Thieving Magpie

Charles Spruance – 4 Poems

The old bastard couldn’t believe they’d really done it,
left him at the Home in a room the size of a...

It’s always the end of days in Florida. I lived abroad since I was sixteen, washing up in different ports...

I will go wherever you go
swim to Antarctica, dive with mermaids
in tropical blue waters where pelicans hover
and fish jump at...

Summer is full of action, beach parties, poolside barbecues, late night affairs that end at sunrise and special occasions providing…

Mary Lewis has an MFA in creative writing from Augsburg University, an MS in Ecology from the University of Minnesota,…

I watched. It didn’t take long. His back contracted into an arc that left the sofa and he let out...

James Collector is a writer, producer, and ecological consultant living in San Francisco. He was born in Boulder, Colorado and…

Even though we live in a city, Lee’s warmth makes it feel like a village somehow. In a village, there...

Joe Ducato lives in Utica, NY. Publishing credits include: Santa Barbara Literary Journal, Change Seven, Verdad and Avalon Literary Review,…

The Pirate removed his hat and nodded at the back of Grace’s head.
“M’lady.”
He placed the hat on an empty stool. ...