“She sees her clutter as a collection with a life of its own, an alter ego, or, as some would say, an evil twin…”
Swallowed by a Whale
by Mark Tulin
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Swallowed by a Whale
A hoarder’s deadline to declutter fast approaches
“His dad always said he was too smart for his own damn good…”
A Good Day for Digging
by Jeff Konkel https://medium.com/lit-up/things-left-underground-62fb5f552419
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Things Left Underground
Lit Up | Fiction A Good Day for Digging “His dad always said he was too smart for his own damn good…” The boy ran through the field as fast as his legs would carry him, the string unspooling as …
‘…I whisper, “I love you”
To the land
She sighs and takes my hand
With a brush of lavender
Against my skin…’
Ditto: A Poem by Crystal Jackson
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Ditto: A Poem
I whisper, “I love you” …
“…Did you walk away from Golden Gate Park alone, across the empty streets?
There was some confusion. Someone found your car…”
Séance by Ken Kawaji
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Séance
Channeling Weldon Kees
“…Above the door: À l’Immortelle.
The rosemary waits in its pot. The lavender.
The olive saplings that will outlast everyone…”
The Deathless Everyman
By Shaleen Rakesh
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The Deathless Everyman
A Poem on man’s eternal fear of death
“…Through the power lines,
Five black staves,
And me the note
Rising
Off the page…”
At the Light by Stephen Onley
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MediumTime for Part 4: I’m your neighbor, of course…
The Crows Lie by Micah Smith
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The Crows Lie
Part Four: I’m your neighbor, of course…
“Horsies!” you say. Ok.
Let’s go see the horses.
Unburdened by sense of direction
You’re off the opposite way…
Family Trip
by Iya J Hakky
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Family Trip
Free Verse on Children’s Wisdom
Twirling in the Twilight
At the edge of the woods … by Deborah T. Hewitt
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Twirling in the Twilight
…at the edge of the woods
The Test
“Does he want to apologize?”
Peculiar Julia