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Russian Thistle Mites
Russian Thistle Mites written by: Lynne Phillips - A high-pitched scream — unlike any sound I’d ever heard before — woke us. “What was that, Dan?” I asked...
Before the Blameless Sea
Before the Blameless Sea written by: William Wright, Jr. I was never alone In my fear of...
’76
'76 written by: David Heaton - The first time it happened I was no more than a toddler. I have no memory of the event...
Anesthesia
Anesthesia written by: Francesca Barbara - She could not remember how she got there, but she was walking a long trail in the gloomy...
Ruin Made Me
Ruin Made Me written by: Yukta Phoenix Crashing or collapsing, I don’t know if I’m stabilizing, Breaking...
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season written by: Craig R Kirchner I wrote about it, we argued, not nasty, but disagreed...
The Hunter
The Hunter written by: Sapto Mitra The slits of the wildest beasts tattooed his heart as he...
Devil Wind
Devil Wind written by: Tracy Shawn - Maureen Wilder fingers her puka shell necklace. As the feverish October morning...
I Was Human
I Was Human written by: Melissa Lemay While lying in a deep ravine, and pond’ring things I’d...
Sandstorm
Sandstorm written by: Becca Lotus The sandstorm ripped through the desert Wild creatures scattering to deep shelters...
The Lament of Vivian
The Lament of Vivian (A secret she cannot handle) written by: Matthew Lee Gbigbi Could she say...
Growing with Darkness
Growing with Darkness written by: Abagail Summers It started small Innocent and pure Day was light And...
A Year After Writing My First Poem
A Year After Writing My First Poem written by: MK Kuol that murky night, that murky night—hours...
The Shape of Fear, the Shape of Love
The Shape of Fear, the Shape of Love written by: Patricia Furstenberg - The coat hung from the rafter peg like a memory, its shoulders folded inward...
