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POETRY
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Longevity
by Gene Walker
I cannot sustain your voyages,
these corrosive minglings of
hydrogen and oxygen,
seeking the green rivers of your blooms.
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Untitled Poem
by Julia Iskowitz
Knotty Dreams
by Brian Maddock
Black Settlement Photo: Circa 1867
by Mike Owens
Southern dust clings to everyone, as if cursed
Earth itself were lusting to reclaim chattel. [More]
Appraisal
by Henry Daniels III
On the deserted corner
of Condemned and Death
there stands a neglected
rundown theater [More]
Play
by Jim DeShazo
a shout of challenge joyfully proclaims
my hill, my clods, my dirt, my army
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Forgiven
by Harlan Richards
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FICTION
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The Blessing of Jebidiah Goodytake
by Robert Weaver
Sabrina
by Lynne Agnew
Chatat
by Jonathan C Rosenbloom
There, in the rolling temple beneath the city streets, with the industrial harmony of heat, friction, and steel wailing in his ears like a cantor’s ululating prayer, the pounding, rocking rhythm of the train became a syncopated psalmic chant and Mordecai felt closer to God than he did swaying in prayer in the synagogue, the Torah scrolls laid open on the Bima close enough to touch. [More]
Silent Chatter
by Cary Lynn Nichols
Manic missives from deep space? Creepy crawlies through some rupture in the fragile membrane of reality?
One thing seemed certain. Wherever the source, it must be crowded there. [More]
Monster in the Playground
by Thomas M Fox
Apple Jelly
by Dane Toomey
Jesusland
by Christopher Zoukis
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MEMOIR
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A Fine, Fine Day
by D Ka Lani Raposa
The Ring
by Christi Buchanan
How to Survive in Prison
by Yvette M Louisell
Walk Like a Man
by A. C. Bellard
Judgment Walk
by Rogelio Gutierrez
The Years In Between
by Jose L Di Lenola
I approached the tree, haltingly, feet heavy on hot pavement, and soothed my hands across its flesh, plucked leaves from lower branches. The gritty texture pulsed with life. In a place where everything was smooth stone and steel, the sensation was electric. [More]
To Eat or Not to Eat, That is the Question
by Josh Tanaka
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ESSAY
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Hell’s Kitchen
by Thomas Bartlett Whitaker
"Ay, Tomas, Tomas … you always say the nicest things to me when I am holding a 16-inch knife." [More]
Juvenile Adults
by Joseph Dole
Laying Roots
by Robin Ledbetter
I Hear the Train Comin…
by Richard Allen Appleby
Criminal Injustice
by Lee Charles Daniels
That’s the Way It Is in Prison
by Charles P Norman
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DRAMA
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The Secret of Sky, Act 3
by Robert Weaver
Healing Bin Laden
by Christopher Zoukis
You are letting your imagination carry you away. Funny feelings are easily remedied—it’s called Pepto Bismol. [More]
Lilith Anacrusis or The Vampire
by Loren Ivory Morgan
Sophocles in LA
by Christopher Myers
A Whimsy of Insanity
by Joseph Allen Jr
Painted Little Lady
by Bill Huffstutter
Getting Around to It
by Keith Sanders
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