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ChildlessA Poem by Michael R. BurchChildlessby Michael R. BurchHow can she bear her grief?Mightier than Atlas, she shoulders the weightof one fallen star.Laughter’s Cryby Michael .. |
Honey Pie CrimesA Poem by Earl SchumackerBaby and the spilt milk |
ContingencyA Poem by Robert RonnowThe moon gazesthrough April’s silver maple.To work, to drive,to drive to work.Earth's half-in, half-outof the sun’s habitable zone.The rus.. |
TulipA Story by Joseph DominguezIt becomes clockwork; they hang around like tennis shoes over telephone cables— stagnantly waiting for a gust of wind that will never come. |
Grandmother SongbirdA Poem by Laura KateThe songbirds woke me this morningat dawn, they had something to sayI was drifting back down into dreamlandbut on they went, tapping away.They told me.. |
Outside the BoxA Book by A.L.Jake lives in a world where people are given how long they have to live at the age of fifteen. When he discovers that his Date is in exactly one week,.. |
Outside the Box - Chapter 1A Chapter by A.L.Outside the Box - Chapter 1 |
Outside the Box - Chapter 2A Chapter by A.L.Outside the Box - Chapter 2 |
Outside the Box - Chapter 3A Chapter by A.L.3 Beep. Beep. Beep. It’s steady, a rhythm that sounds almost like my own heartbeat until I realize it is my own heartbeat. My eyes fly open and .. |
Outside the Box - Chapter 4A Chapter by A.L.4 White noise, silence. And then only the sound of my rapid breathing. My chest rises and falls. Up, down, up, down. Am I breathing? Dead people do no.. |
Outside the Box - Chapter 5A Chapter by A.L.5 A figure steps into the light, a gun in their hand. I can make out elfish features - narrowed green eyes and dark hair. Another figure follows, this.. |
Outside the Box - Chapter 6A Chapter by A.L.6 “Wake up,” Someone shakes me awake and I groan, smacking their hand away. “C’mon, Jake, I want to show you something.”.. |
Outside the Box - Chapter 7A Chapter by A.L.7 The room behind the curtain is dark, but there are little sparks of light. Each individual person in the room is holding a lit candle, the tiny flam.. |
Outside the Box - Chapter 8A Chapter by A.L.8 The next few days are a whole bunch of nothing. Unless, of course, you count the terrified stares, the nervous whispers, and the rumors about me and.. |
Outside the Box - Chapter 9A Chapter by A.L.9 Three days later, I finally have a group of people who trust me. Miguel will sit near me now - which is an improvement. But he’s still a littl.. |
Suicide BombA Poem by Austin Wade RunyonEvery suicide is a bomb. |
Rest In Peace, Mom - Part VA Poem by Randy JohnsonDEDICATED TO AGNES M. JOHNSON (1948-2013) WHO PASSED AWAY 8 YEARS AGO TODAY ON MARCH 6, 2013 |
Jerry StillerA Poem by Randy JohnsonDEDICATED TO JERRY STILLER (1927-2020) WHO DIED ON MAY 11, 2020. |
More iffy coronavirus haiku ...A Poem by Michael R. Burchyet another iffy coronavirus haiku #1by michael r. burchplagued by the Plaguei plague the goldfishwith my verseyet another iffy coronavirus haiku #2by.. |