ebbe la fortuna di diventar...

InternationalItalianPoetry1 min read

All Greek To Me

Judge BurdonMarch 19, 2020

All Greek To Me written by: Judge Burdon I wonder why most poems are so God damn sad Filled with questions that don’t have answers Why do poets need...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

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

Phyllis P. ColucciFebruary 23, 2020

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

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My Story Isn’t Over Yet

Tylia FloresFebruary 21, 2020

My Story Isn't Over Yet written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 Staring at my reflections, sitting in the chair I use as my legs, looking into the ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

A Song About A Story

Roger TurnerFebruary 15, 2020

A Song About A Story written by: Roger Turner @titansdad I wrote a song about a story about a story about a song Three minutes thirteen seconds So,...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

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

Phyllis P. ColucciJanuary 26, 2020

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

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Uncomfortable

K. ExumJanuary 20, 2020

Uncomfortable written by: K. Exum @k_exum I always felt uncomfortable around her Because I just didn’t know what to say She was my one true love U...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

A Self-Portrait In Letters

Kerri CaldwellJanuary 10, 2020

A Self-Portrait In Letters written by: Kerri Caldwell @KerriCaldwell19 They got me on the run, ethereal and destructive. I’m a kindred spirit...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

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

Phyllis P. ColucciNovember 24, 2019

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

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Caramel Creams, Make Me Scream!

Alisa GuttadauroOctober 29, 2019

Caramel Creams, Make Me Scream! written by: Alisa Guttadauro @AlisaGuttadauro Superstitions Trick or Treat, My heart is racing, At a quick...

EnglishHalloweenPoetry2 min read

Who Were They!?

Miss KanishkaOctober 22, 2019

Who Were They!? written by: Miss Kanishka An exhausted month it was; She sat tired and gasped Whenever opened her laptop. A dawn so relaxed finall...

EnglishHalloweenPoetry1 min read

Mickey’s Halloween

Roger TurnerOctober 20, 2019

Mickey's Halloween written by: Roger Turner @titansdad The trick or treater stood before me Dressed like someone from a story He was looking good b...

EnglishHalloweenPoetry1 min read

She and The Shrike

JH JonesOctober 7, 2019

She and The Shrike written by: JH Jones She met him at one of the numerous Cosplay gatherings thrown by the city’s Dark Fantasy/ Sci-fi group when i...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

“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 ...