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“Two Gates For Ghostly Dreams” by Dawn Bratton
Poetry

“Two Gates For Ghostly Dreams” by Dawn Bratton

September 20, 2021September 22, 20210

That motherlode of Sun …

“Pop” by Benjamin Schmitt
Poetry

“Pop” by Benjamin Schmitt

November 27, 2020November 22, 20200

Getting all the feels …

“Other Wars” by Greg Farnum
Fiction

“Other Wars” by Greg Farnum

November 23, 2020November 22, 20200

1 It was a …

“Ode to a Speck” by Thomas Piekarski
Poetry

“Ode to a Speck” by Thomas Piekarski

November 13, 2020November 12, 20200

Out of respect I …

“Field Trip” by John Grey
Poetry

“Field Trip” by John Grey

November 9, 20200

You wake up on …

“Zoom In-Out-In and Cry” by Hibah Shakhez
Poetry

“Zoom In-Out-In and Cry” by Hibah Shakhez

November 6, 2020November 5, 20200

Earth o’ mine green …

“Bones” by Japhy Mitchell
Poetry

“Bones” by Japhy Mitchell

November 2, 2020November 1, 20200

The winds switch faster …

“The Magi” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“The Magi” by Cameron Morse

October 19, 2020October 18, 20201

Wisteria drapes green  bean-knuckled  …

“The Destiny Tree” by Hibah Shabkhez
Poetry

“The Destiny Tree” by Hibah Shabkhez

October 2, 2020October 2, 20200

The destiny tree, Dark …

“Rural Grown” by James Croal Jackson
Poetry

“Rural Grown” by James Croal Jackson

September 25, 2020September 25, 20201

I always mowed the …

“Moving Among the Changes” by Tim Suermondt
Poetry

“Moving Among the Changes” by Tim Suermondt

September 4, 2020September 11, 20200

The aspirations of man …

“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.

“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”

“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 …

“Dopo Mezzonatte” by Marina Kazakova
Poetry

“Dopo Mezzonatte” by Marina Kazakova

July 24, 2020August 24, 20201

Dopo mezzanotte! Dopo, dopo! …

“Plywood World” by Fabrice Poussin
Poetry

“Plywood World” by Fabrice Poussin

July 20, 2020August 19, 20200

Another stormy night in …

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr
Fiction

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr

July 17, 2020September 23, 20200

Morning, a hot wind …

“The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow
Fiction

“The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow

July 13, 2020August 29, 20200

The photos on the …

” ‘Ain Ghazal” by Robert Beveridge
Poetry

” ‘Ain Ghazal” by Robert Beveridge

July 10, 2020September 1, 20200

In a chamber with …

“Ghost Machine” by Terry Tierney
Poetry

“Ghost Machine” by Terry Tierney

July 6, 2020September 1, 20200

“My mother says the camera steals souls,” #MetaworkerMonday

“Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski
Poetry

“Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski

June 29, 2020August 19, 20200

She wasn’t a phoenix, …

“Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai
Poetry

“Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai

June 15, 2020August 19, 20200

somewhere up here  you …

“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 …

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky
Fiction

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky

March 2, 2020August 29, 20200

One lost Saturday night, …

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