Death Made a Pie
I found old man Hendricks’s house fascinating. The sunken in roof. The broken rickety fence. The brown mass of grass.…
Category: Original Lit
Ripple of Water, Destructive Whirlwind, and Words of a Man
I am a ripple of water Stretching Further and further outward Moving gracefully, slowly Steadily I wade through Back in…
Words in a Motivation Seminar…, Gratitude, & Vicious Cycle
You are the graph, I am the social norm. I am interested in making change as much as I am…
Kayapo, Bad Poetry, & Super-Storm by Mitchell Grabois
The chief of the Kayapo tribe receives the worst news of his life. A hydroelectric plant will destroy his village.…
24 Won’t Come Back No More (Parody)
(Hit the road Jack. 24 won’t come back no more, no more, no more, no more.) (Hit the road Jack.…
The Whiteout, Testaments, and Other Poems
Dreary Days Were what I lived for. The hiss of school buses was Replaced by the high pitched scrape Of…
Modern Modernity Pt. 2
Suzanne carried Ariel in one arm, the baby resting on her hip. Her eyes were bright and her mouth puckered…
Taking on the Universe
All I did was go to sleep one night. The day had ended. Work was done, and I was spent.…
Queen and That’s Not Love
Looks everywhere. Smile frowns. They don’t know what to think of her dark brown skin. Is something unknown? Over here…
Mami Said
I touched my red swollen lips. How they blistered and burned, like walking barefoot in a Macy’s parking lot. I…