Your gaze lingers at the dull interior of the hospital, at the gloss floor (you notice a slightly dislodged tile in the far corner), at the rustling white and blue coats, the dazzling ceiling lights, which instead of creating a cozy and …
For sale: Brand new Harley. For parts. Ridden only once.
Mike Schneider is a freelance writer in Wellington, Ohio. He can be reached at mws206@hotmail.com.…
She’s the most famous person you’ve probably never heard of.
Another awards season has come and gone without any mention of her contributions to any of the media she dominated – vaudeville, radio, TV, movies, theater. Is it because she …
I will never visit Heal the Man Church.
Nadder!
Nix!
“Why not?” They ask.
Why not when the whole neighbourhood’s up and running, arising and shining, singing, Thou Art Holy Lord, as they proceed to Heal the Man Church where …
Sharon and I spent the morning re-organizing my kitchen cupboards. “Downsizing,” she called it. We tossed out a plethora of kitchen gadgets; a pressure cooker, a Dutch oven, and three small glass Coke bottles. “From the last century,” she said. …
Fay and Jeannie are best friends. You might not know it if you approached them in the hall.
Jeannie would be looking down at the floor, maybe peaking up at you with her head down and her eyes raised. A kind …
The slave catchers never stopped chasing us. They followed my brother and I all throughout Virginia. Miles of forests, torrential rains, and wild boars weren’t enough to make the catchers give up. Years of beatings and being used as tools …
Another negative test.
Maybe the doctors were wrong.
Fingers crossed.
Anya Barlett (she/her) is a writer formerly from the Finger Lakes New York. She currently lives on Susquehannock land with her partner and adopted cat. Previously her poetry has appeared in SUNY college literary …