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Aug 6, 20233 min read
Mojave - Kat Lee
The desert is full of death, but not really. I drive through the Mojave, along I-15, and wonder if the blacktop is hot enough to pop my...
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Route 2 - Lucy Angell Anderson
Maybe you think I’m beautiful because it’s autumn. Everything looks gorgeous when bathed in honeyed light. Your hand cradles the clutch...
Aug 2, 20231 min read
A Poem for Clara - Kate Phillips
I see your lips close around words of worlds of wisdom, and suck on the history of Neverland and papaya meadow politics, slurping at the...
Jul 31, 20238 min read
The Girl Who Only Liked Birds - Maria Lazebnik
After yesterday’s rain, it felt good to be back on the beach. I squinted, taking in the narrow strip of sand covered in spongy seaweed...
Jul 29, 20231 min read
Maybe I Could Have Breathed - Steph Scott
If I had known when I was thirteen instead of hiding behind a door of shame maybe I could have breathed I think I may have even dreamed...
Jul 27, 20233 min read
Take Your Marks…Go - Katie Kirker
In the corner of my closet there’s a pile of running shoes – the discarded remains of miles past. The colours form a rainbow, like...
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Mania, My Mistress - Alesa Bernat
Mania, my mistress - I hide you away from prying eyes lie awake, agitated, unsated you leave me wane and wanting Mania, my mistress - You...
Jul 23, 20231 min read
Blessed - Eben Ormston
Arms around her knees nestled back against me. I lean a little to my left to better see her silhouette fair and freckled long blond hair...
Jul 21, 20231 min read
Breathe - Raymond Hoffman
Never bit like the rest of them Shoved unwarranted expectations Only clinging to myself The pressure encompassing Kettle to pop right...
Jul 19, 20231 min read
Scenes from a YA Novel - Haley Nicole
The window clouds with my November breath, my knuckles raw, speckled with blood from knocking. I finally got in, picking the lock with my...
Jul 17, 20234 min read
The Secrets We Don’t Keep - Christina Brown
Marianne pulled off the duvet, surprised the girl’s heady scent of lavender remained in her husband’s bed. She had prepared herself for...
Jul 15, 20231 min read
Shadows of Mothers - Lina Buividavičiūtė
The wide tree boughs of mothers, their dense foliage, a large shadow thrown, hair the color of crows, small glowing daughters within,...
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