At the kitchen table, My mother and I sat. Nothing new to discuss Silence covered us. Sometimes we glanced at each other. Mostly, we stared ahead Or at the plants We always struggled to keep alive. My mother lit another long cigarette, Inhaled the smoke, Blew it out in curls, Spectral tendrils swirling Bout her … Continue reading Misty Remains – Annette Kalandros
Every year the family threw a feast for one and all It was always on Thanksgiving so they named it Thanksgiving Ball Soon something so very odd began to happen Each year several new people would appear No one could account for any of them Were they all from the Big Rock Candy Mountain They … Continue reading Strangers At the Feast – Larry Trasciatti
We used to head out from our homes to explore what remained of the countryside, to walk in the lanes and through the wood hoping to leave the darkness behind and push ourselves upwards and onwards into the light. Now you’re following us making a new pathway all the way through to the river where … Continue reading Coming Through – Lynn White
our words have been stolen twisted taken out of context shoved down our throat hidden lied about destroyed silenced a woman’s words often go unheard even when she is SCREAMING words are power words are life words describe reality all the things men in power do not want women to have they are even willing … Continue reading STOLEN WORDS – Georgiann Carlson
My friend Perhaps the world ends here There may be nothing past that line The egg will soon make all things clear My friend perhaps the world ends here I gaze across a simple weir And drink my one last cup of wine My friend perhaps the world ends here There may be nothing past … Continue reading Perhaps the World Ends Here – Larry Trasciatti
For November, I look to poem and book titles related to Thanksgiving and Fall for inspiration. I fell in love with the title of Douglas Florian’s poetry collection Autumnblings, which beautifully captures this time of year and have chosen it for the name of November’s prompt challenge. The poems and books that these prompts are drawn … Continue reading Daily Writing Prompt: The Ice Storm – Rick Moody
Brave & Reckless 