The Need for a Dry Martini
The Need for a Dry Martini His desert-tan beard covers a grin like a khaki tarp sprinkled by sand once buffeted on high winds and low...
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Michael T. Smith
- Apr 16, 2019
- 1 min
"Teh"
“Teh” E’ry time I type up a poem Of moored and sandy thoughts My fingers dance on loan And renegades they be, type a peculiar word—”teh”...
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Nadia Giordana
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
WINK issue 7
CLICK HERE TO BUY THIS ISSUE. CONTRIBUTORS ALPHABETICAL BY FIRST NAME: Adrian Slonaker—St. John’s, Newfoundland Ann Aubitz—Bloomington,...
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Nadia Giordana
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
List of Publications Open to Writers
RESOURCES FOR OUR WRITERS: A good list of publications open to submissions. https://dlshirey.com/the-short-list/
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Gloria VanDemmeltraadt
- Apr 9, 2019
- 4 min
1992
1992 Gloria VanDemmeltraadt Ten-year-old McKenzie Ward turned her head as she usually did when her best friend Otis suggested a spitting...
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Mack Eisenmann
- Apr 2, 2019
- 4 min
3:34 Outside the Ladies Room
3:24 Outside the Ladies’ Room Mack Eisenmann “You just got to time it right, is all,” Slogger said. He sniffed and scratched the rim of...
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Jim Nasium
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min
The Hunters
The Hunters Once while deep in The Amazon I watched the hunters dance with raised arms they spun in circles chanting hunting songs deep...
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Helen Lapakko
- Mar 19, 2019
- 5 min
The Corner House
The Corner House By Helen Lapakko One day I walk by a large sprawling house, carved out of stones and stucco. I see a man; he is stooped...
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Jason Feingold
- Mar 5, 2019
- 4 min
Nice Guys Finish Last
Nice Guys Finish Last Jason A. Feingold The window was open just enough to let in the cool night air. It was also, Jim noted, enough to...
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Kathryn Holmes
- Feb 26, 2019
- 3 min
Confessions of a Procrastinator
By Kathryn Holmes I always found procrastinators frustrating. “Make a decision!” “Just do it!” Then one day I realized I was one! Hi, my...
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Nadine Sehnert
- Feb 12, 2019
- 4 min
One 40 oz. Coors...
One 40 oz. Coors, Two Plastic Cups and 20 Salem Menthol Butts in the Sand By Nadine Sehnert This morning I had three goals to accomplish...
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DS Maolalai
- Jan 28, 2019
- 1 min
Chocolate Orange
chocolate orange but of course that's not to say I don't feel guilt too: this girl used to bring over chocolate each week and leave it in...
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Nadia Giordana
- Jan 14, 2019
- 1 min
WINK Issue 6 is Here
WINK: Writers in the Know issue 6 is available for consumption. Here is the list of contributors: Adrian Slonaker—St. John’s,...
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Paul Lojeski
- Jan 14, 2019
- 1 min
Stressed Out
Stressed Out I’m my own murder scene. One-eyed, bloody-nosed medics, circle the corpse that is me, even though I’m smiling and wink and...
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John Wellers
- Jan 11, 2019
- 1 min
Subulbia
Subulbia He bought some tulips for his front porch. First they’re for his wife but he knows she’ll put them there. Everyone will see the...
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Bill DeArmond
- Jan 8, 2019
- 1 min
Creative Differences
Creative Differences Zeus: So, how long do you guys think it’ll take to pull this off this time? Vishnu: Not in a million years. Buddha:...
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Bill DeArmond
- Jan 5, 2019
- 1 min
Epiphany
Epiphany Shaking his weary head side to side Don Quixote turned to his long-suffering companion and friend Sancho Panza and sadly...
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Paul Rondema
- Jan 2, 2019
- 3 min
The Sea Star War
The Sea Star War By Paul Rondema Anton removed his hat, smoothed his collar and remembered many years ago, when he was small enough to...
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Nancy Lee Botta
- Dec 30, 2018
- 1 min
Riesling
Riesling She fanned herself with her peony hat and smiled under Magnolia shade; her first garden party floated on grass-stained...
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Pat O'Regan
- Dec 27, 2018
- 1 min
Lost
Lost There now—the shivering has subsided— The embrace of the cold is gentler now. The angry monkey in my head—“Stupid! Stupid! to get...
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