【Written by Christopher Chiasera】 Coarse, leather prints smudge against the asphalt and press into the duller edges of broken shards of glass. Street lamps cast …
Synchronous Souls
【Written by Christopher Chiasera】 You are not me.You have your own bonesAnd own voiceAnd own brain.We are not each other;You are not hard.You are not …
Laughing Sideways
【Written by Caroline Brink】 Your laugh is big.It sways from side-to-side floaty, gauzy, like peonies or a girl in a pink dress. I remember laughing, holding your body, …
A Young Writer’s Reflection on Mary Oliver’s Upstream
【Written by Caroline Brink】 In the endeavor of reflecting on Mary Oliver’s work, I find language to be quite insufficient. Her craft and her language …
Death and Destruction in The Picture of Dorian Gray: How Sybil Vane’s Demise Corrupts the Innocence of Dorian Gray
【Written by Valerie Zis】 Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray appears at the intersection of Victorian and modern British literature during a period of …
You & The Garden
【Written by Caroline Richards】 Will I ever encounter a sight so vividas you in our garden today? Brushingamaryllis petals with your gentle thumb,stroking the arched-back …
Persephone in August
【Written by Caroline Richards】 My hands are wrapped in hair of railroad vine and golden shower,but the soil of you is all over and in-between the garden …
A Forest Phoenix Beyond Reach
【Written by Daniel Feldman】 Remote, mysteriously alive.Besieged by the distant thunder and the close rain dripping onto the forest’s surface,I struggle to make my way back to …
Storytellers
Written by Daniel Feldman In an open rebellion, shattered souls scour the streets. Honor lost, honor trampled, honor burdened by incessant retreats. With dark forces encroaching, …
Sweet Bread
【Written by Malynnae Bustos】 The little bell at the top of the door dings as it swings open. The smell of fresh baked donuts fills the room, fills …