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Monthly Archives: May 2025

Under the Dirt and Flowers

person digging on soil using garden shovel

By: Sammy – (Samuel D. Giles) When my parents had me, I was my father’s only and my mother’s third.ContinueContinue reading “Under the Dirt and Flowers”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inKSU Author, Nonfiction, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Under the Dirt and Flowers

Heaven Was Discovered by Cowboys

sunlight over cowboys and horses herd

By: Caroline Magill It’s not too far to travel to heaven. At least, that would be the perspective of aContinueContinue reading “Heaven Was Discovered by Cowboys”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inNonfiction, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Heaven Was Discovered by Cowboys

Tokens

eclectic shelf with camera and trinkets

By: Andrés Manuel Cintrón-Scala I have a habit of collecting tokens. Not those that are circular and stamped with anContinueContinue reading “Tokens”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inKSU Author, Nonfiction, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Tokens

To Those Of Whom I Dedicate My Love

brown fountain pen

By: Gabrielle Hornung To The First,  To you, who was there when I was first welcomed into this world. YourContinueContinue reading “To Those Of Whom I Dedicate My Love”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inNonfiction, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on To Those Of Whom I Dedicate My Love

hang painting here

a single gold framed painting on the wall

By: Halle Kay “hang painting here?”a pink sticky note laid on the wall,you left it there last time you walkedContinueContinue reading “hang painting here”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inPoetry, Winter/Spring 2025 Issue1 Comment on hang painting here

Sparta

low angle view of ancient statue

By: Megan “MegLynn” Moss He fell from the sky,a god cloaked in wings,his beak a blade,his love a wound. Bronze-bellied,ContinueContinue reading “Sparta”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inPoetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Sparta

The Apple Woman

basket with apples on a wooden chair

By: Megan “MegLynn” Moss I peel myself with a paring knifered-skinned and milk-veineda fruit bred for rotthe sink fills withContinueContinue reading “The Apple Woman”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inPoetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on The Apple Woman

Heart of Mine

pink white and red heart stone lot

By: Catherine Berry Oh, heart of mine, why are you stubborn?You simply do not obey my commands at all.On someContinueContinue reading “Heart of Mine”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025May 18, 2025Posted inKSU Author, Poetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Heart of Mine

House on Fire

flare of fire on wood with black smokes

By: Jetta Whitehurst My memories burn off my skin, shaping the configurations of my body.Every rise of my arms isContinueContinue reading “House on Fire”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025Posted inKSU Author, Poetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on House on Fire

Deadly Dancing Daggers

close up of ornamented daggers

By: Jetta Whitehurst Deadly dancing daggers unsheathe-From meaty, gnarled hands beneath.Your fate, to me, you bequeath. Sweat drips down fromContinueContinue reading “Deadly Dancing Daggers”

Posted byContributing AuthorMay 18, 2025May 18, 2025Posted inKSU Author, Poetry, Winter/Spring 2025 IssueLeave a comment on Deadly Dancing Daggers

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