Elegy by William Torphy
A convoy of alien drones hovers over the small country town. They’ve either come out of casual curiosity or arrived with menace, but here they are in hayseed. He has…
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Innocent by David Rogers
If I say I was innocent of the crime for which I was convicted and sentenced, you might perhaps be more readily persuaded, if not to excuse my subsequent actions,…
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A Reflection on Nature: The Arve in Summer by Michael Smith
Better to understand a river By understanding how I understand a river I must step back from the bank of thought And let it flow It’s not a cross or…
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Lie on Your Stomach on The Grass by Jonathan Bracker
The solid earth has never yet complained. There is only the slight scrape Of the accommodating grass Adjusting around your body its bent blades. Impossible ever to get close enough!…
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Paper Carrier by James B. Nicola
I was a paper carrier and used to hear her speak when I rang to collect from her every other week. I’d see her on those afternoons dressed up exquisitely.…