LULLABIES ON THE SOFA BY MICHAEL JACK O’BRIEN
grandfather holds the child
to his chest hoping
that both could get
a bit of a snore
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DREAM IN FLIGHT BY LAURA BONAZZOLI
I fall.
A patchwork of squares:
russet, lime, and khaki, sewn with gold
somewhere west of Tulsa
and east of Wardell’s bar.
THE ROAD BY ADRIANNE KALFOPOULOU
Cars whipped past dangerously, you had to be aware
of how fast they were going, and it was night
and I was in love with that road.
PLUMB LINE BY WENDY INGERSOLL
I turn on CNN while putting away groceries–
jet crash in the Hudson, plane floating
like a lost whale. I put the milk
into the fridge. It’s the weariest work of my life,
DANGERS OF KINDNESS BY MICHAEL JACK O’BRIEN
I fight the urge to
whack him in the face.
RACIAL REVELATION BY CAROL SEVERINO
When I got off the train at Valpo, I was surprised to see that my weekend hostess was an actual hippie. We hung out with her friends, sitting cross-legged on the floor of her tiny living room, smoking and drinking, talking about the war and civil rights, and listening to Jefferson Airplane.
Read MoreDELTA BY RACHEL TRAMONTE
At terminal 4, gate 24 I promised
not to make eye contact
Or commit any acts of speech
until we swoop sideways over the last vista
and pounce on a tarp.
THE NATURE OF OUR CRIMES…TIMES NINE BY BURTON BAROFF
Charleston, S. C. awoke this morning to learn of the incomprehensibly horrific mass slaughter of nine participants of a bible study class at historic Mother, Emanuel Church.
Read MoreSTARLINGS BY MARIANNE LYON
A black swarm
takes over evening sky
wheeling and whooshing
and suddenly
they are dancers
THE LEAD MASKS BY MEGHAN ANDES
“The masks!” I shouted; “Put on your mask!” I looked up and was blinded by the light.
Read MoreCAROLERS BY TIMOTHY MARTIN
From house to house they spread glorias and hosannas
and others of the dictionary’s hangers-on.
Inside, their targets are chattering at satellites
