Jugular
by J. Bull
"There in the shadows /
she's torn in two, /
against the wall."
Lotus Bud
by Shaun James
"On the Pond of the Still Forever Is .. /
You afloat on the Tears of Creation's Birth."
Feral
by Dale Lee Kwong
"i pet her like a kitten / releasing a wild cat"
Lava Lamp
by Christopher Lawrence
"The silky green wax flows in the cylinder."
Incense
by Shannon MacKinnon
"Spicy scent, fire and air /
Ignites a long burning ember /
Of red hot ash "
SINCE YOU READ US THAT POEM ABOUT THE MOOSE ON THE ROOF THINGS HAVE GONE TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET
by Wendy Morton
"Bypass Bob, my neighbor, who got that name /
because he had five of them after he fell /
into a ditch in the middle of a marathon."
Death of a Dancehall Crasher
by Brenden Joel Reid
"Today we remember /
Tommy Two Blood /
who lit a cancer stick /
and said /
"Cut my jugular, motherfucker."
Jugular
by David Yawek Ross
"There was a small dusting of snow on the ground, covering the ice that had accumulated over the thaw and then freezing of the air."
Real TV
by Wendi Seskus-James
"Laying in the permanent depression she made in her
bed, she religiously recited her mantra..."
The Dreadful Story About Harriet and the Matches
by Matt Smith
"
Harriet walked into the kitchen one morning jonesing for a high. Mother had gone out to get groceries, and fourteen-year-old Harriet was home all alone."