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 →
A Life Unlived by Tobi Cogswell Twenty years ago she’d been bursting with dreams of being famous for her personality. Twenty years ago she’d made raucous love on a pier in Monte Carlo , kept her passport in her purse,... Continue Reading →
Abandoned House by Ruth Bavetta It stood on a cliff above the sea, its grey, scarred face staring into the long shimmering lines of surf. My grandmother, who lived alone with her crutches and her thoughts of my long-gone unfaithful... Continue Reading →
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