BABES IN THE WOODS by John Grey We didn't just wander through the woods, we scoured their every root and clump and stand of brush. Larry found ten dollars in quarters once. Joe held up a much-used condom on a... Continue Reading →
Natural by Jennifer Paez I like the image I have of you in my head. It was more natural than any other time I had seen you. Simply, you had just followed the order of things. There you lay. Next... Continue Reading →
What Journey? by April Krassner Circling around with Mathilda, the little girl in the back seat, curly, brown hair Buddha belly. You know her? She’s always back there, facing forward, arms a-waving, Where are we going, Mathilda and me? Nowhere... Continue Reading →
Earthquake by Mary Torregrossa God grabs the river with two hands snaps it like a fresh sheet on a stained mattress fish pop like French fries in a wire basket at a truck stop anywhere in California Mary Torregrossa, helps... Continue Reading →
Widow’s Walk by Deborah Hauser Mist shrouds the city. Clouds hang low, still sulking. Thunder rattles concrete bones. Sirens announce some new injury. I sip a cold, weak cup of tea. I’ve lost track of time, has it been three... Continue Reading →
FOOD BANK by Joan Colby Scrambling for donations, They must institute new rules: How often and how much. A woman hauls a weary child While an infant bawls In its stroller. An old man picks through Cans of beans. The... Continue Reading →