Richard M. Ankers Pain slips in like light through a louvre blind. One tug and it’s there. One flash of gold, and everything else blurs. No one explains how pain can change everything. My father had his ailments, but stoic fellow that he was, took them. My mother and sister had ‘the curse’ as all… Read More Louvred
Esosa Zuwa It hits me hard and fast, like a lightning bolt. The darkness of my skin solidifies into thick bark to build a fortress of protection in my heart. My feet escape from under me and stretch into the ground and I curl my toes into the searing dirt because I ground humanity. The… Read More Flower or Tree?
Anne-Marie Smith I woke up. I put drops in my eyes and then after squinting through the crosswords on my page, I went back to bed. Much warmer, and listening to the radio was as soothing as birds tweeting in a tree. I kept thinking about all the things left undone in my life, such as… Read More Way Too Hard
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