March 17, 2025

Charon's Due (Comments below)

Image by Public Domain

Medium: Public domain image and Photoshop

Artist's comments: None

This Week's Press:

A Crude Closure of Civil Liberties
By Ndaba Sibanda
~ "...freedom of speech, media, and artistic expression..."

In Memoriam III:8
By Pranab Ghosh
~ Haiku. Part of the ongoing series, reflecting the life and times, especially in this part of the globe.

A Sonnet to the First Snowfall
By Robert Paul Allen
~ "...the evergreens glittering in white splendor..."

Politeness Loop
By Ethan Goffman
~ A wonderful day...

In my head
By Elizabeth Agre
~ "...elated thoughts doleful thoughts..."

The Wedding
By Matt Grimes
~ Matt Grimes grew up in the New York/New Jersey area and now teaches middle school English in suburban Maryland just outside of D.C. He played baseball in college and loves the Yankees. Outside of teaching and trying to write, he spends a lot of time with his dog, reading too much Hemingway or Steinbeck, and wasting money playing terrible golf.

Modern Day DNA
By Roger Mayer
~ Abstract on science

Fouteen Followers
By Ian Mullins
~ "Close the referral..."

March Hares
By Lynn White
~ "...the witching hour has arrived at last..."

The Flu-Flu
By Jim Bates
~ "...a flu-flu is made not to go far..."

productive
By Ken Kakareka
~ "...i mustered up all the energy i could..."

If it wasn't…
By Christina Chin and Sarang Bhand
~ A rengay collaboration

Charon's Obols
By Jacqueline Chou
~ Jacqueline Chou is a native New Yorker with a master’s degree in French Literature. She is currently working on a collection of short stories.