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Snow is general . . .
A few light taps upon the pane made him turn to the window. It had begun to snow again. He watched sleepily the flakes, silver and dark, falling obliquely against the lamplight. The time…
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“All Man” [by Megan Kellerman]
Every time I’m caught with a manin the street, strangers grin at usfluorescently. They throw young loveat us, make the man at my side smugin his well-meaning smile. I can only conclude that I…
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“Happy 10, Roma Cady Macpherson-Wilson!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
ROMA CADY MACPHERSON-WILSON (1/2) Roma-tron, SonomatronAnd RAH RAH RAH:— iota, sigma, omicronAnd AH HA HA With a rope-a-dope, rope-a-dopeRollercoaster row:—And · a bowling pin and pack ’em inAttacking from below With a matriarch, matriarchMaking up…
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Be It Resolved, Part 3: Crystal Clear [by Amy Glynn]
Epiphany: manifestation, appearance. Moment of Clarity; sudden deep understanding of a previously elusive truth. Seeing thg the light. Something that crystallizes. Krustallos: ice. Crystals are defined as an ordered arrangement of a material's constituent…
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“The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover” [by John Tranter]
Editor's note: J. Edgar Hoover was born in New Year's Day, 1895, in Washington, D.C. Hoover is the subject of a surprising number of poems, including this sonnet by John Tranter. Punish me with…
