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Jan 30, 20212 min read
Poetic System - Joan A. Vargas
The pumping won’t cease. It pumps. And it pumps. And it pumps. A poetic heart races with creative resilience. Never changing its left...


Jan 29, 20216 min read
i’ll hang it in the toilet - Valene Kane
Caryn hadn’t wanted to wear that dress this morning. It was fresh from the dryer and felt stiff and starchy next to her skin. She hoked...


Jan 28, 20213 min read
Death’s Footprint - Wendy Lukomski
I awaken as the sun emerges from the Santa Ynez mountains visible from where I lie, sleep-cleared of yesterday’s heavy grief, with only...


Jan 27, 20213 min read
Jacarandas - Colette Estelle McCormick
When she looked at that jacaranda she did not see what they saw. She did not see it’s lush, creamy periwinkle petals that floated in the...


Jan 26, 20214 min read
The Magic Airplane - Kimberly Parish Davis
The child lay on her stomach, elbows supporting her upper body, legs bent at the knees, bare feet in the air. She rested half in, half...


Jan 25, 202113 min read
blu(e) - Heather Nichole O'Brien
"We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not...


Jan 24, 20219 min read
Aunt Emma - Angela Kidd
My Great Aunt Emma was already quite old when I was born. In my memory I think of her as being like Granny, the widowed owner of Tweety...


Jan 23, 20217 min read
The Sensitive Geek - Marissa "Mazzer" D'Orazio
My first love was a TV trope. I was first exposed to the Sensitive Geek through Seth Cohen, a character from the The OC. He loved anime,...


Jan 22, 20213 min read
Life Isn’t Fair - Zeel Patel
It’s not fair. The first time I remember saying this was when I was four years old and had gotten in trouble for an argument that was...


Jan 21, 202110 min read
Folkloric - Hannah Vitiello
The surface of the fjord was still until a rock skipped across the grey water. Mara chose another flat, silvery rock, and weighed it in...


Jan 20, 202112 min read
Night Song - Mike L. Nichols
I’m lying somewhere, uncomfortable. In our bed? It feels like I’m going to be waking up with a headache. My leg is stiff and aching. I...


Jan 19, 202112 min read
Trapped - Holly Malkasian
The metal equipment clanged against the walls as we climbed the steep staircase. Before we reached the door, the acrid smell hit us and I...
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