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The Second Plea

05.19.20 Posted in today's words by

Laura Saint Martin is an emerging writer who is working on a mystery series set in the foothills of Southern California, featuring horses and their eccentric but brave owners. She also writes poetry about life on the autism spectrum, mental health, blue collar struggles, animals, and nature. The Second Plea By Laura Saint Martin My […]


Slugs

05.18.20 Posted in today's words by

Paul Jones’ poetry has been published in Poetry, Red Fez, and Southern Review, as well as in several anthologies including Best American Erotic Poems (1800 – Present). Recently, he was nominated for two Pushcart Prizes and two  Best of the Web Awards. His chapbook is What the Welsh and Chinese Have in Common. A manuscript […]


Bedtime Soliloquy

05.17.20 Posted in today's words by

Sue Silver lives and writes in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Bedtime Soliloquy By Sue Silver I like a pile of books beside my bed. They balance there stacked near my head and each night before I sleep I reach for one. Occasionally I take one back to rest upon my library shelf and find another that […]


Retrospection

05.16.20 Posted in today's words by

Miguel Jacq’s most recent poem to appear here was “Air” (February 2019). Retrospection By Miguel Jacq It flickers across my face, finely escapes the temptation of touching and pulls me like the strum of a chord from sleep. Dancing restlessly by my window turns in pirouettes an insect the hue of milled wheat having passed […]


Fish Man

05.15.20 Posted in today's words by

R. Gene Turchin is a resident of Fairmont, West Virginia, but currently is stuck in Cape Coral, Florida. Fish Man by R. Gene Turchin The show’s about to begin, Folks! See the fish-man! Found, Washed up alive last year. Naked as a babe. Only one dollar! They studied him at the University. Kept him in […]


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