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R. Scott Boyer

Elemental Realms, Pt. 1

March 22, 2023March 27, 2023 by Scott Boyer

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 […]

Cradle in the Crook of a Silvery Moon
Lee Warren, Poetry

Cradle in the Crook of a Silvery Moon

February 1, 2023February 7, 2023 by Lee Warren

Cradle in the crook of a silvery moon

Peace Dreams by Lee Warren
Lee Warren, Poetry

Peace Dreams by Lee Warren

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 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
Poetry, Veronica Hope

Ode to the Cul-de-sac Lady by Veronica Hope

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 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
Lee Warren, Poetry

Broken People by Lee Warren

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 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
Regina E. Williams, Short Fiction

Duty and Education by Regina E. Williams

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by mainstreetwrites

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
Poetry, Syril Levin Kline

Still by Syril Levin Kline

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by Syril 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
Essays, Lee Warren

The Secret Door by Lee Warren

October 20, 2022October 25, 2022 by mainstreetwrites

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
Rebecca Johnson, Short Fiction

The Tar Man

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 by Rebecca Johnson

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
Regina E. Williams, Short Fiction

No Good Deed Goes Unpublished by Regina E. Williams

October 10, 2022October 17, 2022 by mainstreetwrites

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
A.F. Winter, Poetry

Woman in a Bookstore by A.F. Winter

September 26, 2022October 17, 2022 by mainstreetwrites

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 […]

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