Poetry by Ben Nardolilli
January 4, 2012
NEED BE WITHOUT Have to re-do the been stuck,Gig-less out in Kansas,With nothing but pre-orders,I have to face the weatherGrounding…
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Poetry by Rich Boucher
January 4, 2012
AMARE I found a stray wishon my doorstep last night;its breathing was raggedand it looked terrible,fur all matted and soakedthrough…
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From ‘We Have Such Lovely Parting Gifts’ by J. Bradley
January 4, 2012
J. Bradley Daniel sits at the lunch table, the red and black varsity jacket clinging to his 12-gauge chest. The…
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Sweet Nutcracker by Don DeGrazia
December 22, 2011
We drove out to a tree farm and sawed down our own tree and fought bitterly throughout the entire process. …
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Punk Shows Are Like That by Gina DiPonio
December 22, 2011
Punk shows are like that.  The guys that you know just well enough to fear are all in the crowd. …
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Geometrics & Visions by Dr. Ernest Williamson
December 7, 2011
Moving Forward and Backward   Geometrics and Visions About the artist… Dr. Ernest Williamson has published poetry and visual art…
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Gout by Matt Martin
December 5, 2011
My mom always told me that if you don’t like what you’re doing in life, change it.  If you can’t…
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Money
November 30, 2011
Robert Duffer                                    …
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Somewhere In The Persian Gulf by Marco Djermaghian
November 22, 2011
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Poetry by Changming Yuan
November 22, 2011
On The Garbage Collection Day One neighbor took out a blue box Full of cat skulls and dog legs Rather…
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Poetry by Sonnet Mondal
November 21, 2011
 Southern Summer Winds Listen to Sonnet Mondal Light summer winds Arise from the trails of grey winter… Cool, warm wafts overlap…
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Juggle What?
November 16, 2011
Megan Stielstra What is the rudest question you can ask a woman? “How old are you?” “What do you weigh?”…
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SIT
November 10, 2011
J. Adams Oaks There were muggings and auto accidents and venereal diseases. There were Christmas Eve shopping emergencies and cheating…
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The Green Scene by April Newman
November 8, 2011
The rigors of modern life can get depressing, especially as fall comes to a close and we find ourselves draped…
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Deadline Motivation, or Why I Am No Longer a Writer
October 31, 2011
Chelsea Laine Wells How I Balance Writing Against My Busy Life The fact that I remembered agreeing to write this…
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Don’t Let The Title Fool You.  Megan Stielstra Is Not Calm.
October 13, 2011
Everyone Remain Calm is available now from Joyland/ECW Press. Chris Rice:  We’re in a virtual paneled library (a la Beauty…
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A Writer Heeds Nature’s Call
October 11, 2011
Tina L. Jens Sometimes, the best way to get over writer’s block or get out of a writing slump is…
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Delaney by Chelsea Laine Wells
May 6, 2011
Your daughter wants you to scratch her back while she falls asleep.  She calls you from the other room, her…
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The Blind Girl And The Faun by Ryan Sinon
May 6, 2011
And two more illustrated folktales by Ryan Sinon In the heart of an old pine forest there lived a young…
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Dig Me by Mary Beth Hoerner
May 3, 2011
That’s me, the thing on the couch. TV: on. TV kept me company after school, taught me what no one…
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Iowa Wedding by April Newman
April 14, 2011
“What about buttons for favors? Here look at this one, I Heart Science,” Kara said. “Hmm… my vote’s for I…
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Dear Librarian I, II & III by Richard Chwedyk
April 14, 2011
Dear Librarian I Dear Librarian, I am wondering if you haveany books about flying saucers,what people call UFOs.I think I…
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Ethical Hunting by Daniel Prazer
April 14, 2011
With five minutes before sundown, a whitetail doe stepped into the lane that separated hardwood forest from apple orchard. She…
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Penis Breath by Robert Duffer
April 13, 2011
There’s a scene at the dinner table in E.T. where young Elliot is trying to convince his family of E.T.’s…
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Book Her by Noelle Aleksandra Hufnagel
April 13, 2011
When nobody is watching, my daughter steals books. She’s some kind of book stealing criminal actually, and she’s only five.…
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Paintings by Ryan Hoyda
April 13, 2011
Raised in Northwest Indiana, Ryan Hoyda began honing his artistic skills at a very young age.  However, after high school…
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Tochal Road
April 13, 2011
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Pope’s Parents Met at Social Networking Site
April 13, 2011
Mary Beth Hoerner Germany’s 1930s-version of eharmony.com is responsible for bringing together Joseph Ratzinger and Maria Peintner, who, after an…
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In Plain English: The Skinny on Pork Belly
January 12, 2011
Mary Beth Hoerner The pig has two bellies, and you will have at least that if you fall for the…
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Neighbor Kids by Theresa Holden
January 11, 2011
After community college I get a job babysitting all the grimy-faced neighbor kids on the wrong side of town.  They’re…
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