Writing Gallery
One Hundred Percent
/Budgy learns how to grow…
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…I have been friends since we were born. He lived three doors down. My dad used to say we were thicker than flies; however, no one ever mixed us boys up. He was tall and skinny, with neatly combed black hair; I held onto my baby fat …
By Fay L. Loomis
Read MoreSeason’s Wishes
/Let us take Season’s wishes
Of love, joy and peace
And through each our actions
Give Christmas new …
By Mike Turner
Read MoreA Winged Wish
/A wish—
a tender sigh
lingering in the languid breeze
of my yearning thoughts…
By Shih-Fang Wang
Read MoreExit Stage Left
/Renowned theatre director Toby Armitage arrived at the play-house just before nine o’clock in the morning. He was handed a cup of coffee and shown through to the auditorium. He removed his silk scarf and found a seat in the middle of the aisle…
By Chris Platt
Read MoreOne 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
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