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  • Rain Requiem by Lynda Webb

    Rain Requiem by Lynda Webb

    You left me behind, walking with Brahms in your ears. Outside, nature’s conductor slashed her baton and created bayside darkness with one stroke. Thunder growled and I thought it was the garbage truck’s percussive movement down the salt and sand packed macadam. Facing the Gulf, the ocean pranced, cat paws of white foam hitting the…

    colleenflorafiction

    February 11, 2023
    Short Story
    Fiction, longing, loss, rain, short story, storm
  • The Festival by Jeff Lewis

    The Festival by Jeff Lewis

    There was a festival that day,I don’t remember what it was called.I remember the soft curve of her cheek,I remember the way she padded gentlyacross the earthas though afraid of leaving a permanent mark.I remember her cries of delightas I won the little stuffed tigerafter seven futile attempts.I remember how she carried it in her…

    colleenflorafiction

    February 9, 2023
    death, Fiction, memories, momento, Poetry
  • The Road by E.E. King

    The Road by E.E. King

    I didn’t mean to kill her – not really. But it’s hardly an excuse- especially because I’d been hired to do exactly that. I can still see the moment of death – I probably always will. It was less gruesome and more final than I’d expected… if I’d expected anything.             Truth be told, the…

    colleenflorafiction

    February 4, 2023
    Short Story
    companions, danger, dog, Fiction, short story
  • Catching Up by Edward Ahern

    Catching Up by Edward Ahern

    She was halfway into her seat before he looked up from his phone. “Hello, Frank. They’ve changed the name of the restaurant. Antoine’s now.” She talked too quickly.             “Hello Rebecca, you look great.”             She picked up her menu, reddening slightly. “Sorry I’m late. Have you been waiting long?”             “No, just got here.…

    colleenflorafiction

    January 28, 2023
    Short Story
    amends, Fiction, prior affair, short story
  • El Valle de Cafe by Jonathan Ferrini

    El Valle de Cafe by Jonathan Ferrini

    Dearest Yvette: I write to you beneath a candle on a small desk within my spartan quarters. It’s late in the evening, and all is quiet, except for the subtle melody of the tropical birds awaiting sunrise.             The delicate flame dances about creating gorgeous amber hues and shadow images suggesting black caverns reminiscent of…

    colleenflorafiction

    January 22, 2023
    Short Story
    Fiction, Guatemala, nun, priest, short story, teacher, unrequited love
  • Spartacus Along the Silk Road by Eric Smith

    Spartacus Along the Silk Road by Eric Smith

    Prelude:It is better to invite one thousand sinners to a party of saints than unleash one neutral man among the good. The opposite of course is not true. Jaguars, ambivalent loners, unlike proud lions, are always restless until they pounce. China. She’s jealous…             When China wants a new religion, the world builds roads. Wild…

    colleenflorafiction

    January 15, 2023
    Short Story
    China, Cultural Revolution, Fiction, Mao Tse Tung, Married couple who do not speak each other's language, short story, Translation app
  • The Digger by Marco Etheridge

    The Digger by Marco Etheridge

    Digging for old bones is best done by night and the digger knows this. He wields his shovel under starlight and moonlight, serenaded by the nocturnal creatures of the Missouri woods. The night is ebony edged in silver, but it ain’t quiet.             Whippoorwills mourn their own name from maple and sycamore trees. A barred…

    colleenflorafiction

    January 8, 2023
    Short Story
    burying, Fiction, graves, hermit, homeplace, legacy, murder, redemption, short story
  • Goddess of the Beach by Zack Taft

    Goddess of the Beach by Zack Taft

    She settled herself into the warm sand; her eyes closed for a moment. It felt like a dream. She was barefooted and wearing a red dress, a floppy straw hat, and oversized sunglasses.             “Grampa, will you stop that?” He was doing an embarrassing dance on the white sand, mumbling to himself. His shorts seemed…

    colleenflorafiction

    January 1, 2023
    Short Story
    beach, fantasy, Fiction, short story, talking crab, talking seagull
  • A Victorian Affair by Perry Genovesi

    A Victorian Affair by Perry Genovesi

    When Ellen landed at the tunnel’s end, she noticed, under clouds of soot, a lone rowhome. It appeared like the thousands across the city – three stories, all brick, cornbread-yellow shutters. Each window was dirt-coated or bathed in shadow. What was it doing here, in the ruins of an old subway station? As she edged…

    colleenflorafiction

    December 24, 2022
    Short Story
    affair with a married man, book clubs, fantasy, Fiction, old books, secret tunnel, victorian drama
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Submit your art today for a chance at publication! Submissions are free ❤️ "Ortolan in Winter" by Mercedes Payton evokes a sense of bleakness and weariness in the midst of winter, as the speaker grapples with their own physical pain and emotional turmoil. Timothy Parrish delves into a nostalgic and fragmented reminiscence of a past lover, intertwined with musical references and a sense of impending loss and oblivion in "These are the Days/Beach Baby". Jack Phillips describes the beauty and importance of finding stillness and connection with nature in "Somewhere Finding Ferity". Love yourself first. #happyvalentines Submissions are open and free for your chance at publication! Send us your work today. You deserve to be here. Forgive and move forward. Accept what's being given to you. Communication is key. Live in the moment. Don't forget where you started.
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