Literary Yard

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Year: 2018

Central Reservation

By: Matthew Roy Davey You pull in and let the engine idle for a minute before you switch it off. The hand that turns the key is trembling. You are early. You buy a coffee in a building that is the…

Poem: A Writer’s Purgatory

By: Stephanie Musarra No words left to say No words left on my page The seconds tick by As I fly into a rage A blank stare upon my face I’m in a bad way The deadline draws near As she…

Poem: Ode to Tansing 

By: Priya Anand Tansing at 13000 feet is a popular overnight halt for trekkers on the famous Goechala trek in Sikkim which starts at Yuksom 5670 feet and reaches a final altitude of 16000 feet. Stygian is the night and pale…

Poem: Dear future soulmate

By: Llaka Tshesane Know that I have thought of you I have planned our future and the memories we’ll make I have revised our first fight and who will be wrong I have decided to start loving you So much…

Poem: A letter to my Dad

By: Llaka Tshesane I hate the world for what it has done to you The tiny pieces of lungs the cigars has stolen from you The alcohol that fed on you and the stroke that snatched your life too I…

Story: Smoke & Cracked Mirrors

By: Demond J Blake   There are several universal truths for folks in their twenties, but the main one that stands out for me is roommates. You’re going to love them but mostly you’ll end up hating them but it’s something…