survival
Canned Peas
Canned Peas written by: Ingrid Bruck After Morgan Parker’s poem, Afro. First line: “I’m thinking secrets and...
Joey
Joey written by: James Howard - The church bells remained silent. They don't toll for his kind. There...
What Have We Become?
What Have We Become? written by: Beth Warren When did this change occur? That love and hate...
Winter’s Paean
Winter’s Paean written by: Linda Marie Hilton Eighty layers of clothes against my shivering skin Bundle up!...
Lalla Saves The Day
Lalla Saves The Day written by: Frank Meintjies - Since her brother Cosmo’s death, Lalla had mostly stayed...
The Political Nile
The Political Nile written by: Marial Awendit @Marial_Awendit 1. (‘Will this boat carry us towards democracy?’)...
At Grubby Groceries Supermarket
At Grubby Groceries Supermarket written by: Joan McNerney Mournful groups come arriving in shrouded cars. Their hair...
Shells – A Pantoum
Shells A Pantoum written by: Lois Perch Villemaire What is the fascination with shells? Those crevices where...
Transition
Transition written by: Bethel Chisom Philip - And so we began to talk after an awkward introduction...
The Lavender Pages
The Lavender Pages written by: Rae S. Earley (thestoryscripter) - A draft of winter found Mary’s exposed knuckles as she clenched...
Apocalypse-Skull-God
Apocalypse-Skull-God written by: Yucheng Tao I A gentle breeze blew coughs through busy streets. The skull-god descended...
Surviving the Winter’s Wrath
Surviving the Winter’s Wrath written by: Sajida Haddad @HaddadSajida It’s 10 degrees out but I got a...
The Snow
The Snow written by: Jim Wingrove @wjwingrove Freedom, sweetness, love to you I can’t believe the rent...
Perfidious Devils
Perfidious Devils written by: Hannah Scott - Humans think us perfidious. I think us as patient and persistent...
