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The River’s Way written by: Julian Lee   It trickles first from stone with newborn grace, A whisper in the moss, a breath so small, No thought yet formed, no name to rise or fall, Just motion born beneath the mountain’s face. Through childhood fields it leaps in shining play, It laughs in curves and dances over stone, Oblivious to where it must be grown, Content to chase...

Beryl written by: Liz Berg - My Auntie Beryl was a gal. That’s what they called her. Always with a fag in her mouth...

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The Cracks Let the Light In written by: William Falo - I played music on my phone as I delivered mail to houses so far from the road...

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Constellation of Ruin written by: Jackie Figueroa   The stars did you no favors, Gemini smiled on you and left you hollow. You orbit yourself, always out of reach, Chasing your own shadow across the sky. And in your wake, the doors all slam. Star-crossed, I stand on the other side. It echoes — your silence, a warning bell. Venus was never on our side. A cruel truth for t...

I Search For Her written by: Manu Tiwari   In the crowd of a hundred faces I saw just one you The wind whispered your name and the sky turned dark blue You walked ahead, slow and calm hair untied, dancing with the breeze, and in that moment my world stood still like time had paused just to tease. I could not meet your eyes for they would read my heart too clear So I just...