PRECARIOUS by Sandip Saha
PrecariousA tiny islandsurroundedby watereverywherea diver findslong columnof land downtouching seabedit is not a mountainno hard rockhow it exitsin turmoilof wavesin oceanstormcan’tfellit!
Dream disorders
I feel always awake in sleepmy limbs take rest, eyes closedbut mind is...
BEAMING by William Combes
Ode to the Beast
Without doubtIt is my body,That sees, feels, and shouts.
Without doubt,It is my body,That perceives an accomplished clout.
It’s done so much,Become so much,Since in the soup it first crawled out.
It did so...
EVELYN by Carrie Magness Radna
Evelyn (no. 141 of Women’s names sensual series)
Mind’s racing every day, but today—it’s stillsince I hung up the phone, the doctor shared with me the news:My sister is now dead—
Now I am all alone...
TOURNIQUET HEART by John Sweet
tourniquet heart
early morning coldspring sunlight yr sisterdragged through town by yrmother’s boyfriend and one of themlaughing and one of themwounded
shadows of silent buildings anddying trees and you were15 when you escaped
i was 22 when...
21st CENTURY FUN TIMES by Connor Lukes
21st Century Fun Times
Mom and Dad are away. They're on their way back today. I already know I'll skimp on the details when I tell them about last night.
I went out with Sam and...
IN PREPARATION: DANCING FOR YOUR LIFE by Gail Hosking
My mother turned twelve in Kountze, Texas where her father worked the nearby oilrigs, leaving his family for weeks at a time. Little did she know that this was a good preparation for living...
I PLANNED MY FUNERAL WHEN I WAS A CHILD by Reece Caven
I planned my funeral when I was a child. I know how that sounds. It’s not like that. It wasn’t a practice in suicidal contemplation. I’m not eager for it, I just know how...
PLUM BLOSSOM by Hongbo Tan
After a recent move, while unpacking, I noticed a carefully-wrapped package inside an old cardboard box. Ripping off its layers of yellowed paper, I saw a white enameled mug still sparkling as brightly as...
A QUEST FOR WETNESS by Quinn Campbell
Is water wet? Oxford Languages defines wet as, “covered or saturated with water or another liquid.” It seems evident that what creates something wet is water, so water itself must be wet. However, an...
DEAR FATHER, DONOR, DAVID by Madeline
Dear Father, Donor, David,
Hello. I am your daughter, offspring… I am Madeline. In many of these messages, the children thank their donors graciously for helping bring them into the world. Letters full of hope...