“Mulieris” by Caroline McCraw
“Mulieris” by Caroline McCraw What levee broke here, daughter? The mother’s skinny arms of the south, made to poke from…
Category: Original Lit
Poems by Stephanie Lamberson
Sway, Mojave Coyotes, rest your paws. I am your friend, Plodding down the desiccated, labyrinthine U.S. Southwest, Hugging cacti, Searching…
“American Economics” by Michael Patrick McSweeney
I. right now the economy is in the sun room watching mother robins build their nests & balance twigs between…
“His Plan” by Shannon Casey
This here’s a bit of a comin’ of age romance that makes no sense, has no growth and just seeks…
“All of My Things” by J. Anthony Roman
Every pleasure I had in life I have to reclaim, because now, there is nothing that is just mine. A…
“Passenger” by Melissa R. Mendelson
The window was down, letting the cool air in. The morning was dressed in beauty with the sun brilliant in…
Mr. Chip’s Gift by Gina Conn
Gary was proud to be the most disciplined and respected chip factory worker in all the land, and this land…
“About It” by Celine Spierer
It saves, it destroys. It’s necessary, it’s avoidable. It protects, it obliterates. It cures, it worsens. It restores, it deteriorates.…
All the Assholes in the World and Mine: In Praise of Bukowski’s Asshole Aesthetic
Woke up this morning and it seemed to me, That every night turns out to be a little bit more…
“Venus Rising: an elegy”
“Venus Rising: an elegy” For T.B.S. Ginkgo tree rustles, drawing me back To when we lay under streetlamps’ muted…