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Author: Matthew Maichen

“The Magi” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“The Magi” by Cameron Morse

October 19, 2020October 18, 20201

Wisteria drapes green  bean-knuckled  …

“Volitions of Desire” by Oisin Breen
Poetry

“Volitions of Desire” by Oisin Breen

October 16, 2020October 11, 20200

I speak- Of climbing …

“The Dinner Party” by Alexa Hailey
Fiction

“The Dinner Party” by Alexa Hailey

October 12, 2020March 23, 20241

We arrived right on …

“Carry Tiger to Mountain” by Morton Milder
Fiction

“Carry Tiger to Mountain” by Morton Milder

October 9, 20200

In the Third Year …

“My Nature” by Gregory C. Wilder Jr.
Poetry

“My Nature” by Gregory C. Wilder Jr.

October 5, 20200

“I’m not used to …

“The Destiny Tree” by Hibah Shabkhez
Poetry

“The Destiny Tree” by Hibah Shabkhez

October 2, 2020October 2, 20200

The destiny tree, Dark …

“Self Portrait as Woman with Scarf” by Paul Rabinowitz
Non-Fiction / Poetry

“Self Portrait as Woman with Scarf” by Paul Rabinowitz

September 28, 2020June 26, 20220

I have no hair …

“Rural Grown” by James Croal Jackson
Poetry

“Rural Grown” by James Croal Jackson

September 25, 2020September 25, 20201

I always mowed the …

“On Perfumed Wings it Ascended” by Andrew Johnston
Fiction

“On Perfumed Wings it Ascended” by Andrew Johnston

September 21, 2020January 10, 20210

When the dragon first …

“Nigh” by Scott Mitchel May
Fiction

“Nigh” by Scott Mitchel May

September 14, 2020January 10, 20210

Harvey Olsen never had …

A few updates!
Editorial

A few updates!

September 9, 2020November 29, 20200

Hey all, you may …

“Moving Among the Changes” by Tim Suermondt
Poetry

“Moving Among the Changes” by Tim Suermondt

September 4, 2020September 11, 20200

The aspirations of man …

“Neigborhood” by Matthew Chamberlin
Poetry

“Neigborhood” by Matthew Chamberlin

August 31, 2020September 7, 20200

This neighborhood is all …

“1984” by DC Diamondopolous
Fiction

“1984” by DC Diamondopolous

August 28, 2020September 4, 20202

James, as the doctors …

“These fragments I have shored against my ruins” by Jie Wang
Fiction

“These fragments I have shored against my ruins” by Jie Wang

August 24, 2020January 10, 20211

We are all doomed …

“Tempest of the Bold” by Ken Allan Dronsfield
Poetry

“Tempest of the Bold” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

August 21, 2020September 25, 20231

By the waves I …

“Mourning” by Oisin Breen
Poetry

“Mourning” by Oisin Breen

August 17, 2020May 1, 20230

Oisín Breen is a …

“A Bride” by Michael Howard
Fiction

“A Bride” by Michael Howard

August 14, 2020August 24, 20200

It was official: Angie Lash and Marco Di Luca, twenty-one years her senior, were wed.

Meet Melissa Reynolds!
Editorial / Interview

Meet Melissa Reynolds!

August 12, 2020December 1, 20200

Hey everyone! We told …

“Flatline” by Mark Hammerschick
Poetry

“Flatline” by Mark Hammerschick

August 10, 2020August 30, 20200

“through the view/of a hollow lens/like an eye surprised/by lost sight”

Our Fifth Birthday!
Editorial

Our Fifth Birthday!

August 9, 2020August 11, 20202

Hello everyone! It’s Matthew. …

“When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei
Fiction

“When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei

August 7, 2020March 15, 20221

When my ear fell …

“Forty Degree Echo” by James Croal Jackson
Poetry

“Forty Degree Echo” by James Croal Jackson

August 3, 2020August 24, 20201

you’re biting your nails …

“As We Know It” by Marco Etheridge
Fiction

“As We Know It” by Marco Etheridge

July 31, 2020August 29, 20201

You pause in the …

“Birth Cave” by Terry Tierney
Poetry

“Birth Cave” by Terry Tierney

July 27, 2020August 24, 20200

Shaman paints the wolf …

“The Hunt” by Seth Jani
Poetry

“The Hunt” by Seth Jani

June 8, 2020August 29, 20200

I would step out …

“Loud Secrets” by Fabrice Poussin
Poetry

“Loud Secrets” by Fabrice Poussin

June 1, 2020September 1, 20200

Two to speak loud …

“Typical Spring Love Song” by Connie Woodring
Poetry

“Typical Spring Love Song” by Connie Woodring

May 25, 2020August 29, 20200

Connie Woodring is a …

“Edges” By Kim Malinowski
Poetry

“Edges” By Kim Malinowski

May 18, 2020September 3, 20200

There used to be …

“The Red Worm” by Isaac Aday
Fiction

“The Red Worm” by Isaac Aday

May 11, 2020May 18, 20200

Sam Karrington’s size-six loafers …

“The Slow Plunge” by Seth Jani
Poetry

“The Slow Plunge” by Seth Jani

May 4, 2020May 11, 20200

The cracks of frost …

“Locked Together” by C.D. Panell
Poetry

“Locked Together” by C.D. Panell

April 27, 2020August 29, 20200

A pair of purple-throated …

“Cattail Confessions” by Hannah Melin
Fiction

“Cattail Confessions” by Hannah Melin

April 20, 2020January 10, 2021

I’ve fallen in love …

“Poem En Route to Oblivion” by Michael Harmon
Poetry

“Poem En Route to Oblivion” by Michael Harmon

April 13, 2020August 19, 20200

My poor dear, were …

“The Next One Who Dies Had Better Be Living” by John Grey
Poetry

“The Next One Who Dies Had Better Be Living” by John Grey

April 6, 2020September 2, 20200

Kill the funeral please.Mow …

“Clouds” by Adam Kelly Morton
Fiction

“Clouds” by Adam Kelly Morton

March 29, 2020August 29, 20200

Honey’s Pub is loud …

“Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds
Fiction

“Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds

March 23, 2020March 15, 20221

I have stood for …

“Naked Cake” by Scott Mitchel May
Fiction

“Naked Cake” by Scott Mitchel May

March 16, 2020August 29, 20200

There is something sad …

“Say Goodbye to Hollywood” by Henry Crawford
Poetry

“Say Goodbye to Hollywood” by Henry Crawford

March 9, 2020August 19, 20200

[Shot] [in a single …

“Barrow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Barrow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

February 24, 2020January 10, 20210

The darkness should be …

“Taco Dreams” by William Torphy
Fiction

“Taco Dreams” by William Torphy

February 17, 2020February 24, 20200

    Peg had made good …

“West” by James Goss
Poetry

“West” by James Goss

February 10, 2020August 19, 20200

A four-engine train engines …

“The Primrose Path” by TC Anderson
Poetry

“The Primrose Path” by TC Anderson

February 3, 2020August 19, 20200

The Devil’s wicked lips …

“Nightchild” by Paul Negri
Fiction

“Nightchild” by Paul Negri

January 27, 2020January 10, 20210

She shone bright in …

“The 50-State Rustbelt Gulag Blues” by Brett Stout
Art

“The 50-State Rustbelt Gulag Blues” by Brett Stout

January 20, 2020July 29, 20240

Brett Stout is a …

“Roots” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi
Poetry

“Roots” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

January 13, 2020August 19, 20200

The villages grew wingsOut …

“King Yertle” by Mickey J. Corrigan
Poetry

“King Yertle” by Mickey J. Corrigan

January 6, 2020November 9, 20200

You are a man …

“The Green Instruction Manual” by Dr. Amit Shankar Saha
Poetry

“The Green Instruction Manual” by Dr. Amit Shankar Saha

December 30, 2019August 19, 20201

Take out a month …

“A Cut Shaving” by Joe Albanese
Poetry

“A Cut Shaving” by Joe Albanese

December 16, 2019August 19, 20200

The shards of blanket …

“Pink” by Izzy Martens
Non-Fiction

“Pink” by Izzy Martens

December 9, 2019May 16, 20250

The small pink tube …

“Riding the Rails with Marx and Engels” by Brett Stout
Art

“Riding the Rails with Marx and Engels” by Brett Stout

December 2, 2019July 29, 20240

Brett Stout is a …

“Arizona Rattlesnakes” by E.G. Farrelly
Fiction

“Arizona Rattlesnakes” by E.G. Farrelly

November 25, 2019December 16, 20190

“How d’ya s’ppose we …

And Then He Died by Matthew Maichen
Newsletters

And Then He Died by Matthew Maichen

October 19, 2019September 23, 20201

Hello, ladies and gentlemen, …

“I guess I never told you about Texas” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“I guess I never told you about Texas” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

June 17, 2019January 10, 20210

I guess I never …

“What Do Birds Do When Bombs Go Off” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi
Poetry

“What Do Birds Do When Bombs Go Off” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

June 3, 2019September 23, 20200

When bombs rattle the …

“some other nights” by Mallika Bhaumik
Poetry

“some other nights” by Mallika Bhaumik

May 27, 2019August 19, 20202

Nights are essays in …

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker
Fiction

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker

May 20, 2019February 23, 20220

6:47 AM The darkness …

“Bodily” by Gale Acuff
Poetry

“Bodily” by Gale Acuff

May 13, 2019September 23, 20200

I don’t care if …

“The cops have Julia” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“The cops have Julia” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

May 6, 2019January 10, 20210

I knew already, struck …

“Forgotten Man” by Ann Christine Tabaka
Poetry

“Forgotten Man” by Ann Christine Tabaka

April 29, 2019September 3, 20202

Dust motes dance on …

“The Clairvoyant” by DS Maolalai
Poetry

“The Clairvoyant” by DS Maolalai

April 22, 2019August 19, 20200

for a while there …

“Tungsten Bulbs” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik
Poetry

“Tungsten Bulbs” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik

April 15, 2019September 1, 20200

I have always wondered …

“Traumatic Pneumothorax” by Melanie Gaughran
Art / Poetry

“Traumatic Pneumothorax” by Melanie Gaughran

April 8, 2019August 27, 20230

Melanie Gaughran is a …

We’re back and on Patreon.
Editorial

We’re back and on Patreon.

April 1, 2019June 8, 20200

Thank you to everyone …

“Seasons of Earth” by Manisha Manhas
Poetry

“Seasons of Earth” by Manisha Manhas

February 25, 2019August 19, 20200

the dust storms whineagainst …

“On Light on Shadow” by L.L. Madrid
Fiction

“On Light on Shadow” by L.L. Madrid

February 10, 2019September 4, 20200

The air is thick …

“Death of Whydah Sibyl” by Ken Allan Dronsfield
Poetry

“Death of Whydah Sibyl” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

February 4, 2019September 3, 20200

Stand at ocean-side, exhale …

Ruben Reflects on the Difference Between Dreams and Reality While Working the Day Shift” by Chuck Von Nordheim
Poetry

Ruben Reflects on the Difference Between Dreams and Reality While Working the Day Shift” by Chuck Von Nordheim

January 28, 2019August 19, 20200

Where I earn my nine fifty and change each week, rules of physics make the surreal far from cheap.

“Cupholder: A Road Buddy Romance” by Chuck Von Nordheim
Poetry

“Cupholder: A Road Buddy Romance” by Chuck Von Nordheim

January 14, 2019August 29, 20200

Under a sulfur streetlamp, …

“Canescent” by Jagari Mukherjee
Poetry

“Canescent” by Jagari Mukherjee

January 7, 2019September 4, 20202

1 These mornings, I …

“A Russian Romance” by Nikita Parik
Poetry

“A Russian Romance” by Nikita Parik

December 17, 2018February 23, 20202

One fanciful Calcutta summer …

“Synthlipsis Greggii” by Hart L’Ecuyer
Poetry

“Synthlipsis Greggii” by Hart L’Ecuyer

December 10, 2018April 20, 20190

The war brought a …

“Concurs” by Sanjeev Sethi
Poetry

“Concurs” by Sanjeev Sethi

December 3, 2018August 30, 20200

Not like in the …

“7820 miles” by Snata Bose
Poetry

“7820 miles” by Snata Bose

October 1, 2018August 29, 20200

How can I forget …

“Stewed and Strained” by RK Taylor
Poetry

“Stewed and Strained” by RK Taylor

September 17, 2018September 16, 20180

comforting chatter from front-facing …

“Why I Should Probably Quit” DS Maolalai
Poetry

“Why I Should Probably Quit” DS Maolalai

September 10, 2018August 19, 20200

the click of the …

“The God of Good Things” by Snata Bose
Non-Fiction

“The God of Good Things” by Snata Bose

September 3, 2018August 29, 20200

The rain cut me …

“A New Kind Of Love” by Sanbud Tehrani
Poetry

“A New Kind Of Love” by Sanbud Tehrani

August 27, 2018August 21, 20180

It may not get …

“Monograph” by Gary Glauber
Poetry

“Monograph” by Gary Glauber

August 20, 2018August 19, 20200

Home, a major chord, …

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone
Fiction

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone

August 12, 2018August 29, 20200

In the heat of …

“I Hid to Never Emerge” by Suvojit Banerjee
Poetry

“I Hid to Never Emerge” by Suvojit Banerjee

August 6, 2018August 19, 20200

The snow in my …

“Teeter-Totter” by Sanjeev Sethi
Poetry

“Teeter-Totter” by Sanjeev Sethi

July 30, 2018August 19, 20200

  Spindrift from your …

“Exit” by Anupama Kadwad
Poetry

“Exit” by Anupama Kadwad

July 23, 2018September 23, 20200

I force myself to …

“Red Wine for Winter” by DS Maolalai
Poetry

“Red Wine for Winter” by DS Maolalai

July 16, 2018September 3, 20200

the snow melts grey …

“Modern Sunsets” by M. A. Istvan Jr.
Poetry

“Modern Sunsets” by M. A. Istvan Jr.

July 9, 2018August 19, 20200

daytime gutter vomit scared …

“Pledge” by Sheikha A.
Poetry

“Pledge” by Sheikha A.

July 2, 2018August 30, 20200

Some lands are royalty …

“This is not a Democracy!” by Sanbud Tehrani
Poetry

“This is not a Democracy!” by Sanbud Tehrani

June 25, 2018August 19, 20200

“This is not a …

“Nothingness” by Anne Strand
Fiction

“Nothingness” by Anne Strand

June 18, 2018January 10, 20211

        …

“Cold Frame” by Sanjeev Sethi
Poetry

“Cold Frame” by Sanjeev Sethi

June 11, 2018August 19, 20200

  Love like Eucalyptus …

“untitled” by Darin Milanesio
Editorial / Poetry

“untitled” by Darin Milanesio

May 21, 2018August 19, 20200

Life is supposed to …

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty
Fiction / Micro

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty

May 14, 2018January 15, 20220

     Her new …

A poem from Simon Perchik
Poetry

A poem from Simon Perchik

April 30, 2018August 19, 20200

Editor’s Note: Per the …

Excerpt From “We Three Kings” by D.M. Rice
Fiction / Miscellaneous / Poetry

Excerpt From “We Three Kings” by D.M. Rice

April 23, 2018December 10, 20240

D.M. Rice is a non-binary writer …

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith
Fiction

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith

April 16, 2018September 23, 20200

It was late enough …

“Writing the Believable” by Alex Clare
Miscellaneous

“Writing the Believable” by Alex Clare

April 13, 2018January 10, 20210

Hey everyone! Matthew here, …

“Occupy the Present” by Ken Allan Dronsfield
Poetry

“Occupy the Present” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

April 9, 2018August 19, 20200

Whatever be the season, …

“Stag” by Megan Denese Mealor
Poetry

“Stag” by Megan Denese Mealor

April 2, 2018September 23, 20200

Megan Denese Mealor has …

“Four Teacups” by Irtika Kazi
Poetry

“Four Teacups” by Irtika Kazi

March 26, 2018November 9, 20200

Four tea cups lay …

“The Clues Within an Adirondack Glade: Son to Father” by Greg Lucas
Poetry

“The Clues Within an Adirondack Glade: Son to Father” by Greg Lucas

March 19, 2018August 29, 20200

Now that you’ve passed-through …

“The Laptop of God” by KG Newman
Poetry

“The Laptop of God” by KG Newman

March 12, 2018August 29, 20200

You’d expect the power …

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