Poetry

I Am Truly All Heart by John Patrick Robbins (Oct 12, 2020)

"...do you think using drugs would improve my writing?"

Navigate by Ursula McCabe (Oct 5, 2020)

"...a place to hibernate, to regenerate..."

Tequila by Michael Lee Johnson (Oct 5, 2020)

"...Shots offered by traveling strangers..."

Raw by Jeannie E. Roberts (Oct 5, 2020)

"...steak tartare topped with egg yolks..."

couldn't be a pretty lie by Linda M. Crate (Oct 5, 2020)

"...i am not someone you can throw away..."

Jungen by Wayne F. Burke (Oct 5, 2020)

"Ponce de Leon went looking for the Fountain of Youth..."

The Trajectory of Hurt Feelings by Milton P. Ehrlich (Oct 5, 2020)

Milton P. Ehrlich Ph.D. is an 89-year-old psychologist and a veteran of the Korean War. He has published poems in The Antigonish Review, London Grip, Arc Poetry Magazine, Descant Literary Magazine, Wisconsin Review, Red Wheelbarrow, Christian Science Monitor, and the New York Times.

A Distant Distress Signal by Ndaba Sibanda (Oct 5, 2020)

"...He laments over a love ship that carries a crushed friendship..."

Rape of an Identity by Pranab Ghosh (Oct 5, 2020)

"The Wednesday, September 30, edition of 'The Times of India,' front-paged the story titled, "Gang-raped and tortured, Dalit teen dies after 15-day battle."

Blood Tears by Pranab Ghosh (Sep 28, 2020)

"...tears will freeze And become pearls..."

Quarantine Muses by Aneek Chatterjee (Sep 28, 2020)

"...a reluctant tabula rasa this holi..."

KBO (Lockdown Blues) by Mark Anthony Pearce (Sep 28, 2020)

"Keep buggering on was Churchill's 'sage advice'..."

Veer by Robert L. Penick (Sep 28, 2020)

In 1984, Robert L. Penick ran a half-marathon in ninety minutes flat; it's all been downhill from there. His website is: http://www.theartofmercy.net

Sitting by the Indian Ganges Side by Moinak Dutta (Sep 28, 2020)

"...enchanted by the day's mirth..."

Caesar by Ferris E. Jones (Sep 28, 2020)

"...Incense burning the huge empire..."

Fish for Tea by Bruce Hodder (Sep 28, 2020)

Bruce Hodder has been widely published in print and online, most recently in 'Hotel Corona' (Black Rune Press) and 'Helen's House' (Outlaw Chapbooks Press). He lives in Northampton, England with his wife Michelle.

The Magic of the Rainbow by Ndaba Sibanda (Sep 28, 2020)

"...a rainbow of nationalities and a kaleidoscope of ethnicities..."

A Single Grey Waffle Shirt by Ryan Quinn Flanagan (Sep 21, 2020)

"...Old habits don't die until bad ones do..."

At the Swap Meet by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal (Sep 21, 2020)

"...a hat with a black spider logo..."

Dreams: A Stream-of-consciousness poem by Lopa Banerjee (Sep 21, 2020)

"...We become the spirit of awakening, dissolving..."

End of an Illusion by Rehanul Hoque (Sep 21, 2020)

"...travelers with rare skill of crossing the sea..."

Beyond the Sky Are Galaxies Not God by Syed Aamir Sharief Qadri (Sep 21, 2020)

"...We don't recognize Him and deride His devotees..."

God-Orb by Donna Dallas (Sep 21, 2020)

Donna Dallas studied Creative Writing and Philosophy at NYU's Gallatin School and was lucky enough to study under William Packard, founder and editor of the New York Quarterly. Most recently she is found in The Opiate, Anti Heroin Chic, Beatnik Cowboy and Horror Zine among many other publications. She has just published her novel, "Death Sisters," with Alien Buddha Press, and currently serves on the editorial team for Red Fez.

Retro Portrait: Local Style by Gary Glauber (Sep 21, 2020)

"...called to service toward mastery of desired style..."

Mask Up or Else ... by Ndaba Sibanda (Sep 21, 2020)

"...I got bored with staring out of the window..."

Pleasure Pain Therapy by Pranab Ghosh (Sep 14, 2020)

"...Pain coils up from the heart...

untitled (I'm dead) by Mike Zone (Sep 14, 2020)

"...you can almost taste the life, you could have had..."

A Refreshing Breeze of the Dawn by Hongri Yuan (Sep 14, 2020)

"...the wings of your soul to wake up from the dream..."

Ebony Black by Banqobile Virginia Dakamela (Sep 14, 2020)

"...Unspoken thoughts fight for freedom to be heard..."

Hope by Sutanuka Ghosh Roy (Sep 14, 2020)

"...If you don't hold a grudge..."