Ghost From An Old Haunt
Written by George Gad Economou the old boozehound would always come at 11am; never a minute too early or late. Jim, the bartender,…
The Quaint Little Village
Written by B.S. All cities lost their charm from the coffee fuelled taxpayer cabinet yellow lunches plates of porkies and flaky promises of…
Rate “Me” | The Consumer
Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Welcome to the “rate me” society! It seems like I can no longer interact commercially without being…
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The Managing Partner
Written by Luvgood Carp Don’t tell me he was fooled by a pretty face –not when we’ve given him the run of the place. Yup, he paid…
Honey Bread
Written by B.S. We fine red decluttered mix biscuits plastic shoed beast too close to hearts n’ skull worms and itchy feet yanked throats…
Calm Night
Written by George Gad Economou staring at the night sky over a tall glass of bourbon, picturing the nights of yonder, when…
Man In His 50s
Written By The Hermit Poet During my twenties I was extremely hungry Thirties and Forties Still chasing after money Now content and feel lucky…
Stained
Written By The Hermit Poet Peaceful morning swim in Atlantic Ocean will not wash away sins This piece is part of…
Forever Lost
Written By The Hermit Poet Wounded warriors Chasing ghosts of happiness down deep dark cavern This piece is part of the…
Delight In Nature
Written By The Hermit Poet Sitting under tree Having sweet biscuits and tea Feeling Bourgeoisie This piece is part of the Rewind…
More Wine
Written by George Gad Economou the end is nigh, almost on sight, silent prayers for the night never to turn blue, as wine fills…
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No Satisfaction
Written By The Hermit Poet Chip away extras Wanting more more more festers Toys are our masters This piece is part…
The Click
Written By The Hermit Poet Street Photographers Silently shoot their frames of everyday magic This piece is part of the Rewind Series …
22.9068° S, 43.1729° W
Written By The Hermit Poet Copacabana Beach Rio Brazil Drinking cachaça Bonita morenas Gringo no go casa This piece is part…
Writer #1
Written By The Hermit Poet Tap Tap Tap the keys Rum coke typewriter and me Deep in fantasy This piece is…
Unravelled
Written by Laura Berry How can something so tangible fall apart? What binds the physical together? Molecules held suspended by magic.. Is it love?…
Honesty
Written by George Gad Economou honesty brands the words with nuclear fire and bourbon disembogues honesty out of the typing fingertips like tidal…
Like A Ghost
Written by Laura Berry Sometimes when i watch another go through what i went through it gives me that space to grieve. I feel…
Poverty At Its Lowest And Finest…
Written by Victoria Marie Alonso I am not poor today but have been in my life many times. Poor in mind, poor in body,…
Death Of A Priest
Written by George Gad Economou empty fields on the horizon stand the tall mountains of eternal fire crammed into a tiny space one…
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Colorful Music Breaking Down The Mist
Written by George Gad Economou I ponder my return to Athens; how can I live with my folks again? how to put behind…
Ritual
Written By The Hermit Poet Always at same time She sits and drinks her red wine Blocking out her mind. This piece…
Primal Decay
Written By The Hermit Poet Shackled by ego Possessed by hollow treasures Mankind rots away This piece is part of the…
Reason & Emotion
Written By The Hermit Poet Cold Analysis Conflicts with intuition Causing me great pain This piece is part of the Rewind…
Stay The Course
Written By The Hermit Poet Numerous do try It’s about longevity Have the discipline This piece is part of the Rewind…
The Ocean Calls To Me Often
Written by Victoria Marie Alonso Not always in a suicidal way like times in past, no it calls to me with its beauty and…
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Clean Slate
Written by George Gad Economou sometimes, it’s impervious to nuke it all; erase all you’ve done (and haven’t done) and start anew. think of…
Wine-drunk on Dandelions
Written by Randy W. Plym (Some nights) I want to get wine-drunk on dandelions in some cigar-wood honky-tonk. I want to get cronked and…
Living On The Streets Of New York City | Circa 1989
Written by Victoria Marie Alonso I left everything behind, friends and family, the safety of a home that did not feel like my home…
Dark Passing
Written By The Hermit Poet The cauldron burns red Hatred will devour soul Torment on deathbed This piece is part of…
Indulging In Others Misery
Written By The Hermit Poet The human vultures Violently feast on carcass While drinking fine wine This piece is part of…
Irreplaceable Quality
Written By The Hermit Poet Without loyalty No relationship will be able to endure This piece is part of the Rewind…
Simple Realization
Written By The Hermit Poet Walking down alley The man looks up to the moon Screaming we are fools This piece is…
In Dreams, I Ride Bicycles
Written by Randy W. Plym In dreams, I ride bicycles. I don’t know how to ride bicycles. At night, I rage at finitude before…
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Lost
Written by George Gad Economou lost in the algid abyss, traipsing drunk in the empty streets, trying to remember where home is, searching…
Bahnhof People
Written by Randy W. Plym on platform eleven people stretch into gum strings; heat throbs, smoke curls, magma rises like the whole station…
Changing Lanes
Written By The Hermit Poet It’s nice getting old Let youth chase after riches I’m playing my flute This piece is…
Driven
Written By The Hermit Poet Winners have thick skin Do not care what people think March forward like horse This piece…
Pause
Written By The Hermit Poet To control one’s life A person needs to train the mind to be relaxed This piece…
Catching & Missing
Written By The Hermit Poet The elevator Opens and closes its doors Like the flow of life This piece is part…
Two Pixies
Written by Phillip Woodruff i saw two pixies on the downtown train i’m sure they snuck on at the parker station i’m sure…
What Remains
Written by George Gad Economou cruel lustful nights of yonder, when bourbon and blow created a lethal combination for all those around me—too…
Astro Jack
Written by Joni Caggiano From the perspective of a young concert goer using hip-hop urban dialect. losing myself between those repeated raw beats…
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The Coffinsmith
Written by Phillip Woodruff matthews international casket division that’s what the sign says on the building across the street and while it creeps…
Boozehead
Written by George Gad Economou you’ve drunk with rick yuppies and broke barflies; talked drunken philosophy with a failed writer and a successful…
Sin at Six
Written by Joni Caggiano gazing at vivid red bricks willing myself to evaporate into the rough white stuff laying snuggling in between scarlet spies…
Reaching The Point Of No Return
Written By The Hermit Poet Nothing to discuss All the bridges have been burned You will never learn This piece…
Hidden From Prying Eyes
Written By The Hermit Poet You’re the hit parade No one knows it’s a charade Our little secret This piece is…
Time To Pause
Written By The Hermit Poet STOP take a moment Analyze situation Will save you mistakes This piece is part of the…
Showdown
Written by Andrea Janov I watch him as the security guard shouts in his face. I watch him lean even closer A…
Lonely Employment
Written by Joni Caggiano you ride your bike, crying down the hard dirt road your morning spent killing flies their price, a penny a carcass…
Eviscerating Memories
Written by George Gad Economou there are times hooch gets you nostalgic and you revisit haunting memories; you drink some more but booze…
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Single Second
Written by Andrea Janov My car putts up the mountain, the gas pedal pushed down to the floor, gears grind as…
A Portcullis Lowers, Days Dissolve
Written by Randy W. Plym a portcullis lowers, days dissolve into white journal pages, like sugar in grandma’s tea. the calendar is a…
Undesirable Visitor
Written by George Gad Economou nothing worse than getting startled by a cockroach when you drunkenly shuffle to the bathroom to piss. in…
High Price
Written by Joni Caggiano Arising from the loamy soil and red clay emits the realm of cotton and tobacco. Their breaths are a land…
Books | Rewind Series
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Walk Away
Written by Andrea Janov With the smell of dead leaves and the biting wind hinting at coming snow I knew I was home.…
To Those Found Dead In Chimneys
Written by Randy W. Plym to those found dead in chimneys or in Great Bridge, or Albany, to those who climb down from camphor…
Sweet Exit
Written By The Hermit Poet Hoisting main sail Leaving harbor for unknown I light my cigar This piece is part of…
By The Shore
Written By The Hermit Poet Wind swept salty beach The boy and father bond while casting lines in sea This…
Indisputable Race
Written By The Hermit Poet Tick tock clicking clock Age creeps up on all of us Do not miss the bus …
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“…I will come back for you and Winifred…!”
An Excerpt From The Coming of Grace Book By Marjorie Delores “…Without any warning, she felt someone grab her from behind, and before she…
Whistling ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’
Written by Randy W. Plym a man at the library told me to prep my wet-suit for the flood, told me he’d drive over…
Abused Child
Written by Joni Caggiano do not presume to know me my face a frowning moon crevices of sadness besmear a hoary soul who wonders…
Darwin’s Prophet
Written by Luvgood Carp Is this a fist I see which approaches my face with steroid-assisted velocity? Or is this a fist of the…
Haiti | The Forgotten Dying Land
Written by Joni Caggiano scant trees hold precious life in soil downpours run without mercy flushing minerals into low lands charcoal created from the…
Pretty In A Box
Written by Holley Perry Can we afford all of the dolls? Nothing on credit. Under credit. Invite the internet To admire the dolls No…
Opposites
Written By The Hermit Poet Sex is explosive Then they discuss politics Handcuffs always win This piece is part of the Rewind Series …
Strategising
Written By The Hermit Poet When doing battle Block out all potential loss Then mind will be clear This piece is…
Parting
Written By The Hermit Poet Farewell my good friend We will never meet again I will not forget This piece…
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Rusty Birdcage
Written by Holley Perry soapbox available on a temporary basis chanting and pacing like a felon in a rusty birdcage. it’s a challenge to…
Empty Rooms
Written by George Gad Economou the walls are deaf and blind; thank Bacchus for that, otherwise they’d make for condemning witnesses in any court.…
What Would We Be
Que Seríamos
Written by Nataly Burgzorg What would we be What would we be without the freedom To express ourselves how we please To let the…
3 A.M.
Written by George Gad Economou three in the morning, murk outside the window; I still wait to hear from you. silence all day long,…
Frying Pans and Manners
Written by Holley Perry Polite up until the noose couldn’t be shrugged off. manners aren’t necessary in the frying pan. the girl would…
In A Flash
Written By The Hermit Poet Spring flower blossoms Youth and beauty will not last Feast on the moment This piece is…
Broken Pact
Written By The Hermit Poet She craves the darkness They always played together Except for this time This piece is part…
Consumed
Written By The Hermit Poet Nighttime in Rio The streets are full of intrigue Her kiss was toxic This piece is…
The Stuffed Monkey
In The Dark Alley
By George Gad Economou
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Expression
Written by Nataly Burgzorg Colors expressing what lurks inside Black, red and white Maybe they’ll understand Or maybe they won’t Doesn’t matter though I…
As A New Day Rises, The Old Clouds Emerge
Written by George Gad Economou once more it rains it pours some things never change new faces old conversations conducted anew no change in…
Kalanchoe Quarantine
By Linda M. Wolfe
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Miracles And Other Antidotes: Transforming Fear
Written by Linda M. Wolfe As a bereaved mother, the recounting of my journey through and beyond fear revealed potential influences of our son’s…
Suicidal Nights
Written by George Gad Economou “people want to live,” she said. “not me,” I rebuked with a snicker. “no one likes to read about…
Half Pipe
Written by J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey Time to go Time to dig Past the rubble Of dead statues…
Blind
Written By The Hermit Poet I was hurt To gain advantage You came running to give me a bandage. I turned around You sneaked…
Riddle
Written By The Hermit Poet She is an enigma who moves effortlessly in the dark. Far Away From Curious eyes Studied The art of…
The Rat Race
Written By The Hermit Poet Many balls in air Busy Not going anywhere Purchased New sneakers I go round and round the track. Faster Faster…
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Sing Me Some Blues
Written by George Gad Economou darling, elevate some of the damn pain; let’s torch the mornings, ride off into the deep night and…