Lovers at the altar, hands clasped tight, a touch the world would not bless. A lifetime of love, but only a few feetContinueContinue reading ““What we held” by Jade Jones”
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“Is This Really Your First Time” by Percy Mines
There’s something suffocating in the air of this movie theatre. Maybe it’s the buckets of popcorn that go stale everyContinueContinue reading ““Is This Really Your First Time” by Percy Mines”
“Rainforest” by Yucheng Tao
In the burning forest,I keep wishing for God to hear me.I keep trying to crawlinto a vast cocoon.Is it myContinueContinue reading ““Rainforest” by Yucheng Tao”
“Apocalypse of the Serpent-Skull-God” by Yucheng Tao
Birth In the dampened corners of the cities,every car exhales exhaust; every body breathes greed.The Skull-God is born in humanContinueContinue reading ““Apocalypse of the Serpent-Skull-God” by Yucheng Tao”
“07-14-2003” by Lily Suckow Ziemer
Carlos (16) rides his skateboard to work I (14) scoop popcorn for eight dollars an hour He’s nice And theContinueContinue reading ““07-14-2003” by Lily Suckow Ziemer”
“Hand Sculpted; Fangs and All” by Emily Rakestraw
Her voice didn’t register — not at first. It took two polite “excuse me’s,” the forceful removal of a double-prongedContinueContinue reading ““Hand Sculpted; Fangs and All” by Emily Rakestraw”
“Pink and Blue” by Emily McKinnon
Girls are supposed to like the color pink, you seeThat is what they tell us when we are very youngButContinueContinue reading ““Pink and Blue” by Emily McKinnon”
“Sophie” by Emily McKinnon
I was not yet four months when we first met,But it did not take long for you and I toContinueContinue reading ““Sophie” by Emily McKinnon”
“There Is Always Next Time” by Emily McKinnon
Whenever I thought of flash bulb memories I always thought of a fifties style camera. You know the ones withContinueContinue reading ““There Is Always Next Time” by Emily McKinnon”
“A Conscious Night” by Amber Haliday
In late hours like these, Late enough to be early morning I wonder why I lie awake Perhaps my deviceContinueContinue reading ““A Conscious Night” by Amber Haliday”