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We understand that good storytelling comes from the heart. Don’t get hung up on the grammatical mistakes. That’s what our editors are for. All YOU have to do is write! Quit finding excuses! We’re looking for the kind of stuff that’s raw, real, from the heart and reflects the human condition on a social, personal,…

Thecla, a Dark Romance [Fiction]

I kicked him in the face when I first saw him. Now seeing him perched at the right hand of this man, this dictator they worshipped—Bishop Kato, they called him, all adorned in the finest sheepskin and whatever other animals he was wearing, made me want to kick him right off his man-made pedestal. “I…

The Wild Inside [Poetry]

Living with doors wide open allows the wild To quietly slip inside, hide, and reside. A small gecko peeks out from behind a painting on the wall Another one lurks behind a stove, stalking the flitting moths. A spindly spider stakes claim to a dim ceiling corner. And Roly Poly millipedes march across cool terrazzo…

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