Morning of October 12, 2024


Ick

a

bod

psalm

o

dissed

~dan smith




last night

the moon was full

the neighbor’s dogs

howled a bit

any werewolves

were silent

~Tom Blessing




student lunches

even i don’t know what

the gray brown mush

inside the wrap is

but I ate it

and still don’t know

~Tom Blessing




no guns dream

no shooters

nothing to see

~Mark Gilbert




national security

we have never had this

conversation

~Mark Gilbert




yeah not so much

a social construct

algal bloom

~Mark Gilbert




playing an imposter

maintaining

that separation

~Mark Gilbert




one-hundred-trillion

neutrinos per second

the porosity of "I"

~M. R. Pelletier




dawn again

1.6 million miles

nearer the sun

~M. R. Pelletier




rhythmic blinking

of internet router signals

the conversing planets

~Tejendra Sherchan




a girl snaps

in the crowded bus

summer’s heat

~Tejendra Sherchan




man-made idol

dripping water —

clogged toilet drainage

~Tuyet Van Do




persnickety

bane of my existence

HOA

~Jennifer Gurney

 

 

 

Halloween candy

once the bag is opened

it’s only one serving…

~Jennifer Gurney




one more month

of political ads

as if anyone is undecided…

~Jennifer Gurney




golden hour—

the last of the summer figs

oozing

~B. L. Bruce




Dining Diva


putting on airs

and a lobster bib

tuna fish sandwich

~John H. Dromey




Answer Awaited with Bated Breath


wormholes are portals

do they lead to outer space

or a fishing trip

~John H. Dromey




crumpled receipts the city’s heartbeat on pause

~C.X. Turner




her body releases its temporary gods part by part

~Vijay Prasad




Vacuum gives birth to a mother

~Partha Sarkar




a smudge in mascara time rewrites itself

~C.X. Turner




October

I wear my mask

24/7

~Jennifer Gurney

 

 


 

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