Elizabeth Chen – Passing

Passing to some people means the passing of time or the passing of loved ones and i think about that as my friend drives me up the mountain pass                      in america it is the passing from one color to another and when he parks along the dirt roadside because i wanted stars and he wanted […]

Susan Michele Coronel – My Brother and I Were Conjoined with a Pantomime Horse Costume

My Brother and I Were Conjoined with a Pantomime Horse Costume When he was born he was the shaggy mane, elliptical nostrils flaring, adorable whinny alerting the family to erupt in stitches. The nodding head said I am here. Not aborted, not stapled, not glued. As the rear, I could only hear wind rushing through […]

Barbara Ungar – Afterlife Abecedarian

Afterlife Abecedarian And you, my love, how are you faring? I’ve begged you to haunt me, but so far, no luck. Can you even see or hear me? I know you’re dead, but we both believed that meant merging with everything, so you’d be everywhere, which is fine, but I’d like to see an actual […]

Edytta Wojnar – At a dinner party

At a dinner party the hostess is                              half goddess                                                    half bird—                 a common cuckoo immortal & beautifully feathered; a heron a heroine—her hair highlighted thoughts luminous                                                        in & out of the house perfectly lined lips round with vowels                                                        marking with precision shiraz in a crystal glass                                                 six seven eight times she seems to be the […]

Susan L. Leary – Lilacs, Music, Boy

Lilacs, Music, Boy      Music really does heal all wounds!! I will believe that until the day I die. —BLK, 8/18/2020 I conclude with a sound that is a boy in a field with his sketch pad penciling lilacs across a face. A boy, by his own remedy, trusting to drown out the warships & human […]