Jean McLeod’s most recent poem to appear here was Passion (December 2012).ZealotsBy Jean McLeod Thank you for your latest invitation.I must respectfully decline.One evening in the companyof you and your cohortsgave me to realizeI don’t fit your social conventions.Your peevish protestsagainst everythingfor no particular gainbecame the buzz of insects;your conversation,a plague of gnats,your tongues,emery boardsin a darkened […]
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Riddled Love Bones
Twenty, soon approaching twenty-one years, Amanda Marker descended into the rabbit hole. The painful past is receding as the bright lights of the future illuminate. This young, aspiring author flourishes in a world of music, spiritual knowledge, and inquisitive bouts of philosophical ventures. Amanda has a whole wide world to share with the outside one. […]
Holey Moley
Sandy Patton’s most recent poem to appear here was Summer’s Swan Song (December 2012). Holey MoleyBy Sandy Patton A prudish preacher’s daughter named Flo Pure and proper as the driven snow Read Fifty Shades of Grey From church she did stray As a fire was ignited below
Jackie
Rhiannon Thorne’s most recent poem to appear here was I Took to Howling With You (October 2012).JackieBy Rhiannon ThorneJackie, I don’t think you were listeningwhen I told you we werequit smokinglast week,and there’s blood and broken ceramicon the porch that my ankledoes not want to explainand my handsshake at the thought of washing.You’re a bitch, if I […]
A New Land
Anita McKay is a freelance writer and poet. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Chronogram, Clever Magazine, Mused, and forthcoming inmiller’s pond. Anita is an avid traveler who enjoys seeing new places, learning the history firsthand, enjoying the food, and meeting people. The most significant part of travel for her is the encounters with people, including […]
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