Those Insidious Details by Michael Blake
Here again they bit at him, annoyed, The trivialities working their way in, Distracting, taking any focus. Futile attempts at casual dismissal For he is unsettled by the wave after wave, The…
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Wide-Eyed by Michael Blake
That fastened, unwavering stare, Innocence fully absorbed In the moment, Seemingly stunned, Frozen in captivation. What answers (adult acceptable) To tiny fingered questions? Making it succinct and satisfying So as on to…
Right There by Michael Blake
Ah, to be at that point where I don’t care – So seldom does it come – Where I can laugh at even those close, Saying that the movie doesn’t end like…
Seeing My Lady Dance with Her Disturbances by Michael Blake
Seeing her troubled face, the thoughts wreaking havoc With the moment, her spirit twisting here and there, Fingers with a death hold on the cigarette, Muttering at the indifferent floor, the walls,…
Anger by Lela Marie De La Garza
“You did what!?” Grace was incredulous—so much so that she couldn’t take in what Gregory had just told her. He shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands. His mouth moved, but no words…
Dream Weaver by Lela Marie De La Garza
“I don’t think we need the dream sequence,” Colton said. “But that’s the high point of the picture.” “Why? Huxley’s wife is dead, and he knows it. What does a dream have…
Memories of My Irish Great Grandfather by Mary Gunn
He always sat in the same chair by the fire to the left-hand side but slightly in front of it— a permanent fixture in that sturdy wooden chair, the only chair that…
Chanteuse by Anne Britting Oleson
The child listens to her mother sing and does not know how beautiful it is: the mother pegging laundry out in the dew of early morning, singing of stormy weather— life is…
The Prodigal by Anne Britting Oleson
He’s gone again, and I can’t help breathe a sigh of relief. The father of my children, one dead, three living, including a three months’ child, a girl who disappointed in every…
The Horthrace by Jeremy Da Rosa
The Horthrace is a small, canine-sized hybrid most commonly observed in the oral folklore of older Germanic families in the western United States. Generally described as having a shaggy and dog-like body…
Veronica Smythe and the Dreamboat of Oak Valley High by Milo James Fowler
I’m not a pervert. Everybody fantasizes now and then. They say it’s healthy, a natural part of being human, equally prevalent among members of both sexes. Just think back to the last…
Glory by Robert Bates
I’ve waited my whole life for this. It’s the state championship game and we are down by one point. I dribble past the midcourt line while the crowd is counting down the…
Knockout by Robert Bates
“Mark wants to beat your ass,” Julian had warned me at the beginning of the school day. More like Mark is going to beat my ass. Everyone knows I can’t fight. I…
Art and PhotographyDorothea Lange: Photography Feature
Dorothea Lange (05/1895 – 10/1965) was best known for her Depression-era photographs for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange’s photographs humanized the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the development of…