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Tess Galati
- Dec 31, 2019
- 1 min
The Risks of Poetry
The Risks of Poetry Arm in a sling, her broken shoulder mends into prosaic prose. She bore the voice of millions in her words Freighted,...
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Janice Strootman
- Dec 27, 2019
- 6 min
The Alcatraz Swim
The Alcatraz Swim An essay by Janice Strootman “Three, two, one, jump!” yelled the boatswain. The ferry was bouncing wildly, the...
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Avijit Roy
- Dec 24, 2019
- 6 min
The Unexpected Bliss of Death—and Life
The Unexpected Bliss of Death—and Life By Avijit Roy The bedroom is dark. It's been drizzling for two hours. A cold breeze blows into the...
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Jan Strootman
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
Stones on the Path
Stones on the Path I focus on stones as I stroll along Some look fragile and others strong How would they feel if they became real? One...
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Judith F. Brenner
- Dec 14, 2019
- 1 min
The Triangle
The Triangle The triangle on my block is more than a grassy knoll where children play and parents patrol. Stay-at-home dads cautiously...
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Sue Midlock
- Dec 14, 2019
- 4 min
Willow of the Wisps
Willow of the Wisps By Sue Midlock I am the oldest. A girl. A sister to four younger brothers. Dreadful beasts they are and yet, I am to...
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Stephanie Sorensen
- Dec 8, 2019
- 5 min
I Wonder... and Brain Freeze
I am part of a wonderful women writers' group. About ten of us, give or take a few, meet every month for lunch and go around the table...
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Nadia Giordana
- Dec 5, 2019
- 1 min
WINK issue 10 has arrived
CONTRIBUTORS Alphabetical by first name: Adrian Slonaker—St. John’s, Newfoundland Alex Andy Phuong—CA Ann Aubitz—Bloomington, MN Anita...
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Gary Beck
- Dec 1, 2019
- 1 min
Welcome Mat
Welcome Mat The ongoing search for intelligent life in the universe should start at home, in our dumbing-down Earth, where we’re in...
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Nadia Giordana
- Nov 29, 2019
- 1 min
Our 2019/2020 Pushcart Prize Nominations
WINK: Writers in the Know magazine’s 2019 Pushcart Prize nominations: Small press editors are invited to send in six nominations each...
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Gloria VanDemmeltraadt
- Nov 24, 2019
- 2 min
Berta
Berta I was nine the summer I learned what cruelty was. It was then I knew it was true, what Tom had said. Berta really had killed two...
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Anita Haas
- Nov 17, 2019
- 1 min
Taste the Words
Taste the Words Flash Fiction by Anita Haas “What colour is it?” she asked, running her fingertips over the surface of the plate. “White....
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Connie Anderson
- Nov 10, 2019
- 1 min
Choices
Choices A sweet young, long-haired beauty Opened wide her red-lipped mouth to sing, Blurting out a message that’s hard to hear: ...
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Teresa Foushee
- Nov 3, 2019
- 1 min
Haiku
grass does not ask why one blade lives another dies O to be so wise —Teresa M Riggs Foushee experiencing joy in the present moment feels...
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Cole Williams
- Oct 27, 2019
- 1 min
WILD: in the Right Amount
WILD: in the Right Amount To be wild in the right amount Is to accept no charity To weave, to root, to move And live your heart’s decree...
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Tess Galati
- Oct 20, 2019
- 6 min
Lay the Track for Your Train of Thought
Tess Galati, Ph.D. You’re starting a writing project? Great! Just don’t start spinning out sentences right away. If you do that you’ll...
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Rick Blum
- Oct 13, 2019
- 5 min
Sticker Shock
By Rick Blum The talk radio station droned on relentlessly. Normally, Joel Bergman would gleefully soak up the latest current events and...
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Michael Rossberg
- Oct 10, 2019
- 1 min
Michael Rossberg: Haiku
Lonliness: sitting On a bench, watching a game No one is playing. #MichaelRossberg
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