Featured Writing
Cyborg Companions | Sci-Fi | Satire. "Braggarts" Sometimes modest people need a little help. By William Mays.
Video Art | Satire | Genre Mashup.
Corn, Episode 1. The aliens are coming. By Carol Mays/William Mays. SEE THE VIDEO
SUMMER STUNNER. This unique book of poems and stories includes QR codes that link to companion videos. Buy on Amazon at amzn.to/43l7OCI
Monastic Life | Mysticism "The Elder" A young monk remembers the story of another monk. By William Chriss Read the story and see the video.
Erotic fantasy | Chain gang. "The Snake" A guard orders a convict to kill a snake at a woman's house. By William Mays. Read the story
Video Art | Satire | Genre Mashup.
Corn, Episode 2. The aliens are here. They have only one demand. See the video and read the story.
Surrealism | Allegory | Personal Troubles. "Apartment 45" Mysterious goings on in an apartment. By Christine Crespo. Read the poem and See the video.
Bittersweet Memories | Unfamiliar circumstances. "Refugee Poem." A woman faces a challenging future while remembering a place to which she can never return. By Hanh Chau. Read the poem and see the video.
Self Image | Delusions | Story. "The Recliner." A recliner, a martini, an adoring wife. What's not to like? By Casey Westenreider. READ THE STORY AND WATCH THE VIDEO
Fantasy | Satire | Story "Kenny, the Green-tailed Opossum." A man engages in mortal combat with a persistent possum. By Scott Griffin. READ THE STORY
Dystopian | Collapse of Civilization. "Black Dime." Struggling to survive when the world goes crazy. By M.R. Luxemburg. SEE THE VIDEO AND READ THE STORY
Time Travel | Satire| Literary Conundrum.
"How Stephen King Destroyed the Universe" Desperate for money, a man travels to the past. By HM Cuello. Read the story and see the video.
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Female Empowerment | Poetry "I Was Not" Many voices. One message. By Heidi Michelle READ THE POEM AND SEE THE VIDEO
Siblings | Memories | Shared Experiences. "My Brother at the Masters" A man thinks about his brother watching a golf tournament. By Joseph Wilson. READ THE POEM AND WATCH THE VIDEO
Dreamy | Word Play | Poetry. "Quixotic Tilting" A squirrel contemplates the rain. By Sara Etgen-Baker. SEE THE VIDEO AND READ THE POEM
Life Story | Alternative Life Style "Some people forget" A life story in a few paragraphs by Ronee Maree Van Winkle. READ THE STORY
Video Art | AI images | Genre Spoof. "The Prompt Thief" In the AI world, you're only as good as your last prompt. By William Mays watch the video
Alternative Universe | Doppelganger. "The Archivist" The Archivist reveals the existence of an alternate world to a miner in deep space. By Sara Etgen Baker. Read the story and see the video.
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Love Poem | Anniversary | Enduring Love. "Happy 34th Anniversary, Honey!" Simple words, powerful impact. By Tom Murphy. READ THE POEM
Domestic Abuse | Alcoholism
"Her Cross to Bear" A woman falls in love with a man who becomes abusive when he drinks. by Julie Corpus.
Surrealism | Supernatural | Rebirth. Journey of Rebirth. A man has a choice and decides to stay awhile. By Jeffrey Janko. SEE THE VIDEO AND READ THE STORY
Fantasy | Satire | Poetry. "Tale of the Beautiful Dryad and The Mule." A mule works itself to death after eating magic seeds. By H.L. Dowless. READ THE POEM AND SEE THE VIDEO.
Memoir | Coming Home | Belonging. "The Desert Rat." A young man finds that happiness was closer than he realized. By Charles Etheridge.
Coming of Age | Summer | Story
"The Rock" Teenaged boys dive off a very dangerous cliff. By Leonore Wilson.
Feminism | Ethnicity| Attitude. "The Making of A Chingona." Succeeding when the cards are stacked against you. By Tonāntzin Rodríguez. Read the story.
Expat | Emigration | Love Triangle. "Your Happy Summer: for Soier" An American in an unusual love triangle in Russia. By Marley Greiner READ THE POEM.
Live Reading | Honest | Poetry. Michael Guinn tells you straight up what is on his mind. READ THE POETRY
Dating | Satire | Ghouls. "Ghoul Talk" Dracula and Frankenstein don't have what it takes. By Mona Schroeder. READ THE STORY AND SEE THE VIDEO
Pastoral | Dreamy | Poetry "Summer Delight" A slightly surreal ode to a brilliant summer day by Hanh Chau. SEE THE VIDEO AND READ THE POEM
Holocaust | Life Choices | Poetry "In an Alternative World." A person thinks about turning points in life. by Stefan Sincerz. WATCH THE VIDEO AND READ THE POEM.
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Dystopian | Cyborg | AI. "Recyclables" What to do with cyborgs gone bad? By John Grey. See the video and read the poem.
Cut-up Technique | Headlines | Poetry "Made with scissors and glue" Mixed up headlines might make sense. By Pete Adler.
Mythology | Challenging Authority | Satire "The Personal Diary of Calliope the Siren" A young siren finds herself at odds with her fellow sirens. By Annie Huckabee.
Poetry | Remembering the Past | Looking to the Future "Summer Dance" A person remembers dancing on the beach. By Christine Crespo. Read the poem & watch the video
Detective | Satire | Alternate Reality "The Incident" A sheriff confesses to a murder that may or may not have been committed. By Jo Ann Sanderson. Read the story
Memoir | Nostalgia | 1960s "The B-52s" A man recounts a visit to an air force base in the 1960s. By Gary Mott. Read the story and watch the video
Fantasy | Experimental | Writing Process. "The Best Friend." A cartoonist listens to the voices in his head. By Annie Huckabee, Read the story and see the video.
Technology | Aging | Wasting Money
"Close Encounters..." Some glitches on using technology in hospitals. By Alice Marks.
Poetry | Break-up | Sad "Nob Hill Blues" A man calls his ex and leaves a voice mail. By Christian Garduno.
Observational Humor | Academia | Poetry "Note to My Future Self." A librarian chases after a student stealing a book. By Alan Berecka.
Lifestyle | Free-spirit | Story "A Birthday Party" A Strait-laced couple attends the 98th birthday party for the house of a free-spirited woman. By Molly Quell.
Single Parent | Alcoholism | Cycle of Abuse
"The Caged Bird" A parakeet figures prominently -- and tragically -- in the lives of a woman and her daughter. By Alondra Usai
"The Pier" A man chases a mysterious woman in this glitzy mash-up of various genres, including mystery, spy, romance and sci-fi. By William Mays.
Sci-Fi | Social Commentary. "Confessions of a Hyphenated Alien Spice Eater" A man from the rough barrios of Corpus Quetzal must make his way in the universe. By Joel Ortiz.
"My Mother's Patio" A woman remembers her mother and next door neighbor as she watches grackles on her patio. By Marley Greiner. READ THE POEM AND SEE THE VIDEO.
Sc-Fi | Dystopia | Cyborg "Millard: Fascist Hunter" They look alike, so it's hard to tell. By MK Luxemburg. See the video and read the story.
Short Story | Despair | Supernatural "The Green Dress" A beautiful woman stands at the edge of a bridge as if she's contemplating suicide. By Carter Little.
"Remember" A person is not too happy about the state of the world and remembers the way things were. by J.L. Wright.
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Sci-Fi | Universal Sensibilities | poetry. "aliens and music." Do aliens like music and art? By Sister Lou Ella Hickman.
Surrealism | Internal Conflict | Microcosm. "Inside Me." There's a whole world inside each of us. By Matthew Platz.
Fantasy | Mythology | Satire. "The Gods Return" The Gods are all around, hiding in plain sight. By Marley Greiner
Apocalypse | Sci Fi | Poetry "Last Call" When the world ends, what's there to do but have a drink? By Kristopher Cisneros. Read the poem and see the video.
Summer Plans | Romantic picnic. "Sam" The only problem is her husband. By Matt Rosas. Read the story.
Alien Abduction | Doppelganger."Alien Abduction" After an alien abduction, a woman meets her double. By David Carpenter. See the video and read the story.