One night, Ida sees moonlight leaking through the window past the fluorescent television screen mounted to the plain, cream-colored walls. It digs its ephemeral hooks…
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How to Sell Your Self-Esteem to an Abuser
by Andrew Hinkley May 1, 2014“This is the third time, why do I keep letting this happen?” “You’re not letting it happen.” You were: boring, didn’t give enough, selfish and…
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Writers are supposed to dwell Hunchbacked in the shadows Hidden in the corners of coffee shops and cafés Sipping our lattes with frightened lips Observing…
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“Catch me if you can!” I yelled, running into the forest. “Bailey, wait up! I can’t run that fast!” My little legs pumped and moved…
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And on the Moon, It was Midnight
by Christian Cassidy-Amstutz May 1, 2014Goodnight To the people Through the walls Around me I can hear the creaking Of your bodies The rustlings of your sheets The twice damnable…
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I’m throwing away my umbrellas Because rain is my skin’s baptism Cascading pearls bathing cotton armor Ah blessed be this twisted ocean Where divine meets…
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los diamantes son? supuestamente? un símbolo de devoción guijarros deben ser como el odio? los diamantes pueden refractar? la imagen de su amante en 1…
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Cold so hot it burns
by Christian Cassidy-Amstutz April 3, 2014Kids, today we have an important lesson. A lesson reminiscent of grade school, a vocabulary lesson. Apricity. Appreciate the word first for its sound, how…
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I’m progressing We’re regressing Feeling the weight on our hands And our heads Curling up to sleep And pointing to destinations Feeling the navel heat…
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I’ve been dead for exactly three weeks, two days, five hours, and 32 minutes. But who’s counting? I was killed crossing the street late at…
