Air ~ Jacob Lazarow

Dec 6, 2018 | Poetry

The day was much too cold for ice cream When the familiar tune echoed down the street Renouncing winter, embracing spring But, since Dad was visiting He bought us both cones We sat on the side of the road Teeth chattering, bodies shaking Yet, in that moment I’d never...

1,3-Dichloropropene ~ Nicholas Everett Chasler

Dec 6, 2018 | Poetry

Murky pond, full of frogs and phage Abnormal cell division, progression through each stage Shiny clubs, polo shirts, a landscape glitters green Insidious destruction reflected in the sheen Superficial beauty and a latent 1,3-D Sickeningly sweet, a muffled, muted plea...

The Light Enters Through the Cracks ~ Sami Scherrer

Dec 6, 2018 | Creative Non-Fiction

I. The Egg “I say, stay in there, I’m not going to let anybody see you” – Charles Bukowski, “Bluebird” The train, chugging towards the station, moved through a beautiful landscape of fir trees and chirping bluebirds. We were sitting at the front, soaking the scenery...

Settling ~ Dean Hanson

Dec 6, 2018 | Creative Non-Fiction

The game’s coming to an end. Quit watching that silly sport. My grandfather loved poker. He hated anything distracting me from the game, especially when it was getting late and the Sixers were on. Two dollars, he said. My grandfather had something. He never bluffed....

Our Haven ~ Kacie Lee

Dec 6, 2018 | Creative Non-Fiction

It’s in the heart of downtown, where gunfire meets corner street delis and children cross railroad tracks by themselves. Everyone knows to stay inside after seven, and even then news stories often release showing the murder of yet another fallen innocent. And yet,...