by Zach Beach Occasionally, we hurt. Our boss berates us and we die, a little. We become so small and want to disappear into nothingness. Such is the ego-trap of thoughts. While the depths of […]
The Beginning
by Zach Beach a spiraling umbilical cord fastens you to the beginning of time inside this shell of the universe we are infinity mirrors of blood darkness brought grey skies and white light awakening here […]
Anicca
by Zach Beach Occasionally, when we wake in the stillness of night, in a quietness that allows the ticking watch on the dresser to make its voice heard, our soul dips its toes into the […]
If You Decide to Look My Way
by Elancharan Gunasekaran if you decide to look my way in the brick alley darkness blind but seeing soulless but feeling i suggest you do so- with macabre eyes with longing with a sense of […]
July 14
by Raina Seward when i first met you your face blushed pink and your words tripped up the stairs your eyes were scared but they ran sideways and up the walls it was a cold […]
Black Pill by Jake Anthony Mariani
Dear Mom, Sorry for the late reply. It’s been a little crazy over here but I thought I should keep you abreast on my goings-ons. I’ve had a career change. I’ve enrolled in one of […]
Eat Your Heart Out
by Sarah Bollman Rivers run from loose lips and glazed eyes staring ever forward. Teeth close around soft muscle, clenching and releasing out of rhythm Hemoglobin, iron rich, Syrup-thick plasma sliding down past places it […]
The Street of Lost Steps Jim Carroll hits the west coast, his visions and dreams fueled by getting off junk. He’s on the methadone plan. He writes of successfully becoming an “anti-social hermit.” This is […]
Whiskey Jail
by Joseph Rogers Through these wooden bars I see a scene enacted without me: joy painted across your face; an understudy in my rightful place. This vinyl booth becomes my jail, a prison of whiskey […]
