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Brian Epstein's Letter to His Mother

by Amanda Harris, posted 4 hours ago 3535 views22 comments11 fav

All that loves green produces green.

At the Crossroads Bar

by Joani Reese, posted 9 hours ago 115115 views22 comments22 favs

An eye patch waits aslant his passenger seat.

Plants and Birds

by Darryl Price, posted 35 hours ago 5050 views55 comments55 favs

When you speak, trees either stretch themselvesinto a smile or the wind blows a sad sigh into clouds. When you lie, the sun drools. When you think, the grass either turns brown or finds another door…

Universal Army

by Chris Okum, posted 2 days ago 6060 views88 comments33 favs

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Because

by Dianne McKnight-Warren, posted Jul 06, 2025 187187 views77 comments66 favs

Because I'm old and this is the Way I Do Things now...

June 29

by Tim G. Young, posted Jul 03, 2025 138138 views88 comments44 favs

the only thing that impresses me now is the state of my inebriation

The Wind

by Steven Gowin, posted Jun 29, 2025 168168 views55 comments55 favs

The wind comes up relentless in the afternoon

Me and Sid and Tom and John Yount

by David Ackley, posted Jun 10, 2025 275275 views22 comments11 fav

True story

The Sound of One Story Clapping

by Tantra Bensko, posted Jun 02, 2025 282282 views11 comment22 favs

And aren't we are so then so rarely The hero in another's story When we want to be. And why are we so always Rounding stories on the heroes Who don't want to be? And aren't we are so then are so rarely Heroes in each others' …

Silent Valley

by J. Fallthrough, posted May 30, 2025 252252 views00 comments00 favs

“Silent Valley: The quietest place in the Western hemisphere.” Jerry pulls back the throttle and squints so the wrinkles deepen around his eyes and creep out past the frame of his sunglasses. Even through my headphones and the thwok of the helicopter blades I…

The Blue Bird

by Erika Byrne-Ludwig, posted May 07, 2025 360360 views44 comments44 favs

The blue bird tapped at my window and pecked my crumbs. I talked to him as to a small person about the things of life, of flowers, of trees and the sky. Even at times pretending he was erudite, I questioned him about evolution and extinction. He looked at me as if he…

The Case of the Phantom Paperclip

by John Olson, posted Apr 21, 2025 388388 views33 comments55 favs

I was sitting on the steps in the entryway to our apartment building taking off my running shoes when I spotted a paperclip on the floor. I assumed it had fallen from the mail that my wife had just taken from our mailbox. Once my shoes were removed, I went down to pick…

Head in the Clouds

by Carl Santoro, posted Apr 17, 2025 557557 views11 comment11 fav

Damn, the light turned green on me. Wasn't ready.

At Waffle House

by Michael Tusa, posted Apr 15, 2025 377377 views55 comments66 favs

Staring at my $10 All Star Breakfast with extra bacon

Ron Vara speaks out at last.

by stephen hastings-king, posted Apr 09, 2025 378378 views44 comments44 favs

He’s an empty sock

Let it Rage Until

by Emily Sparkles, posted Apr 01, 2025 402402 views33 comments33 favs

Let it rage. I shall not suppress you. Let your rage speak to you of the sorrow it hides, until your sadness swallows you whole.

Meeting A Praying Mantis

by Ed Higgins, posted Mar 17, 2025 409409 views22 comments33 favs

A Praying Mantis clover to bright emerald green landed on my sleeve and lingered as I worked in my hay field.



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