Poetry

Making Egg Salad Early One Morning by John Dorroh (Nov 26, 2018)

John Dorroh taught writing based science for several decades. He required his students to use their imagination...a lot. Many of them thanked him later (with beers) for helping them think out of the box.

Troubleshooters Are Not Good Enough by Ndaba Sibanda (Nov 26, 2018)

"what is stewardship without empathy..."

Your funeral is on Friday by Michael A. Griffith (Nov 19, 2018)

"...Tony still has your golf bag, by the way..."

Not Your Masterpiece by Lori Ann Minor (Nov 19, 2018)

"...one more expense on your receipt..."

Terminal Romance by Frederick Foote (Nov 19, 2018)

"...The touch of your hand is more than I can bear..."

Vision of the World by Pranab Ghosh (Nov 19, 2018)

"...In the glow I could see the burning desire of our times..."

Seeing Past the Numbers by Patti Santucci (Nov 19, 2018)

Read them carefully: it's all too easy to say "It's too hard to see them as real."

Fame by Wayne F. Burke (Nov 19, 2018)

"...when men and women with cameras and microphones come to the door..."

Fact or Fiction by Ndaba Sibanda (Nov 19, 2018)

"...of course, the ruining party was represented..."

Sandstorm by Brandon Marlon (Nov 12, 2018)

"A fortnight from their oasis destination..."

Hero Sandwiches That Save the Day by Ryan Quinn Flanagan (Nov 12, 2018)

"...guitar solos long and scraggly as 19th century beards..."

Problems by Robert Ronnow (Nov 12, 2018)

"...but you can't let your attention wander for one second..."

Grand Design by Sanjeev Sethi (Nov 12, 2018)

"...some get to glim others slip away..."

Wrinkles by Michael Fiorito (Nov 12, 2018)

Michael Fiorito is currently a contributing short story editor for Mad Swirl magazine. In 2018, his short story collection "Freud?s Haberdashery Habits & Other Stories" was published by Alien Buddha Press.

a merciful fist, an abundance of despair by John Sweet (Nov 12, 2018)

"...leave them to laugh at the desert's edge..."

A Sad Joke Again by Ndaba Sibanda (Nov 12, 2018)

"...basic commodities have kissed scarcity AGAIN..."

When A Man Die by Eddie Awusi (Nov 5, 2018)

"...Brightly cliffed and shining, On the roof of the sky..."

This Old House Has More Problems Than We Thought by Michael H. Brownstein (Nov 5, 2018)

"...there's too many sprains in this house..."

On the Beach 1838 by Gary Glauber (Nov 5, 2018)

"...Tomorrow the distant castle's shadow will be gone..."

Brilliant Hues by Charles Cicirella (Nov 5, 2018)

"...You can do your best to pretend the fall of Rome is not upon us..."

I'm Sorry If You Know by Troy DeFrates (Nov 5, 2018)

"...waves brought much too high like wind on a lake..."

A Young Woman Who Called Disorder to Order by Ndaba Sibanda (Nov 5, 2018)

"...She had to go back home..."

So You Want a Poem of Death by Dan Mulhollen (Nov 5, 2018)

"...lessons that I think are wrong..."

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part by Ann Christine Tabaka (Oct 29, 2018)

"...He knows it is his time..."

Night Terrors by Ferris E. Jones (Oct 29, 2018)

"...Scream with the walking rain..."

Do you remember when we spoke of swans? by John Anthony Fingleton (Oct 29, 2018)

"...I told you that they loved just once..."

Trying To Get Home by Charles Cicirella (Oct 29, 2018)

"...Struggling every day since this songbird has gone radio silent..."

Wish You Were Here by Ahmad Al-Khatat (Oct 29, 2018)

"...I wanted to make them laugh To forget about my own grief..."

The Last Good Thing by Tony Gloeggler (Oct 29, 2018)

"...water explodes, roars out of the hydrant's mouth and the block of kids cheer like he's some God sending down rain..."

Witches and Stone by Ken Allan Dronsfield (Oct 29, 2018)

"...In what field strides a dark Witch, through stalks as thick as bovine legs..."