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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…
The Mirror Tree: Our Son’s Life Reflected
Written by Linda M. Wolfe THE MIRROR TREE: Our Son’s Life Reflected Maybe once in your life or perhaps twice, a plant will…
Cracked Spectacle
Written by J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey When I sit I don’t want to And when I stand I…
Losers
Written by George Gad Economou we’re everywhere: in every bar, classroom, behind desks and under wooden tables; crowding busses, flooding streets—nowhere to go, nothing…
Square One
Written by J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey Back When it was prolific Back when It wasn’t so hot …
The Art of Remembering
Written by Mary van der Kroef The smells rising from curls of wood shavings all over the cement floor. How the wood dust stuck…
Submitting To Journals
Written by George Gad Economou is like a colonoscopy; chances are you won’t enjoy the procedure, find it uncomfortable, and the results won’t be…
The Artist
Written by Andrew Abballe @ A Life of Virtue The artist retreats into himself He closes his eyes and surrenders to his imagination…
Vow of Silence
By Mellow Curmudgeon
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Dream Sentence
Written by J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey Wooden bench White tiles A desk A uniform I lean forward I…
Perpetual Pain
Written by Susi Bocks @ I Write Her no one told me the days of mourning linger for years those unforgotten bring us more bitter than sweet memories…
In Plain View
Written By The Hermit Poet Simple devices Erode Democracy TV listening to me Complete infiltration has succeeded Gadgets Handle surveillance chores No need to…
Choices, Choices, Choices
Written By The Hermit Poet What should I do? Choppy sea Tourists gone home Beach all for me Everyday I sit under the sun…
Clear Vision
Written By The Hermit Poet You offer me a chalice containing truth Drinking The cloudy solution I now see all of life’s illusions Listening…
When Dreams Go to Die
By George Gad Economou
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“ When Dreams Go To Die is a raw narrative about irreparable mistakes. A familiar story of tentacles growing where desperate measures fail; money, sex and…
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Insensitivity
Written by George Gad Economou you’re not built for success, she said over a glass of warm white wine. that’s quite the insensitive thing…
Sanchaung
Written by J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey The full moon party Is over There is No more getting fresh…
Layers
Written by Giselle Beaufort @ Becoming a Widow After Suicide Life lays hidden, unpredictable Wrapped in layers of routines Blinds to open Dogs to feed…
Red Moon Tale
Written & Photographed by Lia Mageira The Red Moon “Then there was a great earthquake, the sun turned black like mourning clothes, the…
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The Final Feast
Written by K. Hartless “Here it is, travelers. The last glacier in existence.” The boatload of visitors looked up to see a weathered face,…
Alleyway Ghosts
Written by George Gad Economou every night dissipating in crepuscular, tiny rooms there to vanish into the words and works of those that lived…
A Long Waltz
Written by Alice Luka Let’s waltz until we’re old, to a beat no one knows- I’ll bet you’ve been told , My dreams entail…
Sing
Written by Giselle Beaufort @ Becoming a Widow After Suicide My garden is a symphony harmonizing with the bees Composer and conductor air moving through…
Callejero
Written by J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey Fortunately That does not Happen here I am One man Walking…
Homicidal Wishes
Written by George Gad Economou “don’t tell me,” Dave bawled with fury painting his trembling voice, “you wouldn’t “kill all these motherfuckers, if you…
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Soldiers
Written by Alice Luka I stand before the entrance to my mother’s grave, several tombstones, lined up like soldier’s before hers- I fear…
Droplets Of A Dream
Written by Giselle Beaufort @ Becoming a Widow After Suicide Sometimes I see a Flying J and stop Sometimes I put hazelnut in my coffee cup…
Those First Nights
Written by George Gad Economou always inconspicuous nights, talking about Auden, sometimes Dylan, Buk, Faulkner, Hem… the great drinkers—and brilliant writers—instead of those that…
Pellets
Written by Ellie Onka Snow white father pellets of god to flower I blame this kiss of death, and the earth was a first…
Karma
Written by Alice Luka Sweetest, tranquility- I rest in the beauty, of your blanketed field of Slumber No one knows what to do,…
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Hid Too Well
Written by Ellie Onka A closet my death of the bride in the moon’s bed; I take a drink cut my hair a…
Life Spell
Written by J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey Drum Incantation A breath And the space Magic How this life…
In The Shooting Gallery
Written by George Gad Economou “I just need an 8ball, man,” she pleaded. “I said, no! no money, no drugs, okay? we’ve been through…
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Unable to rest Must keep moving The shakes Own The Body Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 More On Peeling OFF Mental Illness…
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Depression Tighter the vice Squeeze The happiness Out of me Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 More On Peeling OFF Mental Illness HERE…
Memories, Never Mine
Written by Ellie Onka only memory leads me back to my past, fatherly stones burn my feet, these oceans will be extinct. I’m…
Rinse Cycle
Written by J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey Take it Use it Throw it away Again and again And again…
The First Hole In My Closet
Written by George Gad Economou it was supposed to be a relaxing night; she arrived, I cracked a bottle of wine: good wine, preserved…
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Naked Crunched down on the floor The Man Is All Alone Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 More On Peeling OFF Mental Illness…
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Slow motion Depression Takes its time Chewing away The happiness Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 More On Peeling OFF Mental Illness HERE…
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Of course I have Moments when I cry Depression Feeds off The Tears Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 More On Peeling OFF…
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Black Tea
Written by J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey The song from a bird The splash from a pond The cherry…
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What Nourishes You?
Written by Janice Schroeder There is more to nourishment than just eating food for survival. There are different kinds of nourishment. There is body…
A Tiny Voice
Written by Luvgood Carp Yes, of course, we, too, care about a neglected rose struggling to survive among the scattered bricks of a crumbling house,…
Neon Lights
Written by George Gad Economou a flashing neon sign of a martini glass attracts the right kind of people, the ones that need a drink,…
The March Towards The End
Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Like a sniper aiming from higher ground Pandemic Natural disasters Terrorism attacks By the hundreds, thousands,…
That First Morning
Written by Kevin Patrick McCann She wakes early, Slips out of bed, Pulls on her robe, Slides back the drapes, Dares herself to go…
Childhood | Balancing Enjoyment & Education
Written by Dr. Nidhika Yadav Why race in childhood? There are deviations in all fields. But one must be sensitive specially when dealing with…
Another Way
Written by Rae Cod In shrouds of black, scythe held high, manner firm, but kind and wise He goes about his business, collecting souls…
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Severe anxiety Eats away Not only the mind But Also The flesh Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 More On Peeling OFF Mental…
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Be careful Thoughts in our mind Can Sabotage Our Existence Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 More On Peeling OFF Mental Illness…
When The Nightingale Was Silenced
Written by George Gad Economou crepuscular night, the blinds were down, the lights were off; no music, no laughter, no talking. just some heavy…
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Death Of The Heart
Written by Mark Ryan Through hollowed tears that paint the walls. Cries a thought, uttered more in lament than desperation. The lights fading. A…
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Wood | The Rebirth
Written by Deeya Nambiar Wood Collection A New Meaning Washed to the shores, deep in the woods, or near the roadside, when the…
Miracles
Written by Mark Ryan A Splinter in the soul, the hidden fractures of the heart. Allowing the pain of the world to seep in. Engulfing…
When We Fought
Written by George Gad Economou we were like two rabid werewolves high on too much; screaming, screeching, clawing, scratching, cursing…it never lasted. we…
The Many Facets Of Freedom
Written by Girlwithink Freedom Freedom is not just the breaking of shackles Freedom is transcendental bliss The word Freedom has come to be associated with…
Hugh Crain
Written by Kevin Patrick McCann He never drags a shadow Or notices the sun, Always maintains an even pace, Never been known to run.…
Therapeutic Art Gallery Strolls
Written by Deryn Vandertang Five Things Art Taught Me About Problem Solving Have you ever experienced when something seemed to be going well and…
Musings Of My Soul
Written by Merin George Words started to fill in my mind like dark clouds, day by day it started getting enormous. It filled…
Bishop’s Hole
Written by Luvgood Carp Oh, the games we played in Bishop’s Hole, but the foul winds have begun to blow so once again…
Short Story | I am a Killer, Man!
Written by George Gad Economou “We’re fucking outlaws, man,” Dave said and had a good swig out of the wine bottle. “Outcasts,” I corrected him…
Anxiety
Written by Marie Mcleod Goodbye…. Shaky hands, I know you are there. Heart pumping, you are not who I am. Shorter breaths, I accept…
Feminism & Fake Feminism
Written by Girlwithink In this dynamic world, revolutions are more common than evolutions. A major revolution was brought about by open minded women (and…
As The Second Mrs. Crain
Written by Kevin Patrick McCann Bustles smiling one hand on Her swollen belly in what Had been her Nursery, Abigail crouches inside A shadow…
Short Story | The Choker Alone
Written by Colin Turner The choker alone betrayed her identity. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have recognized her. Many years earlier, she had worn nothing else. Without…
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That Hitchcock moment…
Written by Kevin Patrick McCann Downstairs it’s still early As he sets about making tea And soon he will leave A note, unsigned, explaining,…
IN THE MIND OF AN ARTIST
“…I think the role of the artist is to try and leverage whatever life throws at them.”
IN THE MIND OF AN ARTIST The Interview Answered By Andrew Abballe @ A Life of Virtue Describe the most joyful and/or the…
Lunacy Canopy
Written by Annika Holland-Tierney The moon is an apple bitten only by men back swung in crested jewels intent and strong in control, mourning…
Body Shaming, The Youngsters & The World Around Them
Written by Girlwithink In today’s world of glamour and fashion, body shaming has become an inevitable part of our society. Everyday, people are…
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Indonesia bus ride throughout the rural area looking out my window I see rice farmers with a big smile waving at all of us in the…
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Burma sitting in a small restaurant by the front window enjoying my dinner until a shabby dressed boy stood up to the window with his hand…
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he grew up privileged everything sterile never look at poverty or the ugly part of life Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021…
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she pushes her cart with everything she owns around a five or six block area never asking for a handout totally surviving on her own …
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My cart and I Small aisle No place to go Traffic jam between fruits and vegetables She backed up Smiled Allowing me to pass “BLESSED” Was…
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always needs to be part of a group unfortunately someplace along the way lost self Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 If…
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shots of spicy rum staring at the typewriter soon the words will come Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 If my poetry…
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my 59th birthday now pushing 60 Just give me an exotic home cooked meal with a couple bottles of Heineken beers and some great sex with…