“I think they are pretty,” I say from my supplicant’s pose. Shaking my head, I finger tiny fuchsia flowers nesting on lacy green leaves soft as cotton to the touch “Yeah, I know,” you say, as if one time too… Read More ›
Starving Artist
A Thwarted Undoing by C.J. Clark
She had slumped over Into her new self Feeling the strangeness of it Grip her Like trying on a new coat Frozen from hanging In corridors Of icy drafts Her new voice had no volume It was thin and… Read More ›
Immersed… by Mark Andrew Heathcote
The night is a nicotine patch. A burnish of black leather… A bleeding scratch …On a naked nether. It is altogether a womb, Some giants, eyelid blinking A mammoth’s, bog, tomb… Glinting of times, eroding. Sleep navigates… Read More ›
The Circus by Ariana R. Cherry
They said my cousin ran away with the circus. He quoted, “Mum, I’ve had enough, So I’m going to go play with the lions.” I on the other hand would rather believe he ran away to be a… Read More ›
Is It Just Me by John Walker
Microaggression Often hard to glean It’s like passive-aggression The intent is rarely seen Was that an insult Or is it just me Do I just imagine Oversensitivity I get so confused And feel quite unsure Do you really care… Read More ›
Now Accepting Anthology Submissions: Naughty Nuts & Bolts
Submitting to independent publishers like Creative Talents Unleashed guarantees your work will remain yours, and we give each writer a fair share of publicity. All the proceeds for our anthologies go into a “starving artist” fund, in order to give… Read More ›
Misnomer by Bruce Newman
Not birthed in Dr. Frankenstein’s monochrome lab Sacrificed, but not on a bloody stone slab Disrespected through language condescended To a world of crass impulse dishonorably commended If not buying kitsch with contrived care They’re just breathing wholesale the… Read More ›
All That Glitters Collaboration
Not all that glitters is gold. Not all that has age is old. Not all that is bright is wise. Not all that blinds you affects your eyes. Remember that you shall reap what you sow. Good plans by… Read More ›
The Message of Breath by Linda Imbler
That first breath announced, with a cacophony of wailing. In youth, a pretty girl passes by, takes his breath away, albeit for short time. Suffering twilight years, out of breath with growing frequency, distances walked lengthen with age. The top… Read More ›
Anthology Release: Essential Existentialism ~ the meaning of life
Foreword … Why are we here? What is our purpose? What is the meaning of life? These are the questions that have plagued humanity since the dawn of time. With the recent passing of Stephen Hawking, one of the most… Read More ›
