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A big word for a woman - Ana Neu
My love doesn’t speak, She’s quiet with the door open. And breathes when it's not. My love waits for me, Like the cross on Sunday’s. A...
Aug 14, 20231 min read


The Greenhouse - Stephanie Evans
Nestled between the pool-shaped hole in the garden and quieted aviary, the greenhouse glistened in the rubble. A murky film climbed the...
Aug 12, 20232 min read


A Goodbye Letter - Kiara Nicole Letcher
I wield stories in my body like so many knives on a butcher’s block I am chilly and distant but also lush and abundant mercurial...
Aug 10, 20231 min read


Sometimes I Shrivel Up at Night - Kathleen McGuire
I’ve been having trouble sleeping for a long time. Last night I looked over at the empty bed and I thought I saw Bailey’s shape. The...
Aug 8, 20232 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 6, 20233 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 4, 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...
Aug 2, 20231 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 31, 20238 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 29, 20231 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 27, 20233 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 25, 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 23, 20231 min read
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