by Colleen S. Harris
Brightly flowering plants
in easy reach are the most tempting—
the candied pinks and purples
of azaleas, alfalfa, lilac.
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The Leafcutter (Megachile rotundata)
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Morning
by Jill Michelle
n. The end of night and dawn of dejection.
—Ambrose Bierce
This poem is not about a funeral
not about cold crescent rolls Continue reading
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Cabin Pressure
by Daniel Romo
My wife says,
No one likes to sit in emergency rows because
that’s too much responsibility,
as if the thought of a disaster is enough
My wife says,
No one likes to sit in emergency rows because
that’s too much responsibility,
as if the thought of a disaster is enough
xx for a guaranteed
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When
by Scott Solomon
When your spouse isn’t disappointed when a babysitter fails to show up.
When your spouse gives the name of a dependable babysitter to someone else.
When your spouse refuses to block the kids from hosting weekend sleepovers, thereby blocking the privacy required for sexual intercourse. Continue reading
My Brother’s Pituitary Macroadenoma Speaks
by Donald Pasmore
I don’t want to hurt you but I have needs—I will take
your eye at the optic nerve and your adulthood has been Continue reading
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