(Pocket Poetry) by Seejay Jordan (Wales) Lust like swallows lost deep in flight, Leaves empty arms on this night, Growling shores of my righteous rest, Rolls and caves upon my chest, Feathers and headdress dominate pages, words, flowers, yearning... flee, Tales of love throughout the ages, What am I to do with thee? The great …
(Pocket Poetry) by Emma Overton (U.K) The smell of wood smoke, Spiralling up to that slice of space seen from between the sentinel houses. Her belly, dark blue and pregnant with promise. The moon is absent, The sky the fuller for it Eyes drawn to intricacies Of stretch mark clouds and stars, like piercings, littering …
(12 minute read) by Christina Hoag (U.S.A) Rosa bit her lower lip and slid open the top drawer of the dresser. She didn’t know why she was trying to be quiet. Mrs. Ellen and her yapping Maltese were out, but the moment seemed to demand silence. Rosa reached into the pile of underwear and plucked …
(7 minute read) by William Falo (New Jersey) Ember hunted mice around the crooked tombstones as I watched from the pine trees, unable to let her go wild. I violated every rule of a wildlife rehabilitator, but I couldn’t let her go. I took care of her from a kit when a carnie found her running from a barn fire, and he named her Ember. I feared for her, since I saw a mounted fox at the local bar. Its empty …
(2 minute read) by D.C. Houston (Canada) They knew better than to cut down the last standing rainforest on earth. They were warned that the consequences would be cataclysmic. But greed knows only one currency. The world sat silent and still, as the creatures emerged from their slumber. In ancient mythology, honeybees were born from …
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(1 minute read) by Terry Mahoney (U.K) It's been a long time since I tried to learn French. Today, I'm trying harder as she gets into her stride. She's enthusiastic, speaks with her body; drives her message home, pacing the floor; smiles, grimaces, gesticulates and frowns. My problem is the cleavage. Not unattractive but too …
(2 minute read) by Roland Gray (U.K) Annabel peered out across the open plan office. Dark holes left by the emergency lighting were ideal for sheltering monsters. “I don't believe in monsters,” she quavered loudly enough to believe her words. She was a child again, in the loo at the top of the stairs. Her …
(4 minute read) by Ajala David (Ukraine) I was born at the bottom of the pit with many others like me. A massive writhing pit that churned us out in our millions. Some don’t make it more than a few seconds before they dissolve into dust and ashes. Some make it a few minutes. They …
(2 minute read) by Tim Goldstone (Wales) I had been assured that traveller’s stories of dangerous packs of wild dogs roaming the old part of the port were nonsense. Just one more of the tall tales passed from backpacker to backpacker in that part of the world. But it had nonetheless dissuaded me from venturing …
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