By Blessing Okoye To my neighbor who keeps their television on at night: thank you. Your negligence makes me more empathetic. Some may be angered by the climactic sounds of a soap opera coming from your room — though not so much that they come knocking on your door — I just assume that you simply forget to turn the television off before bed just … Continue reading Love Thy Neighbor
By Isabella Perez This morning, Zeus scratched a name off the cast list. The role is Oberon;He defends his expropriation with a thunderous recitation:Act Two Scene One Line One Hundred Sixty-One.It’s hard to say no to a man who believes no means harder. Dionysus and Hermes both want to be Puck;I write their arguments in my rehearsal report as general “twink” drama.Hera and Aphrodite both … Continue reading The Gods Put on Midsummer and it Goes as You’d Expect
By Sophia Kerrins Skyward Carry me with you, When you go to the sun,I’ll paint you a horizon of bloodSmearing across the sky I’ve heard it said it does no goodTo protest for love,And that stained glass is as divineAs art can get But no one has ever seenThe way you melt between my fingers,Or the way I can paintLight in your eyes when you smile … Continue reading 3 Poems
By Kevin Flores Janssen In the gentle silence, mindfulness writes, each word a quiet carving,Mind’s eye roams, its path undeterred, in the garden of calming. Beneath the whispering pine, the world in soft repose,Pages turn with grace, as the wind of wisdom blows. Words float like autumn leaves, in the air of serene scenes,Each syllable is a breath, where stillness intervenes. The cup of tea … Continue reading Whispers Of Stillness
by Emma Bingham You’re finally walking home from work, after around eight hours, your eyes hurt and your feet drag. It’s only about a six or seven minute walk, but you’ve gotten to the part you always dread, the small trek beneath the highway overpass that you and your friends grew up calling The Bridge. You take a second to stare at it from across … Continue reading 0.5 Miles
by sophia delle chiaie i notice a new freckle every time i seeyouglisten in the sunlight.your exterior is hardbutinside i know you are soft.peridot or jade could never compare toyouwith the beauty of the earth.we both know i’m starvingbuti’d like to put that aside and admireyoujust a little longer.i say i love youbutyou turn away with wet tears forming.why so sour?youwant to be sweet.you say … Continue reading your green eyes
Thanks to all who came out to read, listen, and support student authors at our first-ever live event at Amazing Pizza in Salem, MA, April 6th, 2024. We’re signing off for the summer, and looking forward to sharing more student creative work, and hosting another live reading, in Fall 2024. Continue reading First-ever Red Skies live reading was a success!
by Olivia Heenan I watched a woman with red hair say goodbye to someone she loved today She had a bundle of colorful flowers in her hand She got out of the car he stayed inThey were talking butwhen she leaned in to kiss him A car drove next to themI watched her lean out and hesitantly watch the car pass As if there was … Continue reading Love’s Watermark
by Olivia Heenan Such a weird feeling being trusted in somebody else’s home without them there Looking at someone’s life beyond what I know It would be odd if I asked the story behind the rooster rug in the kitchen Or the inordinate kitchen table that folds out into an oval but right now it’s just a rectangle and I’m staring at the two half … Continue reading August 17th, 10:32 PM
by Olivia Heenan I wonder if he thinks of me on Thanksgiving When he touches the four corners of the earthI know he doesn’t celebrate such a boxed-in idea But on the off chance he sits at the table With some lovely host inviting him to the painfully Caucasian holiday I wonder if he feels my silver skin His hand reaches up to raise his … Continue reading February 9, 9:36 AM (Her Key)
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