Comic Book Fantasy by SMC Wamsteker
His gift to me: a concealed mirage in an urban wasteland,
tucked away behind Taco Bell and a 76.
Outside, Inside by Jennifer-Crystal Johnson
Outside, Inside by Jennifer-Crystal Johnson On the outside, I smile. I socialize, I laugh, I have a good time… And
Continue reading2% Milk by Amanda Wall
The milk you gave me was skim. I wanted two percent, I would’ve even taken one.
Continue readingSomething She Feels by Marissa Dubecky
Pale mountains in the examining room
Scoops of ice cream from the A & P
Cold and hard peaks, like your utensils
At the Confluence and Beyond by Haris Adhikari
Much noise there is
when two sprightly streams
bump into each other, bringing forth
Comfort Food by Jean Varda
think of warm baked bread
melting butter with crunchy crust
think of casseroles one after the other
Refinishing the Round Oak Table by William Doreski
Refinishing the round oak table
refinished twenty years ago
I stroke the grain so gently
the pattern gets under my skin.
You Noticed by Ivan Jenson
Sometimes
I just disappear
into the patterns
Heritability by Laura LeHew
I met you when I was 40
I met you because I was the black sheep of the new family
I met you because you were the black sheep of the old family
I met you at a Denny’s