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Spiced Ego Soup

By Keiraj M. Gillis [Winner: 1st Place] -- I popped the cork on my ego and splashed it into a tomato-thyme bouillon to accompany some...

Apr 28, 20241 min read

Coughing Up the Climate

By William Doreski [Winner: 2nd Place] -- The cold in my head is the climate. Glaciers puddle at my feet. The sea-rise troubles my...

Apr 27, 20241 min read

By Juanita Rey [Winner: 3rd Place] -- When you see me flush my birth control pills down the toilet, then you can be concerned. Or if I...

Apr 30, 20241 min read

By Janet Childs -- When I reach deep into those moments when we gift our energy; It fills the light with room to take a step forward into...

Apr 30, 20241 min read

By Janet Childs -- The delicate membrane of this loving bond can be rent in a moment: an angry word a vicious retaliation a painful...

Apr 28, 20247 min read

By Dan Keeble -- The cracked wind-weathered fingers of Viktor’s left hand swung the time-worn violin under his jaw. The bristles on his...