A Collection of Poems by Alex Andy Phuong

Hope The notion of “never losing hope” Might sound cliché But that could really help people Not go astray Time keeps on ticking And the future might be uncertain Yet people who Hold on the their dreams And use this present moment The greatest present of all To pave a better future Impact the world …

Love At First Sight

By Dianne Moritz My mother has three hard and fast words of warning about men and dating: “Never spend the first date at a movie.  Why waste two hours sitting in a dark theater, when you could be getting to know each other? Secondly, don’t be timid about ordering exactly what you want in a …

Apartment 10 C

By Dianne Moritz Mosaic tiled bath, Oak mantle carved With twining vines, The warm fire, And my fear.  Always My cloud of fear, dark And full of doubting. We wavered like children Wading near ocean shores. We shied from leases, From license. Who, I wonder Who couples Unafraid and unsure In our fire lit room? …

Guidance

By Gary Glauber It troubles me to hear this talented young woman has been gotten to by those who preach compromise & the safety of practicality. I need to tell her to ignore the long odds, to take her youthful beauty, her singing, dancing, & infectious charisma, & pursue the impossible. I don’t even know …

The Chook Raffle

By Rob Schackne The chook raffle lotteries won who needs a feed this week gets one a crescent moon don't get excited jokers everywhere your turn is next how do we miss it placed in a landscape waiting to be born

Wonders of the 181

By Scott Thomas Outlar Come to me in dreams tonight so we can speak even while we sleep as crickets serenade our spirits Hour upon hour of hearing your voice is still not enough to satiate the need that you’ve created to keep goosebumps tingling along my spine and skin dive in dig deep of the …

Holding Hope

By Kimberly Cunningham It was never the loneliness that bothered the woman's subtle soul. Wandering in uncertainity is what kept her disturbed. Knowing all was easier than not knowing any of it. No decisions can be made from ignorance. Partial exposure would show raw pain and she did not want that. Instead, this lovely lady …

The Long View

By Luke James Wilkinson I had been staring out of the window for as long as I could remember. Not much changed within my little frame, and I would have noticed if it did. I can see all the way down the high street, that means the doctor’s surgery, the corner shop, and the bakery. …

The Flight Attendant

By Marvel Pephel Maryann is a flight attendant. No, Maryann used to be. She just resigned two days ago - you may later ponder if "resign" should be the appropriate verb here. Let me take you first to the likes of Maryann. Maryann likes books; Maryann likes peppersoup, periwinkle and peppered snails. Maryann could be …

High School Contest Fiction Second Place

Delilah's Song Janie Pitner Montgomery Blair High School Rrrrrrr r r r   I turned the key of the ignition 90 degrees as the rumbling of my battered, old yellow station wagon started.   Skreeeeeeech   As I began to backup my slanted driveway, the exhaust pipe dragged against the ground.   At least the …