by Light Mark At puberty, flowers bloom around a boy's phallus to mark the end of rainbows & cuddle…

by Tommie Nelson IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOW MY ASCENSION In the days that follow my ascension, I become a  son…

by Ceinwen EC Haydon At the bottom of your bottom kitchen drawer  a dusty, green-marbled fountain pen with …

by Joe Ray W THE OUT OF ORDER toilet note had been stuck to the door longer than anyone knew. Colleagues to…

by Melanie Griffin NOBODY TALKS ABOUT HOW much waiting there is in heavy lifting.  All of the weightlifting…

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___ No bad deed goes unpunished. Ever. THREE SUNSETS HAD PASSED. That much he knew.  The fever was always worse…