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    Abortion: A Morality Story, an Essay by Kimberly L. Robinson
    Contributor
    • 3 days ago
    • 8 min

    Abortion: A Morality Story, an Essay by Kimberly L. Robinson

    This is for the Church. I do not, as a rule, object to anyone of any persuasion reading my humble prose. So, Taoists, those who follow...
    Thirst, Flash Fiction by Niles Reddick
    Contributor
    • Jun 10
    • 3 min

    Thirst, Flash Fiction by Niles Reddick

    The homeless man stood on the corner just up from the Santa Monica Pier by the triple water fountain that rested atop a column decorated...
    Reprogramming, a Poem by Mary Harwell Sayler
    Contributor
    • May 27
    • 1 min

    Reprogramming, a Poem by Mary Harwell Sayler

    We talk to people on TV – complaining about products and fake news. We tell the weatherman, “You’re wrong again!” and criticize his coat,...
    I Hear the Water, a Poem by Ann Christine Tabaka
    Contributor
    • May 13
    • 1 min

    I Hear the Water, a Poem by Ann Christine Tabaka

    I hear the water. It calls to me from lakes, streams, and rivers. My mother was the ocean. She carried me on her shoulders above raging...
    Poem for Greta Thunberg, by E. Martin Pedersen
    Contributor
    • Apr 29
    • 1 min

    Poem for Greta Thunberg, by E. Martin Pedersen

    When you said the house is on fire I looked around, I'm good, what should I do, grab my cat and run? When you said you have stolen my...
    The Unbearable Age, a Poem by Njukang Princeley
    Contributor
    • Apr 15
    • 1 min

    The Unbearable Age, a Poem by Njukang Princeley

    She sits upon a rock, weeping And watching the sky as it folds Into buckets of toxic smoke Rising from the endless burning Of forest and...
    You Never Arrived, a Poem by Des Mannay
    Contributor
    • Apr 1
    • 1 min

    You Never Arrived, a Poem by Des Mannay

    Avoid the trap Of vengeance Of turning on us When Terrorists massacre kids We ran away from men who plant bombs, Wield guns - demand...
    Drones, a Poem by Ed Meek
    Contributor
    • Mar 18
    • 1 min

    Drones, a Poem by Ed Meek

    You can barely hear the dial-tone that hums through the wires of your brain. It is the call of drones, buzzing as they fly on their...
    The Untied States of America, a Poem by E. Martin Pedersen
    Contributor
    • Mar 11
    • 1 min

    The Untied States of America, a Poem by E. Martin Pedersen

    Untied, tied, bound, gagged squirming and groaning forced to piss ourselves duct-taped and superglued shut. U.S., the U.S., the 'us', the...
    Sleep, a Poem by Des Mannay
    Contributor
    • Feb 18
    • 1 min

    Sleep, a Poem by Des Mannay

    I should go to bed before it gets light, but there are things which bother me at night One of them is hunger - we are short of food,...
    On The Train, a Poem by Ed Meek
    Contributor
    • Feb 4
    • 1 min

    On The Train, a Poem by Ed Meek

    Written by Ed Meek. Rubber straps shaped like nooses hang from steel rods in subway trains. Lucky for us, they’re too small for human...
    When It Happens, a Poem by Lisa Reynolds
    Contributor
    • Jan 14
    • 1 min

    When It Happens, a Poem by Lisa Reynolds

    when it happens i no longer fight it i let it do what it needs to the cleverness i possessed is gone replaced by a what will be, will be...
    Dear Stranger XIV, a Poem by Andrew Scott
    Contributor
    • Nov 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dear Stranger XIV, a Poem by Andrew Scott

    Dear Stranger, how are you? Curious if you are witnessing what the rest of us are cause as an authority figure you, my friend, are just...
    First They Came For: Modern Day, a Poem by Danielle Resh
    Contributor
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    First They Came For: Modern Day, a Poem by Danielle Resh

    I. At a Connecticut kindergarten, a man severs 26 futures. Tiny bodies lay lifeless beside the daisies, seeds uprooted. Good thing I...
    Time to Take Measure, a Poem by Michael Shen
    Contributor
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Time to Take Measure, a Poem by Michael Shen

    It is time to slow down, For reflection, For looking more deeply, And long. The facts, the data, What have they borne? Not knowledge, not...
    Venetian Masks, a Poem by Russell Willis
    Contributor
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Venetian Masks, a Poem by Russell Willis

    Waters rise, drowning the square St. Mark’s afloat, a vessel in danger of floundering Its clock ringing out a call of distress Yet,...
    Indictment for Sale, a Poem by Layla Maher
    Contributor
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Indictment for Sale, a Poem by Layla Maher

    how many ways can you draw a woman / before she dulls / to linework and smudge / and the murky liquid / in the tub / grays / tipsy white...
    The Sickness, a Poem by Paula Pivko
    Contributor
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Sickness, a Poem by Paula Pivko

    Third Place Winner of the "Vultures & Doves: Social Issues of Our Time" Poetry Competition. I was up the first school day. And my son...
    Korean Survivors of the Japanese “Comfort Women” System, a Poem by Melanie Hyo-In Han
    Contributor
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Korean Survivors of the Japanese “Comfort Women” System, a Poem by Melanie Hyo-In Han

    Second Place Winner of the "Vultures & Doves: Social Issues of Our Time" Poetry Competition. "Korean Survivors of the Japanese 'Comfort...
    No Hymn Flowering in the Morning, a Poem by Praise Osawaru
    Contributor
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    No Hymn Flowering in the Morning, a Poem by Praise Osawaru

    First Place Winner of the "Vultures & Doves: Social Issues of Our Time" Poetry Competition. for a while now, each time I fall into the...
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