North Carolina Bears Witness
/… slammed the door,
shaking the framed family
photos on the oak walls.
Perhaps she’d melt …
By Andy Cooper
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A Bargain with Belief
/…falling beneath autumn’s crisp
gold and red leaves—
which, of course,
Madelyn can’t…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreBleak House
/… they were suspicious. So, my going there was a gamble. Part of my reason for going there was to gain their …
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreWhere the Roses...
/…mother and my very step-mother that were fighting in our compound that caused commotion in the air. Before we knew it, neighbors had appeared and started separating them. We, the children, were little and all we could do…
By Lawal Rasheed
Read MoreA Halloween Night ...
/… in carved Jack-o’-lanterns
paved the way to Leona’s porch.
A skeleton in the window
left me in a fragile …
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreThe Weight of Regrets...
/… ruins rest on a hillside
in Temecula, California.
Bruised by past failures,
our savory intentions …
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreMiss Daisy...
/…said, removing her glasses and bringing her left hand up to massage her temples. She was sitting in her computer chair with her legs crossed. Myer sat on her light couch, lowered his chin, and exhaled. “You’re the doctor,” he said. Myer came now and then for medication…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreMemorable Moments…
/… for everything,
all I remember about Layla,
her kiss was among the least.
I missed only her soft …
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreOctober Jumpscare
/…brought pristine
weather to our evening together.
The fireplace crackled, cedar burning bright.
In my new brick …
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreA Suburban Edgelord...
/… lost youth sat in a darkened room
before flat screens in suburban homes.
Anti-flag posters are stuck to beige
walls as his lips drift…
By Andy Cooper
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