By: Lyra Goga The light is long gone now The light is long gone nowI doubt it ever existeda harmful deception, a mere illusionif only someone ended this deadly confusion. Yet no help comesNo knight in shining armor.In loneliness you…

By Jonathan Park It was January 18th, 2015. I was at Target, looking at all of the Beyblades and figurines in the toy section with my two brothers. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted something reflective with…

Writing effective inbound marketing emails is still one of the most harnessed media and an essential part of any business that wants to utilize email as part of their marketing strategy. It’s important to think outside the box and use…

By: Dakota Phillips Ignition You were dark in the doorwayand I held a contrite, eleven-year-oldin my arms.Don’t you everraise your voice at me again.I knew that you mightbut with serpent tongue,I was certainly no victim either.There was still remedy and…

By: K.G. Munro Selcouth Meadows Rarity is untouched pieces of the earth,With unnamed grasses and perennials, As autumn holds the scenery in it’s embrace,This meadow resembles the spring, With tulips and ladybugs,The air is singing with birds, Animals that were…

By: Josephine Rudolf I know I must face youBut I can’t today, maybe tomorrowIf there is oneI was always pretty sure of the tomorrow partYet you took that from me So if I can’t be sure of a tomorrowAll I…

By: Jim Bates The granite ground sparklesSun beating down releasing scentsGreen lichen, brown grass, and sageDried horse manure, too. Through the polished white poplarsThe river glistens crashing over rocksThunderingMisty droplets drifting. High above a hawk is callingWings spread soaring on…

By: KJ Hannah Greenberg Sapid Not all strong, pleasant tastes are free of sycophantic heritage(Consider how obsequious behaviors often precede elections.)Assess, too, the number of “people’s candidates” engaged inMisanthropic, “private” deeds (until their rivals count ballots). Especially in conurbations, denizens…

By: Wayne F. Burke The Pelvis It was almost always Elvisevery Saturday afternoonat the theater:Elvis as race car driverElvis as cowboyElvis as convictand at least one sceneElvis as tough guythough he did not look toughkind of prissy lookingand like maybe…

By: Dennis Vannatta 1.             A dozen years ago I underwent a CAT scan.  My doctor called me in to discuss the results.  He looked at the image from the scan, and then, rather than addressing the very serious medical…