The woman who’s dating my daughter’s boyfriend has feathers tied to the laces of her boots, and trundles off with him down the long stairs to the street.

Paul Smith writes poetry & fiction. He lives near Chicago, has been published in the Rockford Review, Oyez, […]

you go through the wash stages
the final rinse stage feels like
absolution after going to
Confession
where the priest absolves you of all sin
and your soul feels brand spanking new

Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad is an Indian-Australian artist, poet, and pianist. She holds a Masters in English and is […]

their stubby fingers trace
the zippers
of my C-section scars
I tell them they are my seahorse tots
sprung from my belly slits

Lindsey Fischer graduated from Ohio University with a Masters in Creative writing, fiction. She has previously been published […]

She wanted to shove Leo’s stupid pillow off her desk.  But a fear gnawed at her, that if Leo rejected her, she would have to leave the hotel as well.

Michael Chin was born and raised in Utica, New York and currently lives in Las Vegas with his […]

“They’re homages.” Big Todd used the same voice he used when he was reminding Little Todd that Basic Instinct went under thrillers rather than horror, or that Die Hard went under action until October, but then got moved to the Holiday Favorites display.

Gerard Sarnat won San Francisco Poetry’s 2020 Contest, the Poetry in the Arts First Place Award, the Dorfman […]