The Devil In Congress…
/… dark clouds funnel,
layered like an onion to peel,
fueling eyes, watering
with displeasure from…
By Andy Cooper
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/…Tina got dressed for work, all he could think about was the argument with Jimmy the night before. They had been arguing in the street. As well as the embarrassment of airing their dirty laundry in public, as they say, there was the strain it was putting on their …
By Chris Platt
Read MoreShe Saved Me
/Sometimes trauma can take a terrific turn.
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…myself and covered the area in aloe.
It hurt so badly, I felt nauseous and hollow.
The pain spikes tended to ebb…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreBorn For A Prince
/…are growing up, we have these grand illusions of what we wanna be, places we want to go and whom we want to marry. Many of these illusions are birthed and kept alive by movies we’ve watched, a favorite song, some picture in a newspaper, book or …
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreA Deneb Hajj
/A pilgrim bound for Earth…
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… bowed in the direction of Earth, completed the Isha prayer, rolled up his mat, and stowed it under the …
By Michael McCormick
Read MoreThe Hollow’s Head Man
/A Grim Start for the Reaper
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… an infant he nursed at the breast
of a harpy who’s fierce, feathered chest
seethed venom most toxic.
It’s not paradoxic…
By Ken Gosse
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 Spotless Life of Mr. Potts
/A hollow drum holds…
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… his life was really spotless. It was only that he considered it so. Not that he really considered anything. Michael Potts was impervious to legal niceties, moral turpitude, and common sense. Whatever he did was okay…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreDeep Depression
/Depression leaves you feeling…
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…morning, I woke up feeling worthless.
My self-confidence cowering in a deep valley.
I was drowning in a deep depression.
What caused me to hide in this horrific …
By Debby Hackbarth
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