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No Good Deed Goes Unpublished by Regina E. Williams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 […]