She Gave Up The Colorful World; June 1st by Yuu Ikeda
Emotionless breeze blows.
Bloodless skin feels it.
But frozen lips never move. [...]
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Short Fiction and Poetry
Squirrels Do It by T.M. Bemis
Fergus looked around. The face he saw there made him wince—or rather, made him feel like wincing. Too nice a guy for that, he smiled [...]
I Suppose I Could Find Reasons To Hate You by Zary Fekete
“I just remembered I bought a lottery ticket today,” she said.
“But you said there would be no more of that,” he said. [...]
Lost Thoughts by Kenneth Vincent Walker
When I think about all
The strange ideas that
I hadn’t shared—that
Evaporated in thin air; [...]
Shining Bitter Smiles; Burning Out A Fuse Up Here Alone by Paul Edward Costa
You know,
I take data from what I’m told
plus what I see,
plug it in
and the equation
keeps spitting out incoherent [...]
Burger Place by Rick Kast
As the restaurants began to open up after the pandemic, I found myself craving something really basic: a burger with fries. [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: Rites of Blossom and Thorn by Sarah Royston
They call it blackthorn winter, this spring that isn’t spring. I brave the bitter sleet and go to the Common. [...]
Seduction; Choose A Career by Bruce McRae
Instead of writing, learn to read palms
or spin plates or swallow fire.
Become a casting director. Join a sailing crew. [...]
Dragon In The Mirror by Lisa Borkovich
I awoke that morning, just like every other morning. Got out of bed, put my feet into my Birkenstocks, and shuffled blindly [...]
Reality by Kerstan Batchelor
Reality may be a poetic fusion of illusions and daydreams, yet it feels the same as bittersweet betrayals [...]
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