My Quadratic Equations, a Poem by Milton P. Ehrlich
Are a vast algebra of joy. They make splendid curves like eye-popping parabolas and give off a paradisal heat. They have tropical...
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Apr 30, 20212 min read
Towels, a Short Story by Carrie Lynn Hawthorne
No matter how loud or quiet things got, in our house and in our heads, we could always count on one thing. The towels on the rack were...
C.J. Williams
Apr 24, 20211 min read
Non-Essentials, a Poem by C.J. Williams
all, in masks, and the boy, in thunderbird-pokemon pants asks mom, how come? the question lasts and the sign on the storefront, splashed...
Oyetayo Eniola
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Dark, a Poem by Eniola Oyetayo
Dark skin, melanin Clearheaded and educated And now obviously frustrated From all the history books rewritten I know you expect us to...
Reed Venrick
Mar 26, 20213 min read
Teaching History in Grade Schools, a Poem by Reed Venrick
History Class Begins Again From the playground where they play, call the children back to class and school, teach the lessons they're...
VaL Smit
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Waiting for Spring, a Poem by Val Smit
When the frosts of winter had ceased Its snows melted Its cutting winds ameliorated; The pain will subside Our blood in our veins no...
Ellen Huang
Mar 5, 20212 min read
I Never Wanted Potiphar's Wife, a Poem by Ellen Huang
Years from now, sermons and wisdoms will tell of my bravery in the face of wily woman, nameless woman, thirsty for exotic drink from this...
Ed Meek
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Asylum, a Poem by Ed Meek
It’s as easy as cutting a cord,
to separate the mothers and children—
the ones seeking asylum
from gangs and violence,
so desperate to flee
Ellen Huang
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Manslaughter Privilege, a Poem by Ellen Huang
How quick we are to pity murderers. Not because we see ourselves in them, I don't think but because of course a white woman's perceived...
Angela Costi
Feb 5, 20212 min read
The Summit of Choice, a Poem by Angela Costi
She is sitting on the edge of a mountain in the Annapurna,
her face, away from the camera,
her gaze focused on the Lamjung peak,
Stephen House
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Prisoners, a Poem by Stephen House
my boss is from my country of origin has been in australia for many years he owns two restaurants employs newly arrived i’m just in this...
John Grey
Jan 15, 20211 min read
A South Texas Enclave, a Poem by John Grey
There’s a wall off in the distance that keeps immigrants out, as well as mountains and the river. And, on all sides off their house,...
Andrew Scott
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Little Ronnie, a Poem by Andrew Scott
My memories of him are divided between the person here and now from the way that he was before. The multi-faces and lives of Little...
George Leposky
Dec 18, 20206 min read
Refugees from Sea-Level Rise, a Short Story by George Leposky
“Honey,” I announced, “we’re selling the house.” My spouse was flabbergasted – until I explained. I had just opened an envelope...
Stephen House
Dec 4, 20201 min read
I Run, a Poem by Stephen House
i run fear paralyses me wait for the next time watch each word i say heart-rate quickens as HE gets home trembling hard inside pain...
Jamie Grookett
Nov 27, 20202 min read
To Be Alive, a Poem by Jaime Grookett
I never remembered him taking off his boots The way he crept to the side of the bed Pressed his toes gently on the rubber heels Sliding...
Christina Hoag
Nov 22, 20204 min read
When Your Students are Teen Moms, An Essay by Christina Hoag.
Except for the toddlers waddling on the track field like a flock of ducklings and a row of strollers lined up along a wall, the cement...
John Grey
Nov 6, 20201 min read
Today in America, a Poem by John Grey
The sky is neutral, blue above, red at the edges – same for the earth, red and brown, occasional breaks for blue lakes and white snowcaps...
VaL Smit
Oct 30, 20201 min read
Resurgemus, a Poem by VaL Smit
The forest lain out beneath the iron sky of winter Is stiffened in frost Frozen in fog The mists as chill as death wandering to the...
Christina Hoag
Oct 24, 20203 min read
Finding Hope in an Inner-City School, a Short Story by Christina Hoag
The punch came in an unlikely setting: a writing workshop at a girls’ high school in South Los Angeles where I was a creative writing...
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