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If the Men in My Life Had Thoughts by Abbey Comey
I want to talk to Sloane, but I don’t want her to think that I’m asking her on a date, so I ask her to come with me to get my tetanus shot. I had my last one when I was nine, and I can I I still remember how my arm ached for days […]
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The Goal of All Life by Eliot Rite
A stain of chemicals and a pound of flesh are all it takes to enter. Such a fee is marginal as the true cost is time. As days swell to weeks in a trimester or three they burst out on all fours sleeping at the starting line, awaiting the cord to be cut. With […]
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What Makes Us All Connected by Maid Corbic
Faith has become synonymous with everything today.That I must simply saythat it somehow changed meAbsolutely for the better, as I am a Christian. People are bothered by any change today.but I find it’s for my eyes only.and that I feel so fulfilledWhen I light a candle every Sundayand I enjoyed that exciting moment. I believe […]
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Oh Where, Oh Where Has Our Little Boy Gone? by Eileen Sateriale
This piece was selected in honor of Veteran’s Day and all of the men and women who lost their lives in defense of this country’s honor. “The Secretary of Defense informs you that Corporal Bruce Graham is missing in action. Last seen, Seoul, South Korea, March 8, 1953,” said the telegram that came to Ralph […]
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Eyes With Fear by Ramzi Rihani
Drumrolls are heard from behind the mountainsPeople prepare for the festivities to startLittle do they know that the end is nearAs the rage of war fills the eyes with fear Lovers pick up daffodils in the prairiesOblivious to the sound of rocketsWarmongers pledge an encounter with GodNegotiating contracts broad and flawed At the edge of […]
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Waves by Casey Shelley
Waves rock the boat back and forth: they’re used to it. Tired eyes are a reminder that this is far from the first wedding they’ve attended. “How much longer, Dave?” Kate places her bare hand on top of his “I can’t take much more.” “Just a little more, doll,” he knows that her […]
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Orange Juice by Jim Bates
“Damn you, Eric!” I yelled. “Quit being such a jerk!” I knew I shouldn’t swear but, hell (sorry), he had pushed it too far. All morning long my older brother had been teasing me, calling names like elephant ears and dog breath, giving me wedgies and, in general, making my life miserable. But when […]
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Mercy for Miss Bint by Sandra Arnold
All twelve of us were in Mercy’s room lounging on her bed when the new housekeeper strode in without knocking and introduced herself. We clamped our lips and nodded, blank-face polite. But as soon as she marched out again and slammed the door behind her we collapsed into hysterical laughter. “Oh my God! Who’d […]
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togetherness by Holli Terrell-Cavalluzzi
insidethe wax widensdrips around the candleilluminates your face in a soft light. i trust you. there is a clock.the small handstops telling time. outsideis a bare piece of paperwaiting… Holli Terrell-Cavalluzzi lives in Wilmington North Carolina where she has made a home by the coast. She spends her days writing poetry and prose which started […]
