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75th Remembrance Poem
By Michel Steven Krug Another night, so far beyond famished, the stubby pencil rescued from gravel sharpened by secret pebbles to write about the ingredients of normalcy. Ilona from Budapest narrates: two cups of flour, 3/4 cup sugar, an egg or two (depends on size), a finger of baking powder, touch of vanilla, crushed…
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my body, my choice
By Kitty Anarchy jesus said? jesus is dead. jesus don’t have what’s between our legs our cavities ovaries fallopian tubes uterus cervix not just vagina! could you even name the parts tucked deep inside us? jesus’ mary magdalene history erased resurrected in us now who’s two-faced men preach and give mandates not to have…
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Eulogy for the Unfriended
By Jon Wesick We gather to mourn the loss of Alice stroking her brown-and-white Saint Bernard, Barbara embracing her acoustic guitar, Cheryl who tipsy on Chianti flirted with me at Don’s going-away dinner, Roberta who toured Chinese Zen temples, Brad who worked nonviolence into his martial arts when evicting drunks from a topless bar,…
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Playing Possum
By Phebe Jewell Mama won’t let us leave the house, and MJ is furious. After dinner we form a line at the kitchen sink, Mama on one end, up to her elbows in dishwater, MJ in the middle, rinsing each bowl and plate. I wait at the other end of the line, ready with…
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The Bean Peddlers
By Matthew Moniz an ekphrasis of the Trumps’ Goya photos after Gwendolyn Brooks They count beans mostly, this vain green-eyed pair. Ruling is a casual affair. Stretched stares on stretched and creaking smiles, Desks bare. Two who are Mostly Vile. Two who have wasted days, But keep on wanting more And wanting things their way.…
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Gurū Testimonial #1843
By Wendy Lee “I hope you don’t make me regret finding you a job. Will is a good friend of mine,” Dad says. “I’ll do the best I can,” I say. “Are you still playing bass?” “No, Mom threw it away.” Mom always said bass guitar was not ladylike. She didn’t like the thick,…
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Boilermaker
By Kari Gunter-Seymour In January Australia caught on fire. Was that fire put out? Who knows because America decided to play Russian roulette with Iran, then Prince Harry & Megan flipped off the Royal Family shortly before 45’s impeachment debacle, John Bolton trading his testimony for a book deal & just as Corona Virus…
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Tail of Masculinity
By Ben P. Effiòng I was born into a society Defined by fraternities In a hospital ward decorated with partiality My birth, celebrated like African obesity This was the privilege attached to my sexuality I was born a male, with the tail of masculinity Birthed into this artificiality Characteristic of ma/pa-triarchy I sat on…