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Rose Mary Boehm: Poinciana and then some

Green canopies aflame with
an unreal red, lit by the dying sun.
Yonhi in the plastic chair, blue baseball
cap pushed back. He’s seen it all.

January 30, 2026 · 18 Comments

Video: It Turns Blue

Pari covers up domestic violence when her brother beats up his 3 year old daughter.

July 5, 2025 · 1 Comment

Alexis Rhone Fancher: Hermanas

You’re the same, you two, J, my lover, said. Of course you feel an affinity. I stared at the Frida Kahlo self-portrait in his hands. Frida’s soulful sweetness stared back. You … Continue reading

May 22, 2025 · 5 Comments

Mike Vargo: Living in the Republic of Unreality

The practice of living in unreality consists of three sub-practices: Denying real reality. Bingeing on pseudo-reality. And adopting a myth.

April 27, 2025 · 7 Comments

Wendy Mnookin: Celebration

I’ll fill my wedding vase
with deep-veined lilies, harlot asters,
pollen will dust the table
where I mass them every week.

May 11, 2022 · 2 Comments

Ellen McGrath Smith: Hand me your last resurrection 

like a small child hidden in a hollow tree
while the soldiers kill his family

January 15, 2022 · 5 Comments

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