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Blue Broken Mind

Farah Rose SmithMarch 13, 2020

Blue Broken Mind written by: Farah Rose Smith @farahrosesmith A murmur of illusions, soaked in blue It is child’s play, this darling madness Flower...

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Surreal

Barbara DeraouiMarch 5, 2020

Surreal written by: Barbara Deraoui @brmaxwell Sometimes I feel like my life is surreal That it’s not real When I look back on my life I can’t...

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Mowgli’s Mother

Mehreen AhmedJanuary 1, 2020

Mowgli's Mother written by: Mehreen Ahmed @MehreenAhmed2 “What a strange name? Mowgli’s mother,” Brenda Braidy said. “Yes, very strange,” said her...

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Down East Incident

John R CobbOctober 3, 2019

Down East Incident written by: John R. Cobb @john_r_cobb The sweltering day had followed into evening, and nighttime air was heavy and lifeless. Mi...

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The Empath

Alisa GuttadauroOctober 2, 2019

The Empath written by: Alisa Guttadauro @AlisaGuttadauro I feel, Therefore I hurt, I write, and so I bleed, Emotions are in tune, With other peopl...

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Sky Song

Tanya RakhSeptember 16, 2019

Sky Song written by: Godfrey Holy and Tanya Rakh a sunset of muscle for memory fibers a sliver of tongue for each grain of pain we seep from thi...

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Survivor of The Strange

James Dennis Casey IVJune 24, 2019

Survivor of The Strange written by: James Dennis Casey IV @LouisianaJames the new Lizard King no one left to blame on the level this is how it's d...

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OCD 2.1

Henna JohansdotterApril 27, 2019

OCD 2.1 written by: Henna Johansdotter I was born a broken fence an animal farm where the dogs aren’t sleeping and I cannot lie; I’ve been the hi...

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The Intergalactic Burn of Metaphysical Intuition

James Dennis Casey IVApril 26, 2019

The Intergalactic Burn of Metaphysical Intuition written by: James Dennis Casey IV @LouisianaJames crystal visions fill the air exposing secrets o...

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Going To Tonight

Robyn MacKinnonApril 14, 2019

Going To Tonight written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat life in every breath I'm considering going to tonight instead ...

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Anatomy of A Heartbreak

Henna JohansdotterApril 5, 2019

Anatomy of A Heartbreak written by: Henna Johansdotter February: He’s left you a wishbone on your pillow. You’re not sure what to do with it so you ...

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Transformation

Samantha BeardonDecember 3, 2018

Transformation written by: Samantha Beardon It is time. Time for my next transformation. I am prepared, well as much as I can be. I sit in the cooln...

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The Girl And The Snake

Ryan KOctober 14, 2018

The Girl and The Snake written by: Ryan K In a moonlit forest of giant red trees, there stood a girl. No taller than the bushes of dark green that s...

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Bloody Tears & Silver Skulls

James Dennis Casey IVAugust 13, 2018

Bloody Tears & Silver Skulls written by: James Dennis Casey IV @LouisianaJames A prayer for the wild at heart Kept in a dirty cage underneath A...

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“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 ...