Results
My mom emailed me with results of my stepdad’s exam. He has metastatic bone cancer, there is some lung and lymph node involvement as well. I don’t know more than […]
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Legacy
Andrew Ferez The great amnesia, merciful amnesia will you steal too my heart? The love I dared, the love I held for a time in my crooked womb Purer than […]
To dream or not to dream
Robert Mapplethorp If you stand too close To the heart of the matter You are bound to scar Will I part with dignity Wraith wings palpitating Amidst a […]
Prompt 46 Bitter Loathing
This week’s prompt is bitter loathing. Know anyone who cannot let go of a grudge? Who continues to hate and behave hatefully? Who remains consumed/obsessed with a specific person and/or […]
Prompt 39 An Unwanted Reality
There are some realities which we find particularly unpalatable. Adult responsibilities can kill childhood dreams. Sometimes the pursuit of an ambition or love interest brings out a part of ourselves […]
Edge (short nonfiction story with audio)
Art By: Scotty Robotty Her fingertips brush against the tumescent flesh of over-ripened tins, impotent banana peels, and the acidic edges of violently deposited bottles. Somewhere within this seething estuary […]
My Christmas
I don’t generally write blog posts but I thought I’d share my Christmas with you. – Traditionally Swedes put up their Christmas trees on December 22nd and then remove them […]
Priceless
Blood is a paradox Contested but essential To the machine * I don’t regret it, Being born Despite the cruelty That you concede I’ve outgrown that life That limp-fisted agony […]
Christmas Tree
Rows and rows of conifers Dart past the window Each one a riddle A dream construct Around which gifts Are posthumously attached * I press my cold hands Between my […]
Prompt 35 Holiday Stories
I was a little uncertain if I should do a prompt with the holidays in full swing but I decided to go for it! This prompt comes to you curtsey […]
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