If you’ve read Regal Comic Books, you know the pose. Hands pressed together, thumbs crossed, held just below the nose. With my left foot forward, right pointed out, my small … Continue Reading I am Promilla by T.L. Sherwood
Don’t eat that donut. If you touch that last donut, I swear to God I’ll throw this coffee in your face. Meg’s cup was little more than room temperature, but … Continue Reading Sizzle by Shannon Connor Winward
Arriving home, long office hours stretched out behind him, Akio sees light in the window of his flat and something clutches at his heart. Dread or excitement, it is hard … Continue Reading Hired Help by Sarah Evans
Underneath the sheets, my foot finds Dean’s. I press my little toe against his. “You okay?” he asks. “I’m worried about Finn.” He slips his arm around my waist. “The … Continue Reading The Mother by Kathy Renee Jeffords
Carol Barrett holds doctorates in both clinical psychology and creative writing. She coordinates the Creative Writing Certificate Program at Union Institute & University, and teaches in the Creativity Studies program … Continue Reading Borders by Carol Barrett
I am five-years-old, and my favorite escape plan starts with Mom asking us kids if we want to run away with her. We all say– Yes! She says, especially with … Continue Reading Thrown Down and Banished to the Basement by Alice Morris
Pendleton and I were scooping peanut butter straight from the jar onto our fingers when the earthquake hit. Our mouths were full and sticky, so our shocked yelps came out … Continue Reading Pendleton on the Rise by Joe Baumann
Addy Rose was born and raised in Arizona. Yes, it is hot there. She is graduating with her BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College this May. She … Continue Reading Lion Lullaby by Addy Rose
Poppa snaps off a wheat stalk, brittle and broken. He digs the toe of his boot through the octagon clumps of topsoil looking for life below the surface, a shred … Continue Reading If it Rains by Angela L. Lindseth
It was the summer of Luke and Laura. I was thirteen, my brother, Carlos, eight, and we watched their soap-opera exploits daily. I can’t say why we were so … Continue Reading Pennies by Caridad Moro-Gronlier
Dr. Ryan Thorpe teaches humanities and writing courses at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute. He is the poetry editor of The Shanghai Literary Review and manages … Continue Reading Chinatown, Singapore by Ryan Thorpe
I procrastinate. Try it. It’s a big time saver. My motto: Always put off till tomorrow what doesn’t need doing today. The dry cleaner says, “Friday.” You think, “See ya … Continue Reading Unmanageable Me by Barbara Rady Kazdan
There was a bit of bad weather, if that’s what you’d call it. Weather in terms of Cairn-colpagh means relative rainfall—rainfall relative, that is, to the wettest place on the … Continue Reading A Bit of Bad Weather by Oonah Joslin
Bernadette McBride, author of three poetry collections—most recently, Whatever Measure of Light (Kelsay Books, 2016), taught creative writing and literature at Temple University for many years and is poetry editor … Continue Reading Counter by Bernadette McBride
M.J. Iuppa is the Director of the Visual and Performing Arts Minor Program and Lecturer in Creative Writing at St. John Fisher College; and since 2000 to present, is a … Continue Reading Heaven by M.J. Iuppa
Carol L. Gloor is a retired attorney who writes poetry only when she feels like it. Nonetheless, many online and hard copy journals have seen fit to publish her, most recently Highland Park … Continue Reading Choir Practice by Carol L. Gloor
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