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July 2022

The New Truth About Zombies by Juan Perez

The following poem may seem like a stretch, but in fact it is a window, an extension of the human condition, as we deal with what appears to be our ultimate demise. Who doesn’t feel like a zombie or would prefer to be one to avoid “real life” in America right now. The New Truth […]

My America Deserves Equal Rights by Maid Corbic

I have been living in America for many years. Real and I write the most beautiful works possible Because that’s what makes me happy if we’re always happy. And the meaning of life is so good for me. I don’t know what else to do now. But as time goes by, we lie more and […]

Life Was Better Back Then by Margaret Cantu-Sanchez

I overheard a conversation today, it began cordial enough with mostly agreements, until one speaker replied, “life was better back then.”   I looked at her and thought, for who? Life was better for who exactly? Was life better back then for my father, who was pushed to the back of the school lunch line […]

Seventy x Seven by Andrea Y Rodriguez

“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?                    Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, until seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:21-22 KJV   Praise those mothers who when naming their sons did not […]

War Zone by Jacob R Moses

My eyes see degradation of human life and disregard for human death   My brain fights while it simultaneously aspires for peace   My stomach digests the vitriol and the venom which break down empty promises   My bones cage a white flag seeking surrender to the war within BIO:  Jacob R. Moses is a […]

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