A Lifetime Of...
/After the end of a bad…
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…in Fairhope, breathtaking.
Milky-white dogwood petals float ubiquitously.
A season of warmth…
By Debby Hackbarth
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Paris By Night
/… marginalized ladyboys sunshine in jars arsenic and toast
recant the chant stragglers reported tarried sundry afternoons
blue moon’s scatting manifold addictions private party’s temporary vision
disfigured figureheads preserved…
By Jay Simpson
Read MoreThe Painted Veil
/… outside and don your regalia:
pretty in gem-toned velvet, silk, and lace,
you are dressed to the nines; you’re acceptable,
so long as you cover your…
By DL Mullan
Read MoreApocalypse
/…the world was left
Not as a burned-out cinder
But a nugget of obsidian
Ebony, unyielding…
By Mike Turner
Read MoreThe Ties That Endure
/"The Ties That Endure" reflects…
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…empty arms ache,
yet her love endures,
like a wedding ring’s endless…
By Sutanuka Mondal
Read MoreIf I Have Squandered...
/…I have squandered your gifts, O Dear Lord,
and glorified myself with hoarded wealth;
if I have crucified the Lamb and Word,
and planned against my righteous…
By Ngoc Nguyen
Read MoreOil, Always Oil
/…vibrant body of my
grandmother’s homemade sauce
lives in memory, I think
of her kitchen around …
By Melissa Lemay
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