I drove today, to Folly BeachTo walk along the shore.The sights, the sounds, brought comfort,But still, I needed more. I etched your name into wet […]
Dandelions: A Fable of Sun and Moon
In a wild garden forgotten by time, two dandelions grew—one crowned in gold, the other veiled in silver. They sprouted at opposite ends, with silvery […]
A Character Based On The Man Who Cut Me Off…
Stan began his day in the room over the garage of his sister’s house. He woke just in time to don his Sunday best. Stan […]
Never Meet Your Heroes
I clanged a fork on the champagne-filled crystal goblet and stood. “Good evening,” I addressed my dinner guests, giddy and nervous. “I’ve invited you all […]
The First Item On My Daughter’s Back To School List Is A Good Foundation
By Amber Hope “Good news,” I said to my middle-schooler as I tore open the letter that I had been waiting for all summer. “We’re […]
Incendiary Invitation
By Lee Warren Ban my bookBan my bookEntice the curiousTo take a look What a fine wayTo relayThat I have somethingPowerful to say Within the […]
An Eagle’s Point of View
A fun scene from my upcoming novel, King Solomon’s Wives, written entirely from a bird’s POV 🙂 From a hundred feet in the air, the […]
King Solomon’s Wives
Here is the introduction to my latest novel, King Solomon’s Wives, a blend of fantasy and historical fiction slated to be completed later this year: […]
Elemental Realms, Pt. 1
Prologue – People tell me I’m special. My mother and my teachers used to say I’m autistic. Now they say I’m “on the spectrum.” The […]
Peace Dreams by Lee Warren
Peace Dreams The aging hippies will die Without peace In a country They do not recognize They pluck dead flowers From their hair And dashed […]
Ode to the Cul-de-sac Lady by Veronica Hope
Brassy haired spinster with the ring doorbellYou watch me on live videoYou gawk at me and shriek and yellThough, my name you do not know […]
Broken People by Lee Warren
Broken PeopleBroken people are the bestThose who dash their hearts Upon the rocks of reality Battered, time and againThey ride the tides of hope To a crumpled conclusion On […]
Duty and Education by Regina E. Williams
The people attending the art gallery opening in Accra were colorfully attired. The rich African fabrics in traditional styles and European-inspired fashions were on regal […]
Still by Syril Levin Kline
His jacket hangs in the closet,still,on his side of the walk-inamong his shirts and suits and neckties. His clothes hang thererespectfully unpacked and organizedyet empty […]
The Secret Door by Lee Warren
Once upon a time, I found a secret door. Oh, I didn’t know it at the time, for the door was not very secret, and […]
The Tar Man
It was only a shadow. A shadow, that was all—globular and black, spreading across the distant roadway like a drop of ink amid the darkness […]
No Good Deed Goes Unpublished by Regina E. Williams
James-Edward was not just light but bright-skinned with curly hair and long eyelashes. He thought very highly of himself and was not shy about sharing […]
Woman in a Bookstore by A.F. Winter
There is nothing as alluring as a woman in a bookstore,Casually strolling through the aisles.Looking for a story, to be swept away.She is looking for […]