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January 12, 2026
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Gabriela Vannier PG-13 -- Gabriela Vannier is a writer of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and memoir. She draws inspiration from authors like Jeannette Walls and Mary Karr, appreciating their candid and vulnerable storytelling. Ms. Vannier writes for catharsis and connection, seeking a deeper understanding of herself and of the world around her.

essay * ...to article.

Backyard Coffee Break
Cheryl Heineman PG-13 -- "... It’s all good..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

The Real Didi
Charles Rammelkamp PG-13 -- Charles Rammelkamp is Prose Editor for BrickHouse Books in Baltimore.

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

No Longer Playing Games
Ndaba Sibanda PG-13 -- "...We’re daring equals, investors and innovators..."

poem * ...to article.

Free Ride
Rp Verlaine PG-13 -- "...falling through trap doors of chance..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

tweet
Wayne F. Burke PG-13 -- "...like death's sentinels from the porch railing..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Lucid Dreams
Gopal Lahiri PG-13 -- "...Neither light nor darkness, just a stoic stillness..."

poem * ...to article.

Can you hear me
Elizabeth Agre PG-13 -- "...what my words mean to me..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Transience
Amit Parmessur PG-13 -- "...voices soaked in spices and seawind..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Ngongo Chronicle: Copper: A Memoir 10
Ron Singer PG-13 -- Festus' efforts to maintain a crumbling country prompt much criticism...

serial fiction * ...to article.

Cosmic Flour and the Toilet Bowl Doom Loop
Jill Williams PG-13 -- Jill Williams is a versatile writer whose work spans literary realism, satire, and Southern Gothic, often exploring themes of identity and spiritual transformation. She returned to writing after a decades-long hiatus.

fiction humor * ...to article.

The Story of Tom O’Reilly
Thomas Wright PG-13 -- Thomas Wright has British and Irish nationality and lives in Italy, where he teaches and writes. His story 'The Story of Tom O’Reilly' is dedicated to Mary Bridget Fanning, née Danaher (born Glenagower, Ireland 1927, died St. Neots, England, 2019).

cover story fiction life * ...to article.

Truth Teller
Michael Braswell PG-13 -- Michael Braswell taught ethics, human relations and peacemaking at East Tennessee State University. Before that he was a prison psychologist. He has published books on justice issues and the spiritual journey as well as four short story collections and two novels.

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