Will I Ever
/…I ever be respected
Or always be neglected
Will I ever be treated the way I'm expected
Or will I forever be…
By James Weber
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A Reckoning
/Suicide, preceded by three…
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…rounds from a pump-action 12-gauge shotgun took the lives of four souls - Floyd Sanford (shot twice), Bessie Lee Sanford, and Rosalie Sanford. Each died from close-range blasts that splattered blood, flesh and bone. The fifth shot was delivered to the chest of the murderer …
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreDark Thoughts
/Grandmother shared …
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… grandmother was sitting quietly in her favorite chair meditating, she said: “Susy, something is thumping at the corners of my mind.” I wanted to understand what was going on in her brain; however, I was late and needed to rush to my…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreAbout The Book
/… read the book at college. It wasn’t on the syllabus. We didn’t read it in class. As far as we knew, the English department were unaware of the book and the sensation it was causing. It was handed around like it was an illegal substance. Check this out. Here, read …
By Chris Platt
Read MoreStrange Rhyme
/… quantum mechanics were understood,
and black hole singularities, space-time,
and gravity's well swallowed in a flood,
would bend to genius effort of this …
By Ngoc Nguyen
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
Read MorePlease Be Aware
/This poem is based on a true…
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…not know Mrs. Scott very well.
I met her when I visited her son.
I saw her from afar, sullen and…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreThe Bell Tower
/When a child thinks their…
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… resting her hands on top of the waist-high parapet, and couldn’t help but emit a gentle sigh at the tranquil solitude she found herself in. She lowered her chin onto her hands and gazed dreamily across the red-tiled rooftops to the vineyards…
By Peter Jonathan
Read MoreDarlena: Bounty Hunter Material
/…came to town, hung the sheriff in the town square, and called for the mayor. She entered the saloon, removed her coat, and took a seat. A bartender went to his feet to serve Darlena a frosty fountain mug with foam bubbling over the…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreJust Ghostly
/…when she saw the figure, dropping her mug of tea to the floor. She looked on in disbelief as the ghostly figure of a woman, walked through the kitchen. The figure wore a flowing white dress under a blue denim jacket. The vision had a spectral …
By Chris Platt
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