by Edward Michael Supranowicz
,

by David E. Matthews

Sorry, One Night on Live at Five requires image support.


with Caroline Hagood, dan raphael, Tara Campbell, and Marc Vincenz

by Antoine Prince
Chillin' at the Drop, Wonderful Woman

by Carrie Beene
,

by Jamie Chiarello
'The Center Cannot Hold', Oil on panel, 8" x 10", 2025, 'What the Shoreline Was', Oil on Yupo paper, 5" x 7", 2024

with Wendy Taylor Carlisle

by Liliane

The rocks would live on, layers of sand and water gradually inching their way toward the sky long after we had passed through and left this earth for good.


by Cindy Ellen Hill

As I dipped my coffee mug into a plastic bin of rainwater, the boys corralled the littles into three groups and divvied up the apples, slicing them thin and drizzling salad dressing over each slice.


by R.S. Nelson

My mother lived in fear of being found, she had to learn a new language and culture; she sacrificed seeing her children grow to give them a better future, but she wasn’t chased and persecuted like a criminal.


by John Grey

Power applauds when angels fall –
slow and polite,
like a king on its throne,
as the wings, once white,
are now just muddy roadkill feathers


by Ethan Goffman

Still, hidden beneath the surface is an angry subcurrent who believes that Narnia’s mystical past will return, that it’s in the blood, that the true spirit of that enchanted land will one day rise again and stomp out the interlopers.


by Arijit Lahiri

I actually laughed. I couldn't help it. Even at the edge of annihilation, Ravn still managed to smirk. ‘I’m not the villain you think I am,’ he spat. ‘I took what I wanted because this world only respects theft. That’s how kings are made. That’s how gods are born.’


by Mehreen Ahmed

I cover my baby up in a torn, fuzzy blanket, I protect from the elements much greater, for us such fanciful specs on the expansive oceans, beneath the ceaseless skies, the wind’s ferocity, I breathe and struggle blanketing my tiny tot.


by Jon Wesick

5928.5 is the cruelest stardate, breeding
Bracken’s World out of the airwaves, mixing
Westerns and cop shows, stirring
Ironside with Nielson ratings.


by Jacqueline Jules

Another worry to push from my mind
as I stand on a manicured lawn
inhaling creation on a bright spring day
while wildfires rage in the distance.


by A Sardine on Vacation

“Ever think of making A Sardine on Vacation an audio book? It has lots of dialogues.”
I would have, but publishers are keen on their audio products following large hard copy sales.
“You said you were against audio books,” Joe T. breaks in.
Against listening to them.


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