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Negative Emotions Aren’t The Enemy
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AREN’T THE ENEMY

Negative emotions are not out to get you. In fact, they are useful when managed
properly and the attempt to annihilate them completely can…
Brian McFadden
Mar 29
The Mountain
THE MOUNTAIN

A haiku
Upen Singh
Mar 25
The Slow Glint of Night-Drenched Dreams
THE SLOW GLINT OF NIGHT-DRENCHED DREAMS

A man lingers near a door in an alleyway.  A woman glides maroon-colored gloss
across puckered lips.  The glow of gas-lit lamps…
Krista Schumacher
Mar 25
What If It’s A Failure?
WHAT IF IT’S A FAILURE?

Creative fear number 2: a shout into the void
Kate Maria Pennell
Mar 25
The Spider
THE SPIDER

A story told in two haiku.
Rachel Lense
Mar 25
seagull
SEAGULL

a taxidermy of song
Shelby Poulin
Mar 25
Poem: Poker Face
POEM: POKER FACE

I watch him close, Carefully peering at my hand, The stack pile rises, Everyone
waits their turn, Slowly but surely, all reveal their…
Damilola Abiola-Tikare
Mar 23
Bella’ Dream
BELLA’ DREAM

A Short Fiction
Ayasha Khan
Mar 23
Short Attention Span here!
SHORT ATTENTION SPAN HERE!

Please write less so we can also read
Nathan 8
Mar 23
Vulnerable
VULNERABLE

So here’s the thing, You are vulnerable
Seena Ann Sabu
Mar 23
Moonflower — A New Collection of Poetry
Available Now
Haikus for Resilience: A Tribute to KBJ
HAIKUS FOR RESILIENCE: A TRIBUTE TO KBJ

Stoic and staid,
Eshaan Mani
Mar 23
Broken World
BROKEN WORLD

There is no Planet B.
Max
Mar 22
Cancer
CANCER

A poem
Jennifer Rock
Mar 22
Jaundiced
JAUNDICED

The window paints a picture chartreuse, Gold of dawn poisoned, For my eyes emit
a light defaced, Refracted off dissent, discord, And hate…
Arati Nair
Mar 22
How I got back to writing
HOW I GOT BACK TO WRITING

The journey back to being a writer after a break is often a long and difficult
one. Here’s how I managed to reconnect with my writerly…
Dr Heidi Colthup
Mar 22
Bloodthirsty alien organism
BLOODTHIRSTY ALIEN ORGANISM

I write that title and as I write this I think about how my son, at maybe 12,
poor thing, came down with appendicitis and writhed and cried…
Richard Koman
Mar 19
In bed
IN BED

I turned to my side, trying, fruitlessly, to get back to sleep.
Richard Koman
Mar 19
The Blessing and Burden of Writing
THE BLESSING AND BURDEN OF WRITING

The Strange Business of Writing
Kathy-Ann C. Hernandez
Mar 19
From Here has the Bird Flown
FROM HERE HAS THE BIRD FLOWN

I hear the laughter everywhere,
Jack Patrick
Mar 19
What is Contained in a Name?
WHAT IS CONTAINED IN A NAME?

The Fissure That Gave Birth to Being
John Driggs
Mar 19
The Boyfriend
THE BOYFRIEND

Thankfully, not mine.
Mr Robert
Mar 13
What is True for One
WHAT IS TRUE FOR ONE

In the river of consciousness, one is.
Lisa Krikawa
Mar 13
The Stages of Narcissistic Love
THE STAGES OF NARCISSISTIC LOVE

Graff's Place
Mar 13
About Regret
ABOUT REGRET

Regret scares us because it is impossible to know for sure that we have learned
a lesson from it
Jennifer Friedman MD LCPC
Mar 13
A Cantina In Mexico
A CANTINA IN MEXICO

I wanna get lost in some corner booth cantina In Mexico… sung by Faith Hill, on
a country duet with her husband Tim McGraw titled, “I Need…
Joshua Agabu
Mar 13
Unknown is your name every day
UNKNOWN IS YOUR NAME EVERY DAY

Unknown is your name every day
AbdulFattāh Ọlàdayọ́
Jan 1
Was I Really Like This?
WAS I REALLY LIKE THIS?

Early Adulthood
Amy Clapp
Nov 27, 2023
ii. confront your losses.
II. CONFRONT YOUR LOSSES.

Someday I'll write about how I lost it, lost
Jessica
Feb 12, 2023
i. count your losses.
I. COUNT YOUR LOSSES.

ARE YOU COUNTING YOUR DAYS?,
Jessica
Feb 12, 2023
Her Soul
HER SOUL

When I look into her eyes,
Arun Sankar
Jan 27, 2023
Soul Elements
SOUL ELEMENTS

A Haiku Poem
Laura Alice Hargiss
Jan 24, 2023
Blue Bathrobe
BLUE BATHROBE

I find you still blue enveloped in her bathrobe Months after she left.
Tiane
Dec 30, 2022
Lives, Art, I and You
LIVES, ART, I AND YOU

Around this world, people
Niyut
Dec 8, 2022
Vaani - In her world
VAANI - IN HER WORLD

Vaani is asleep,  She is in her world, And I must not make noise, I should draw
her in soft tones,  for even a noisy emotion is a noise…
manan sheel
Dec 3, 2022
Christmas Lights
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

A Poem
Laura Alice Hargiss
Dec 2, 2022
Haru Ichiban- The Legend Of The Spring Wind
HARU ICHIBAN- THE LEGEND OF THE SPRING WIND

I
The Itinerant Monk
Nov 24, 2022
Longings
LONGINGS

I was writing a poem on the fragility of longing
Niyut
Nov 4, 2022
cookie-cutter living
COOKIE-CUTTER LIVING

neighbors drive by my window, trash bags on their roofs, inching…
Elena Kirillova
Oct 23, 2022
The Crime of the Orange Inspector
THE CRIME OF THE ORANGE INSPECTOR

“‘Adorbiez,’ I get it. They’re orb-shaped and they’re adorable. Funny!” The FDA
inspector stopped rolling the navel orange in his palm when…
Sarah
Oct 23, 2022
Phone Calls with Dead Authors: Leonardo da Vinci
PHONE CALLS WITH DEAD AUTHORS: LEONARDO DA VINCI

The Ultimate Renaissance Man reveals his writing chops
John Emmerling
Oct 23, 2022
It is only through love
IT IS ONLY THROUGH LOVE

It is only through love that we may persevere through the dark shadows of
ourselves and others.
Julian Kemp
Oct 23, 2022
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