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May Light Flower		Chaucer Whethers
base infinite		Albert Vynckier
The song of simplicity		Nils Teodor
secrets or not		Albert Vynckier
air-bag and trampoline on Marylin		Albert Vynckier
10/10		Albert Vynckier
(1) creekside picnic		arquious
(1) Discerning Drivel from Disclosure		melanie sue
(1) Terms Apply		Melinda K Zarate
A mute's monologue		yoonoos peerbocus
(1) Young and Old		Editorial Team
(2) BEING OBSERVATIONAL		Alan J Ripley
What we like to do when the weather is nice by Ann Wood		Ann Wood
Anticipation		Melinda K Zarate
c-or-k ? C		Albert Vynckier
the sign		Albert Vynckier
20 سنة		poet*salem
(1) Alien sounds		Alan J Ripley
(1) childhood		one trick pony
(1) What Is		Chaucer Whethers
(2) The Weight		Melinda K Zarate
X=W in French Scrabble		Albert Vynckier
Though I'll Never Be Michelangelo		Ngoc Nguyen
THE GOD SOUL		Alan J Ripley
the horn keeps its own track		arquious

EDITORS' CHOICE

irrefutable truths
lynn's words

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2026-04-13 one trick pony

The baby

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2026-04-13 yoonoos peerbocus

Floating Isn't Escape
I grew up on westerns and Lassie and quicksand seemed like something I’d encounter many times in my adult life. Nope, not once.

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2026-04-13 Melinda K Zarate

a morning like this

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2026-04-13 arquious

The God Of Empire

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2026-04-13 Kee Zealy

IMPROPER TEA PARTY
Good intentions overshadowed by grief....

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2026-04-13 Griffonner

EDITORS' NEWS

Young and Old
Poem by Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) Submitted by a Volunteer - Thanks!

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2026-04-20 Editorial Team

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