July - 2020

Focusing on the Good, a Poem by Linda M. Crate

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' there will always be concerns and worries, some monster waiting to kill us with fangs...

I'm Struggling to Manage My Mental Health in Isolation, A Short Story by Amy Horton

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' Before COVID-19, I would’ve told you that two months of ample time to do what I pleased...

COVID-19 and Dahlias, a Poem by Ken Pobo

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. When I exhale in my mask my glasses fog up. Today is humid. I can barely see where I’m...

The Muskrat in the Rear-View Mirror, a Short Story by Karen Weyant

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' The muskrat dodges in front of my car, and I manage to pull the front wheels to the...

Footprints, a Poem by JP Lorence

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' The sidewalk is an empty wasteland. Yesterday it teemed with life, with love, with...

Uncertain, a Poem by Carol Kanter

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' Whoever puts much faith in seers, crystal balls, tarot cards tea leaves, palm readings...

Little Hands - Baby's Prayer, a Poem by Debra Ayis

Little Hands – Baby’s Prayer Dedicated to Jaden K. Hepburn Little one, Welcome to your temporal home It’s harsh and bright, I know But it...

Monroe Party, a Short Story Michael J. Moore

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. There was a party here in the Monroe Correctional Complex last night because apparently...

Pathogen, a Poem by JP Lorence

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' Disease. I know exactly who you are. The first time we talked, I was hiding in my room,...

New Neighbors, a Poem by Lancelot Schaubert

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' This green haven I know Bears evidence of new neighbors: Maybe I should bring some...

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