Mama Says – by Finnian Burnett
Wedge your keys between second and first finger, Mama says,
with a thumb pressed against the back of the key.
Wedge your keys between second and first finger, Mama says,
with a thumb pressed against the back of the key.
Hidden in my right shoe’s hollow heel, a gold watch ticks.
Beneath my under-bodice, neatly stitched, my mother’s
turquoise ring. The water in the harbour coils, black ink
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Read More A Bump in the Road – by Susan Duffield-LodgeEleven voice messages. The first three are garbled, vicious insults interspersed with begrudging apology and admissions of profound, earth-shattering love. Nathan’s voice cracks, wounded.
Read More Razor Blades Sheathed in Velvet – by Zelda C. ThorneI’ve hummed every song I can think of, twice, and almost chewed myself a new haircut.
Read More Road(kill) Trip – by Lindsey HarringtonYou didn’t say a word about whether she knew that I was the eye behind the viewfinder.
Read More Shadows – by Véronique BéquinThree Girls On a Stone Wall Four Siblings On a Rock – by Elizabeth Jannuzzi Photo: “Entre Nous” Credit: Willabel Cole Mitchell Description: We see the backs of three young girls. Ages maybe 6 or 7. They are sitting on a stone wall overlooking a landscape. They wear sweet little girl dresses and have their […]
Read More Four Siblings On a Rock – by Elizabeth JannuzziWith her right hand at one o’clock on the steering wheel and left hand deep into a one-pound bag of Mister Bee potato chips, Aunt Mary Jo remarked, “We’ll just keep going until we get there.”
Read More Hiraeth – by Rhonda E CarperShould warmth be a word reserved to the world of touch? Laughter
and joy, reserved to the world of emotion?
Read More What Will You Say? – by Andrew Shaughnessy