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Tag: contemplation

“The Remarkable Life of a Celebrity Mountain Lioness” by Tina Plottel
Poetry

“The Remarkable Life of a Celebrity Mountain Lioness” by Tina Plottel

August 7, 2023August 7, 20230

“my swift nights powered by / Starbucks are behind me.”
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“Retreat” by Amita Basu
Fiction

“Retreat” by Amita Basu

July 31, 2023August 7, 20230

“I stand at the corner hailing autorickshaws. Many are ferrying schoolchildren, plastic sacks full of produce, five-litre gas cylinders, or the drivers’ wives holding stacked egg-trays bound for grocers.”
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Microfiction by Corey Bryan
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Corey Bryan

May 29, 2023May 29, 20230

Three Microfictions by Corey Bryan @pip_prompts #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“Andropov’s Dance” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Andropov’s Dance” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

May 8, 2023May 29, 20230

“The river of silence passes through the large classroom trough, its charcoal sides soft and cool to the touch.”
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“crickets, tell me that” by April Yu
Miscellaneous / Poetry

“crickets, tell me that” by April Yu

December 9, 2022January 21, 20230

the night has not stolen the taste and shape of my grass-drowned flesh. after all, your croaks already drink the air from my lungs until …

“Slate Cleaned on the Bluff” by D. R. James
Poetry

“Slate Cleaned on the Bluff” by D. R. James

January 11, 2021January 11, 20210

Up here, the intervals of thundering wavesat dawn signal churning, pebble-rivensculpting by water’s paws: crucible likea cleanse. Low clouds, contesting gravity,fabricate braids of gray sleeves …

“Coffee Cup, Empty” by DAH
Poetry

“Coffee Cup, Empty” by DAH

June 22, 2020August 19, 20201

This dimly-lit café, there’s a voice then two, then three speaking like a detuned triangle  with so much impatience. Winter, dense and black,  crams itself …

“Everyday I am Born Like This” by Abhilipsa Sahoo
Poetry

“Everyday I am Born Like This” by Abhilipsa Sahoo

November 5, 2018August 19, 20201

everyday I am born like this – nothing ever happens for the first time I collect my shattered promises and get back home to my …

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