The Unknown
Poem Out in the snow where the sound of the wind boils my blood I saw people standing still They were calm, almost sleepy with legs attached to the ground like the trees in...
Short stories & poems for everyone from everyone
Poem Out in the snow where the sound of the wind boils my blood I saw people standing still They were calm, almost sleepy with legs attached to the ground like the trees in...
Spoken Word Hanging up the motive is harder Than breaking habits Braking at a stop sign From 50 to six miles At the drop of a dime Sets the teeth on edge Be...
Haibun The Japanese Maple grew in the center of 52 Holland’s front yard. Its long branches stretch to the sky like a petitioning priest. Its maroon foliage crowns the tree like a lion’s...
Poem Sometimes its as if the Earth opened up and left a crevasse so deep and wide we hardly knew it started until the waters dripped in over and over and I leapt...
Poem I look up… hoping to see your face longing, to smile back at me… and your grace, your love to fill the missing piece. I know you’re there close yet far away....
Short Story The Vulture ate but was growing rejected with the old doctrines. It was tired of being told what to think, what to eat, what to do. Why its parents and grandparents...
Serial Fiction He smiled. She smiled harder. She pointed at her throat making a sign that she had lost her voice. The Brewer nodded in understanding. ‘It’s poetic not having to talk to...
Science Fiction The bright blue light shone up from my pillow, pulling me from sleep. I looked around the windowless room and saw the clock. I got a full 8 hours. I stood up...
Serial Fiction Dinner was surprisingly nice. Tommy was kind of nervous that Scarlett and his dad would start fighting again, but they were both pleasant to each other. Jason borrowed Arnold’s guitar and played...
Haibun AP Cherry informs me he can’t suspend Tavaughn. Instead, he removed him from our class for three days. He sounds sincere. But that insincere smile coupled with those tired wrinkles on his...