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Story: Another Day Closer to Hell

By: Steven Jakobi His quarry approached slowly and haltingly. A very nervous boy of about 16 carrying a metal bucket. From his vantage point of the 6th floor apartment, the sniper could see the boy’s face clearly in his sights….

Story: Drifting Across Labrador

By: Christina Cruz “This could be that moment.” “What are you saying?” the man suggested. “Haven’t you ever thought that there might be a time when we can no longer be together?” the woman confessed. “Why would you ever think that?”…

Poem: Humankind Won’t Win

By: Kristin Bales Heavy drops precipitate down Mother Nature wearing a frown When it hits thirty two degrees The drops of water instantly freeze Increased precipitation An issue across the nation Climate change effects are present And it wasn’t our intent…

Poem: A Cookie As Smooth as Butter

By: Susmita Bhat I couldn’t help eating the last shortbread cookie from the jar I knew that its rich flavor that melts in your mouth like a spoon of butter is your favorite midday tea-time snack Please forgive me for it…

Poem: Pickle Jar

By: Susmita Bhat The chili pickle sitting on the shelf was as red as fire Its sharp smell and fiery taste seemed to have grown after sitting untouched for several months As I closed the refrigerator door the shelf fell crushing…

Poem: Silent Confrontation

By: Gary Glauber Uprooted from routine this spring mizzle seems cunningly contrived to overthrow presumption. Heavenly tears clarify this foggy tedium slowly descending when memory marries desire. This juvenescent digression sprawls past simple grin, careening carefully into another fixed expression, stone-faced,…

Poem: Making Memories

By: Gary Glauber A tepid night invites possibility, a chance at significance, something temporal that might last beyond this happy moon’s slow journey. Imagination curves into persuasion as conscious singularity takes root, knitting the dark into webs of realization through forces…

Poem: Flotsam & Jetsam

By: Gary Glauber Picturesque afternoon into evening, further proof of my own misgivings. Have I willfully misled her? Sounds of crashing waves allow minds to wander. Howard thinks she’s vapid, incapable of tackling philosophical queries that regularly riddle our conversations. She…

Poem: The Night

By: Gabriella Mejico As the mercury drops, and twilight passes into night. I greet Cetus and Orion as they travel through the Milky Way. A freezing caress lures me deeper into the night. Time is forgotten, and all that remains are…