Looking for God in My Enemy’s Breath, an Essay by Jessica Natasha Lawrence
—it’s the pain of those unmet needs that exposes your claws and bares your teeth. Every fallen feather is a prayer—God, save this world.
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Nov 151 min read
Becoming Me, a Poem by Nana Amma Adomaa Abrefa
I have danced to the crashing wave’s defiant beat
With each step, I roar against the storm's wild retreat
This is what it means to be me
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Nov 81 min read
The Fairy Castle on Top of the Hill, 2024, a Photo by Horia Alexandru Pop
Sometimes, magic requires distance; it tends to vanish as you get closer (or older).
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Oct 182 min read
A Letter to the Past, a Poem by Nana Amma Adomaa Abrefa
Mama,
do not weep for the flower
that withered in the cold,
for I have bloomed anew
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Oct 46 min read
A Happy Seat, a Short Story by Kenneth M. Kapp
You got your Happy Seat; I’m going to have my Grouch Chair. Figured if I get down I may as well sit down...I tried it already. It works.
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Jul 262 min read
Masquerading as Crows, a Short Story by Awara Fernandez
Until then, I long for my father to find rest, to fly away on the wings of a dove,* which is perhaps masquerading as a crow...
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Jul 51 min read
ADHD & Me, a Poem by Haylee Silvia
An adjective people throw around
when feeling energetic or unfocused.
A joke for most is a reality for me.
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Feb 161 min read
Becoming Untouchable, a Prose Poem by Marcia W. Mount Shoop
Becoming untouchable takes time. Start young. Instill quiet oppression. Reinforce the stakes, ignore the quakes, the terror. Regular...
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Nov 24, 20232 min read
In My Room’s Solitude, a Poem by Sofiul Azam
What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy. – Salman Rushdie I don’t need your praise...
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Sep 15, 20232 min read
The Strength You Draw from Regrets, a Poem by Sofiul Azam
Only those reluctant dullards who became wise at the expense of innocence can understand the inference that the sourness of mangrove...
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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...
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