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By Seth Copeland Flood Season cornflowers & firewheels dip in the wind before a flash flood every time we dream of leaving this place it tries to drown us river … Continue Reading Flood Season, Saint Christopher, and Mid-October Haibun
By Sevde Kaldiroglu Sometimes You have a way of making men fall in love with you think God brought you to life to bring light to people’s lives You look … Continue Reading Maneater and other names they call you by
By Anna Heneise EXT. BACKYARD, MID AFTERNOON 1 An old two story Victorian style house bakes in the sun. The back porch is concrete, with a screen door, both very … Continue Reading Bath Time
By Travis Park I stared out the window with dead eyes. Rabbits jump in the trees springing like dead leaves. The ocean is in the view of my rearview mirror. … Continue Reading Sunsets Over
By Miriam Manglani None were worth writing about. Many in my college days were tall.One was a body builderwith pale skin and marbled veinswho ate twelve egg whites for breakfast.We … Continue Reading Boyfriends, a History
By Madeline Pumphrey Ode to the Blue-Ringed Octopus Laying in the shimmering sandsA brooch buried beneath the rolling waves A striking gold lemonEncrusted with luminous rings of lapis Not quite … Continue Reading “Ode to the Blue-Ringed Octopus”, “Springtime” and Three Haikus
Masters of War – Bob Dylan The University of Maine system has, as many universities do, a stock portfolio. This is nothing surprising, and at first glance, it looks like … Continue Reading Is Your Money That Good?
By autumn koors foltz i. how the fuck did marchblow through the fallof all those markets &still come out swing-ing & no this is notabout a fucking price of stocks … Continue Reading CONTEST HONORABLE MENTION “do no harm (elegy for my father’s insurance)”
By Tristan Mitchell Words are funny, fickle things. They all have meaning. No, rather, meanings. They all mean at least one thing, but many of them mean more. The writer … Continue Reading CONTEST WINNER: Tristan Mitchell
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW After a whirlwind of a Survivor Series Pay-Per-View (that I unfortunately didn’t cover due to Thanksgiving), this Monday’s show opened with the first … Continue Reading This Week In Wresting: Tournaments Created, Decisions Made, And Hell Frozen Over
Who Would True Valor See – Maddy Prior This song has been playing on loop while I’ve been writing my latest story: a tale of pursuit and faith set in … Continue Reading To Be A Pilgrim
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW The show began this week with the teams that will be fighting against each other in WarGames come Survivor Series having a face-off … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Alliances Forged, Brutality Displayed, And AEW’s Full Gear PPV
Big Rock Candy Mountain – Harry McClintock Since I was a little crawling child, I knew this song. I thought it was one of those tunes that all children hear; … Continue Reading A Land That’s Fair and Bright
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW Seth Rollins opened the show this week, recapping his match against Drew from Crown Jewel, and Sami Zayn deflecting Damien Priest’s attempt to … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Fraying Threads, Rising Tensions, And The Bad Side Of Friendship
Marat/Sade – Judy Collins The 70s were, if nothing else, a time of changing ideas. A lot of kids still wanted a revolution, and with the way Washington was being … Continue Reading Poor Old Marat
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW Rhea Ripley, JD McDonagh, and Dominik Mysterio made their way out to start the show with an in-ring promo. Sami Zayn took no … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Disappointment, Teammates, And WWE’s Crown Jewel PPV