It is snowing. Willow wears the crocheted hat her sister made for her. She walks alone on the street of Vancouver with the sounds of footsteps behind her. She turns a weary glance over her left shoulder – and there… Read More ›
Month: July 2019
If I Sleep Through Tomorrow by Damon E. Johnson
If morning arrives and finds me breathless and unable to return your smile or hear the sounds of the wind blowing life into another day, I hope that you understand that loving you has truly been one of my… Read More ›
Hallow Be Thy Name by Christopher Allen Breidinger
There’s a lump in my throat. I cannot manage to swallow. All my words come out jumbled. All the meanings are hollow. Everything that I’m saying Is just the name that I follow. Every poem that I write Is… Read More ›
Discarded by Brenda-Lee Ranta
Narcissists make love to themselves in mirrors practiced faces of empathy; practiced tears rehearsals held daily urging you to talk picking you apart pulling wings off butterflies with well-meaning smiles generosity with a price nothing is free they need people… Read More ›
Fly by L.J. Diaz
For a moment she believed all things to be possible. And she could fly. In a fleeting moment, she was free. © L. J. Diaz Excerpt from the book “Catching Snowflakes” $12.95 Plus Shipping ~ Available… Read More ›
Troubled by Jeff Oliver
I was plagued I was puzzled I was pained And unsettled I was confused My heart was harrowed Apprehensive And afraid I was troubled Through all the pain To disconnect From a troubled past It takes the patience To… Read More ›
Featured Author: Candace Meredith
Candace Meredith earned her Bachelor of Science degree in English Creative Writing from Frostburg State University in the spring of 2008. Her works of poetry, photography and fiction have appeared in literary journals Bittersweet, Backbone Mountain Review, Anthology 17, Greensilk… Read More ›
Voices by Kelly Jadon
voices echo repeating themselves redundant memories impressions over and over never ending never muted but covered by surf’s roar upon beach’s sand where i lie face covered attempting to ignore trying to understand the torment never knowing it was a… Read More ›
Not Finished Yet by Amanda Hoppes
There’s a time where you sit there and remember him Your strongest, bravest parts try to forget Yet, he seeps into the cracks of your soul flooding the beats of your heart And you die.. Die inside..Die outside Did… Read More ›
I Shall Hold You by Sue Lobo
Before your conception, you danced deep in my mind, As an idea & a plan, I held you close, for us to tight bind, And then in my womb & for nine months, you I had held, Blood, bone… Read More ›