Resolute
/Sometimes family dynamics…
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My life was saturated with criticism.
Family members valued antagonism.
I sought freedom and …
By Debby Hackbarth
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One Dischanted Evening
/Stories one hears through the years.
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In college, they split by his choice, a regret,
since he stayed alone—self-imposed oubliette—
while back at her campus young…
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreTrue Happiness
/This holiday season, let's think…
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December is a month filled with holidays.
Think for a moment about what wishes we make.
Young children think of toys and …
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreWishing
/Wishing is a tricky business
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My Mother would often say to some overexpectatius wish of mine, “ If wishes were horses, beggars would ride”. Clearly an expression with years of use. Moreover, an expression of brutal reality. Had I taken it to heart, I might’ve avoided…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreIn The Shadows
/In the shadows of every shade
An unseen plaque with the name
Of a thoughtful sower…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreA Sleeping Wish
/… the night so deep and dark
there is a wish within my heart
hibernating under shy desire
waiting for passion to lure it…
By Shih-Fang Wang
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