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May 27, 20218 min read
Too hard? - Jessica Crowley
Does there come a day in every woman’s life when she decides, this is the time I’m going to take my underwear off? If there is, I’ve yet...


May 26, 20211 min read
When Her Flowers Bloom - Justin Litke
Her silky white skin glows under the sun With the deepest soul stealing eyes Her lips curve with each word spoken Her head tilts as she...


May 25, 20211 min read
Sonnet for a Forgotten Prodigy - Bruce J. Berger
She steps into her long black shell, Gray buttoned blouse closed at her neck, Gold Star of David hidden well, Her heart alone can feel...


May 24, 20211 min read
Vagabond Soul - Stephanie Lamb
Do you see? Do you see how the sky breaks and weeps for you? How it births stars hoping to envelope you. And you unknowingly hold the...


May 23, 20212 min read
Madeline - Hayley Bowen
My hand floats out the open window, a pieridae surfing the stream of heavy July air. The other hand fingers an organic condom in the...


May 22, 20212 min read
Childhood’s Last Summer - Cora M. Liderbach
The long and brilliant days of August 1960 are dwindling as a girl swings round and round a swaying metal pole that props up the striped...


May 21, 20214 min read
Does Someone Tell You It’s Over? - robin bidner
I returned to Plainview, Long Island, my hometown, for the funeral of my friend’s mother. I used to go to my old house often, to visit my...


May 20, 20219 min read
Nobody’s Bride - Anna Halabi
Abu Issam was smoking a cigarette on the sidewalk under the awning of his bakery. “This damn rain. It’s keeping the customers away,” he...


May 19, 20216 min read
Remnants - Kennedy Hill
An opaque, burgundy fluid pools beneath the refrigerator door. Its viscosity obscured by the cheap fluorescents lighting the kitchen...


May 18, 20211 min read
The Battle of a Tuesday - Alexandra Enright
Everything is fine as it appears on the surface. You are engaged, your home is furnished you look better than you’ve ever looked. But...


May 17, 20211 min read
Love Triangle I - Julie Benesh
Your mother to your father, “She lets boys touch her, but not us.” How can you explain? At 15 making your mother jealous is farthest from...


May 16, 20216 min read
Tipping Point - Mary Long-Schimanke
“So, I was thinking, what if people who are cremated go to one part of heaven and people who aren’t, go to another?” I say. Everyone...
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