Recent Writing

An abandoned wheelchair by the sea. Image by StockSnap from Pixabay

The Best Days of Your Life

by Bill Foley The last time Walt peed in the bed, Brenda’s pajamas were the collateral damage.   “Walt, wake up!” she whispered. “Are you wearing your Depends?”  “Huh?” he grumbled. “Oh my God, not again.” Now shouting disgust and frustration, Brenda ran into the bathroom, pulled off her pajamas, and…

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Blue flowers in the foreground, with a setting sun reflecting off water behind.

Tangled Overcast

by Andrew Furst i am not wanting light. but i warm to it, moving with the situations towards the angels i’ve been looking for. equaling the coastline and the sparkling worldliness of sunsets the new year tries to rebuild me as springtime meadows are constructing summer out of the long…

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A polluted river with smokestacks in the foreground. Image by Kelly from Pexels

Shaded In

by Chris Litsey My outlines were drawn in with horse hoovesAnd fleur-de-lis stabbings, tinging the linesWith a ruddy, rusty coloring that reminds meOf my blurred, wavy reflection of the wide,Wild river I called home, but the effectsOf the Commonwealth never seeped pastThe bold lines that could be made outFrom farther…

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