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Holey Moley

01.14.13 Posted in today's words by

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


A New Land

01.13.13 Posted in today's words by

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 […]


A Fragment of Fear

01.12.13 Posted in today's words by

Jubilee Garcia is 11 years old and trying her best to become a singer and writer. Her great loves are music and stories, and trying to accomplish her dreams. A Fragment of FearBy Jubilee Garcia A beautiful beach A beach full of sand, A frigid wind, A wolves’ clan. It’s as cold As an arctic ocean […]


I Thought I Heard the Moon

01.11.13 Posted in today's words by

Harris Tobias’ most recent poem to appear here was Birthdays, published as part of Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays, in June 2012.I Thought I Heard the MoonBy Harris Tobias Last night I heard the clouds scrape across the skyWhat a ragged sound they made, loudLike a rake on frozen groundIt made me want to stop and […]


Los Angeles During the Fires

01.10.13 Posted in today's words by

Colin Dodds grew up in Massachusetts and completed his education at The New School in New York City. Norman Mailer wrote that Dodds’ novel The Last Bad Job showed “something that very few writers have; a species of inner talent that owes very little to other people.” Dodds’ novels What Smiled at Him and Another Broken Wizard have been widely acclaimed […]


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