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Kintsugi Sings: Beautiful Pain; Restore Your Joy
Pain is unpleasant; we can say it quells our hope, tugs at our heart we wish, we hope, oh, how we pray for solace, change, a brand new start
By Marilyn Glover20 days ago in Poets
Give You - Give Me
The Giving Hour I woke up ready, but went to sleep unprepared. I had no idea what the day would bring, in fact the day had started whacky. I had one sock on, my hair was a mess, and I had a cup on the coffee table.
By Charelle Landers19 days ago in Fiction
Once Upon a Crime
The courtroom is a stiff, municipal box. The kind of place where people argue about fences and parking violations. The witch sits at the defense table, hands folded, expression neutral.
By Kristen Keenon Fisher15 days ago in Fiction
She Reached Into the Storm
You really don’t have to, babe - She used to say that all the fuckin’ time - Like, maybe she thought I never wanted to do anything for her -
By Maura Bernstein19 days ago in Poets
Serenity of the Mundane. Content Warning.
The familiar wave of calm washes over me as soon as I walk in the door. Leaning on the door frame, I exhale deeply, flushing out the busyness of the outside world.
By Cristal S.19 days ago in Fiction
The Silence Between Us
The silence between us is like the ice thickening on the lake of oblivion. I could trudge out to the center from the shore
By Natalie Wilkinson15 days ago in Poets
Seattle Nightlife Report: Pony
Mid-winter Friday night. Early but already so dark. The days are getting longer but 6 PM is still pitch black. “Firepit!” You declare things after just a few seconds of solemn thought – not a request or suggestion, not a demand. Last week you walked around saying, “Hot tub?” to anyone who would listen. Or one afternoon you pointed at two men holding hands as they crossed 12th Avenue, looked me in the eyes and said, “Boyfriends.”
By Joe Nasta | Seattle foodie poet20 days ago in Wander
One Hard Thing
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: You have the number, you know your schedule- you’ve even picked out the perfect day and time to make this appointment. Shoot, you’ve even picked out alternative days and times just in case their schedules can’t accommodate you!
By Taylor Rigsby16 days ago in Motivation
ABSOLUTE CORRUPTION AHEAD
NOTICE: Water is not ICE. The former will drown you, The latter will shoot you When you're unarmed. It might be the stupidest thing
By C. Rommial Butler16 days ago in Poets
Bane
My name is Commander Bane with the Metro Police Force. Thank you for coming in. Please take a seat. Okay … Commander Bane. Can you tell me why I’m here?
By Sonia Heidi Unruh19 days ago in Fiction
when he isn't around
Do the skies still align when he isn’t around? Do the clouds start to hang and scratch at your head? Do the streets come to a standstill,
By Reece Beckett16 days ago in Poets
Wild Target
I don't know how I missed this delightful British crime action comedy, but I just stumbled upon it on YouTube and was so happy, chuckling all the way, that I decided to run my usual media literacy review of it.
By Lana V Lynx16 days ago in Geeks
Samara
You deserve the stirrings of peace. You should have long inherited the blessings of the land, A place to land, soft and rich,
By Meredith Harmon20 days ago in Poets
Living in a hemp house
Hemp, a multi-purpose crop that delivers fibres, shivs, seeds, and pharmaceuticals is currently used in insulation materials and bio-composites for a more sustainable construction industry. Russ Martin and his wife Karon Korp tell their story as owners of the first hemp house in the U.S.
By Susan Fourtané 16 days ago in Interview
10 Times Rotten Tomatoes and I Disagreed
***Disclaimer*** I will be ranking these movies in the following manner: The greater the divide between Rotten Tomatoes and I, the higher up on the list (and I am referring to the critic's score, not the audience score). I will also show Rotten Tomatoes' score on each one in addition to my score. I am curious to know what everyone thinks, please let me know in the comments below!
By Madison "Maddy" Newton16 days ago in Geeks
The Conversation
“I’m sorry to disturb you, AllMother.” “It is no disturbance to see you again; I sensed you down the hall. Come in, fear not, sit – and speak to me of what’s on your mind, my son.”
By David Muñoz19 days ago in Writers
False Kings
So you wish to be a king? First, there’s something you must know… How not to be a king is written down below. ***
By Simon George17 days ago in Poets
Etched
"I really don't get why you insist on going to the graveyard every single day of your life. You aren't even Catholic, and it's not even November if you were! Geez, give it a break, will you? Let her rest in peace, ok?"
By Shirley Belk17 days ago in Fiction
TUS NUA - ch 49
TUS NUA – ch 49 New Beginnings – Mia and Midnight (*)(*)(*) As Mia spoke on the phone to Ali’s sister, Ellen, Finola slipped quietly away and walked to the stream behind Tus Nua. Carefully, she put a block on her family so no one could know what she was about to do.
By Margaret Brennan17 days ago in Fiction
Opening the Door to Love
That feeling Can you sense it? It approaches softly So quiet, so sudden no words it will speak you won't know its there
By Jasmine Aguilar17 days ago in Poets