Prose

"Obituaries"
Obituaries 03/02/2024 Dwayne Sagamore, 33, was declared dead yesterday, after being flattened by a steamroller. Sagamore, a purported time-traveler, had vanished from the time-space continuum precisely 20 minutes prior, according to his grotesque, walleyed lab assistant. Authorities concluded that Sagamore had overlooked Leap Day, confounding his Flux Capacitor. Upon reappearing, 24 hours passed his ETA, the construction site, which Sagamore had used as a staging site for his experiment, had reopened for business.
By Chris Z6 months ago in Poets
Half-Breed: Split Feather, Forked Path. Runner-Up in Somewhere Between Here and There Challenge.
I wasn't trying to make a statement; I just said that I lit a candle on the solstice, and that I had a sage bundle drying in my living room.
By Autumn Stew6 months ago in Poets
The Risk of Ignorance. Content Warning.
In my childhood home, not knowing was a risk. Don't know what tone of voice to use? Risk being punished for being rude.
By Lolly Vieira6 months ago in Poets
The journey of life
We run after money in this short life and suddenly death comes. And we leave everything behind, everything is left behind except one thing that goes with us, which is our deeds. If good deeds are more, then it is fine, but if bad deeds are more, then what will we do?
By Wow Genius6 months ago in Poets
Games
You get a little older Tired of the games Because after a while They all taste the same
By Gail Fredricks6 months ago in Poets
Book
Just because my cover is weathered and torn And my pages are a little worn Don’t look at me and scorn For I’ve been a thousand places
By Atomic Historian6 months ago in Poets
The Pain You Post Isn’t the One That Hurts
They only see your feed. They don’t see what happens before you hit ‘share.’ You post the lift. Not the fall. That one rep where your arms gave in
By Jawad Ali6 months ago in Poets
How to Hold Peace
First, stop scrolling. No, really. You’ve already read enough about disasters, comment wars, and someone’s tenth vacation this year.
By Muhammad Rahim 6 months ago in Poets
Things My Future Self Tried to Tell Me
You will forget how it felt to be sure of anything. That’s okay. Certainty is brittle. Wonder bends. Don’t be afraid of silence.
By Alain SUPPINI6 months ago in Poets
Vagari
An untethered soul strolls through the wind No end Nowhere to begin Sinking and swimming with the tide Finding any place that will abide their vibe
By Atomic Historian6 months ago in Poets
Zuri's Soul Food Kitchen
This is a part of OUTSTAGES CAFE, a paranormal virtual event. Step into the Echoes Beyond the Veil with Pookie and Vicki. This a and will include actual footage of our experiences.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 6 months ago in Poets
Life Can Lick My Lollipop
The disappointments of delusional cogs punch my gut; I reach to the edge of the ledge of my life; wedged in, there’s no more rock. Trying to let go of what I imagined life would be, the bleakness is blighted. A blank base bangs a big bone drum, raw to the core, to the door, to the floor, back to my cantankerous, cancerous inner war.
By Chantal Christie Weiss6 months ago in Poets