Mildred Speidel’s most recent post to appear here was New Year Hopes (December 2011). untitled By Mildred Speidel What is there left to say?I am this bucket, holesare in the bottom. Some days I feel a bitmore refreshed. Therains come, then just as quickly, drop by dropI am again empty. Waitingfor another touch, even if it is […]

Mariah Boone’s most recent poem to appear here was Strange Grandmother (November 2011). Ice Baby By Mariah Boone Walking across the H-E-B parking lotCradling a bag of ice across my abdomen(to pour into the cooler in the trunk en route to the island)I think maybe I will just take up raising ice-bag babiesThey are such a comfort […]

Anthony Ward has been writing in his spare time for a number of years. His work has been published in a number of literary magazines including South, Word Gumbo, Perspectives, Crack the Spine, Shadow Fiction, Message in a Bottle, Snakeskin, and Blinking Cursor, among others. Catering By Anthony Ward I often over think thingsUntil they lose their original flavourAnd […]

HD Whatley’s poem Nanjing Blues appeared here in April 2011. This poem will be familiar to anyone who’s ever spent time at the Jersey Shore. Time is elastic there and this poem gives us a great sense for that. Jersey Shore By HD Whatley We jumped into my friend’s VWAnd cruised on down to the Jersey shore.It […]

Daniel Heffner attends the University of North Texas as an MA student in poetry. Of this poem he says, “[it] is the result of reading TS Eliot after breaking off an engagement.” Goes to show you, inspiration can be had anywhere! Something Blue By Daniel Heffner I walked around the restored chapel      and […]