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The Bronx Botanical Gardens Orchid Show by Jacqueline S. McCauley
Fiction

The Bronx Botanical Gardens Orchid Show by Jacqueline S. McCauley

July 26, 2024July 22, 20240

“He on one end, she on the other, they march with purpose to the orchid show. The children between them are bundled so tightly, they waddle like penguins in the winter glow.” – excerpt from The Bronx Botanical Gardens Orchid Show by Jacqueline S. McCauley #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

“The Magi” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“The Magi” by Cameron Morse

October 19, 2020October 18, 20201

Wisteria drapes green  bean-knuckled  fingers over my forehead,  the anointing oil of rain  dripping. Robin  poised upon the weathered,  mossy timber spine  of the swing …

“Neigborhood” by Matthew Chamberlin
Poetry

“Neigborhood” by Matthew Chamberlin

August 31, 2020September 7, 20200

This neighborhood is all I know, these placid lawns and cars consumed by blooms of rust where things move  underneath the surface —parts and widens, …

“Four Teacups” by Irtika Kazi
Poetry

“Four Teacups” by Irtika Kazi

March 26, 2018November 9, 20200

Four tea cups lay unattended since Mittag – on the black, bedraggled table in the canteen.   You and I – drinking each other in— …

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