WAYFARING, Poems by Carl Scharwath
WAYFARINGBy Carl Scharwath WAYFARINGCity rain breathingRadiation from the storm cloudsAs tar black feather ballsDisguise the avenue.Ghosts in the metropolisLeer from empty buildingsPoisonous tomb stonesRising in the shadowsDevout of humanityLifeless and forsakenOn what journeyThe victim returns? ADMONITIOYou...
CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, Poems by Janet McCann
CROSS COUNTRY TRIPBy Janet McCann CROSS COUNTRY TRIPSigns on the highway, next exitThe marionette museum! The bargain outlet!The ice cream factory! But you do not turnAnd you think, maybe you need never exit,Just ride down...
EMBERFOOT, A poem by Richard King Perkins II
EMBERFOOTBy Richard King Perkins II Gasp, my stranger. Contract like burning paper.You’re distant; as loud as footsteps on anthraciteechoing away from where you once belonged.Hold on to my hand. Just don’t break my fingers.Below the...
WHEN CUTTING FISH, Poems by John Grey
WHEN CUTTING FISHBy John Grey WHEN CUTTING FISHConcentrate on your fingernot the creature's eye.Given half the chance,the blade will slip,the dead will stare right at you.Don't spill blood.Don't feel guilt.Here on earth,you need to knowwhen...
POETRY BY LEE YUK SA, Translated by Sekyo Nam Haines
POETRY BY LEE YUK SATranslated by Sekyo Nam Haines About Lee Yuk Sa:Born 1904 in Andong, South Korea, Lee Yuk Sa belongs to the first generation of Korean modern poets. Korea was under Japanese rule...
LA VERDAD SEGÚN MICHAEL Traducida por Maria Gil del Campo
Capitulo uno - LA LLEGADA
Michael llegó a Nueva York un miércoles sobre las siete de la tarde. Caminó hacia la salida del área de llegadas internacionales del aeropuerto JFK. Fuera le esperaba una...
A BROKEN SHELL OF A MAN by Elizabeth O’Neil
A BROKEN SHELL OF A MANA novel byElizabeth O’Neill
Chapter One - EGGS
‘Dae ye want ays tae read your palm?’ The gypsy woman asked, craning her scrawny chicken neck.‘No, this is a cafe,’ Peggy said,...
PURPLE DRESS, A short story by Denis Bell
PURPLE DRESSBy Denis Bell
One spoon of instant and two spoons of sugar in the Disney mug with the broken handle. The best way to start your day. Garbage spilling out of a plastic trash bag....
THE LIST, A short story by Ross Goldstein
THE LISTBy Ross Goldstein
The Palace was anything but; a sputtering neon sign dangled over the half-hinged front door, suspended by the remains of a frayed power cord. The ACE of Palace had died a...
IGNORANCE IN DETAIL by Michael J. Coene
IGNORANCE IN DETAILBy Michael J. Coene
I didn't know Jan very well. We worked together at a restaurant. Organic, gluten-free, farm-fresh, overpriced sandwiches and salads. Jan was a server there. I was a cook, working...