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Radio II, by Alexander Eikenberg
From the passenger’s seat you reach over and turn on the radio. With the windows down at sixty-five the sound is stifled out of hearing...
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Aug 16, 20221 min read
Absolute Divisions, by William Doreski
A woodpecker razzing a tree rousts me from a dream set in a ruined clubhouse perched at the extremity of Brooklyn. Broken glass and...
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Aug 1, 20221 min read
Natalie at the Beach, by Florence Murry
Sunbathers soak in blasted brilliance. Umbrellas on the shore a kaleidoscope canopy. We unpack close to the break feel spray on our...
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Jul 20, 20222 min read
Sunflower, by Lauren Schaumburg
Freckles dappling skin, how long can you lie in the sunshine before the burn comes to lay waste to your flesh? How long can you stand to...
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Jul 13, 20221 min read
Caspian Sea, by Leila Farjami
Once, she held me in her rippling arms, soft Mother, breathing her buoyant, murmuring life into my little body. Her shores stretched like...
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Jul 6, 20221 min read
cities, by Ritoshree Chatterjee
i have gathered bits of skin and memory and have packed myself in Tupperware to a city whose name only birds have heard at my hometown in...
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Jun 13, 20221 min read
tsuki ga kirei desu ne, by Yashika Doshi
The sun has let go for the moon to begin surfacing,
as the multitude of colours erupt in the sky,
you curl your fingers and lace them in min
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Jun 6, 20222 min read
Hagler and Hearns, 1985
What’s the sweet science
if not a series of experiments
where irresistible force meets
an immovable object?
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Feb 9, 20221 min read
If I Could, by Kimberly Barbour
If she could write you a letter, she would say that she tried. She’d apologize for lying, but it’s all she knew. Lies, and want, and him....
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Jan 26, 20222 min read
At the Overwhelmed Hospital, by John Garmon
We couldn’t get in To visit you. You were in the place Where it’s serious. We waited outside of The inside window, Hoping to get a chance...
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Jan 5, 20223 min read
Ten Biographies, by Christa King
-1- She is the oldest of seven children and the mother of one. She and her next sister were born in Pratt, Kansas. Her family moved to...
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Nov 14, 20211 min read
sunflowers, by McKenna Themm
I’ve learned to resonate with the small and empty space between the brush strokes that comprise the wilting leaves shadowed beneath...
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Oct 27, 20213 min read
Lake Leavings, by Brinson Leigh Kresge
I. A three-year-old’s preamble: Let’s talk about ants. Ants can walk. Ants don’t have feet. Ants have feet...
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Sep 22, 20211 min read
When You’re Old (IV), by Robert L. Penick
This world has outgrown us outpaced and outlasted us left us in the rear view mirror waved goodbye with a middle finger advised us our...
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Sep 1, 20212 min read
Leave a Message, by Thanh Dinh
When you say it like that, you make it so believable, I say. I can still remember the scenery. The sky is blue, the sunlight passes...
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Aug 25, 20211 min read
Summer Hunt, by Edward Valladao
When we were young We treasure hunted Under plum trees For what our arms Couldn’t reach, Our joy ripening As we picked Amongst the mushy...
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Aug 20, 20211 min read
A Present Tale of Concern, Desperation, & Fear Left Unanswered, by Sean Mayfair
This piece is part of our “Tails + Tales” teen summer writing initiative inspired by the 2021 national summer reading theme chosen...
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Aug 18, 20212 min read
Maami, by Phebe Emmanuel
This piece is part of our “Tails + Tales” teen summer writing initiative inspired by the 2021 national summer reading theme chosen...
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Aug 11, 20211 min read
+38, by Anthy Strom
This piece is part of our “Tails + Tales” teen summer writing initiative inspired by the 2021 national summer reading theme chosen...
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Aug 4, 20211 min read
Open Her Up, by Ouanessa Nana
This piece is part of our “Tails + Tales” teen summer writing initiative inspired by the 2021 national summer reading theme chosen...
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