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David Carpenter writes urban fantasy with a touch of humor.

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Alien Abduction

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Guilty Conscience

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Annie Huckabee writes in a variety of genres.

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Bio and links

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The Best Friend.

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Tripeta

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Youthful Rebellion | Hippies

"Young George." A flash fiction series. By William Mays.

The Snake

The Summit

Checkout Time

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Video Art | Satire | Genre Mashup.

"Corn." The aliens are coming. By Carol Mays/William Mays.

 

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Read our collections of stories, poems, and art

Sci-Fi Stir Fry

Exciting Writing

Summer Stunner

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Video Art | Satire | Metaphor.

By William Mays

 

"The Jungle." Life in the city is as tough as life in the wild.

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"Overprotective." Sometimes you care too much. 

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"The Prompt Thief." You're only as good as your last prompt.

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Female Empowerment | Poetry "I Was Not" Many voices. One message. By Heidi Michelle READ THE POEM AND SEE THE VIDEO

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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 

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Sara Etgen-Baker is a teacher turned writer with a varied repertoire that ranges from sci-fi to nostalgia.

 

The Archivist

 

Quixotic Quilting

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Life Story | Alternative Life Style "Some people forget" A life story in a few paragraphs by Ronee Maree Van Winkle. READ THE STORY

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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​

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Tom Murphy was the Corpus Christi poet laureate 2021-2022. He is widely published and travels around the world to read his work.

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Mansplaining

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The Scrapyard

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Surrealism | Allegory | Personal Troubles. "Apartment 45": Mysterious goings-on in an apartment. By Christine Crespo. Read the poem and See the video.

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Video Art | Satire | Cliches. "Rufus." In the post-literate era, some phrases will survive. But will we know what they mean? By William Mays.

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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

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Fantasy | Satire | Story "Kenny, the Green-tailed Opossum." A man engages in mortal combat with a persistent possum. By Scott Griffin. READ THE STORY

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Duane Anderson lives in Kansas. His poetry has been widely published.

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A Happy Weed Garden

​Waterfalls of Summer​

Winterized

Unfriendly Winter Welcome

Spring Arrives

The Birth of a Forest

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Sentient Animals | Political Correctness | Satire

"CRITTer Commandos" A multi-species crew faces conflicts. By Charles Etheridge/Donald Lloyd. Read the story and see the video.

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Carol Mays writes about talking cats and other topics

Mortimer

Nevins

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Nevins 3

103 Crazy Ideas for Surviving Suburbia

Corn

Church Bullies

Pepper Cane's Rant

That House

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Domestic Abuse | Alcoholism

"Her Cross to Bear" A woman falls in love with a man who becomes abusive when he drinks. by Julie Corpus.

READ THE POEM AND SEE THE VIDEO

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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

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Seafaring | Supernatural. "Horn of the Seas" A crew brings a narwhal aboard ship. By Joel Ortiz. READ THE STORY AND SEE THE VIDEO. 

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Metaverse | Action | Sci-Fi  "Cyber Phantom" A contractor has to beat the clock. By K. R. Moore.

See the video and read the story.

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Coming of Age | Summer | Story

"The Rock" Teenaged boys dive off a very dangerous cliff. By Leonore Wilson.

​Read the story & watch the video

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Feminism | Ethnicity| Attitude. "The Making of A Chingona." Succeeding when the cards are stacked against you. By Tonāntzin Rodríguez. Read the story.

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Expat | Emigration | Love Triangle. "Your Happy Summer: for Soier" An American in an unusual love triangle in Russia. By Marley Greiner READ THE POEM. 

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Live Reading | Honest | Poetry. Michael Guinn tells you straight up what is on his mind. ​READ THE POETRY

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Dating | Satire | Ghouls. "Ghoul Talk" Dracula and Frankenstein don't have what it takes. By Mona Schroeder. READ THE STORY AND SEE THE VIDEO

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Pastoral | Dreamy | Poetry "Summer Delight" A slightly surreal ode to a brilliant summer day by Hanh Chau. SEE THE VIDEO AND READ THE POEM

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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.

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Time Travel | Unintended Consequences | Satire. "Guilty Conscience" A time traveler runs into problems. By David Carpenter.

​​Watch the video and read the poem

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​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.

​Read the story & watch the video

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Technology | Aging | Wasting Money

"Close Encounters..." Some glitches on using technology in hospitals. By Alice Marks.

​​Read the story & watch the video

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Poetry | Break-up | Sad "Nob Hill Blues" A man calls his ex and leaves a voice mail. By Christian Garduno.

​​Read the poem & watch the video

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Observational Humor | Academia | Poetry "Note to My Future Self." A librarian chases after a student stealing a book. By Alan Berecka.

See the video and read the poem

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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.​

Read the story & watch the video

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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

​​Read the story & watch the video

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"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.

See the video.

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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. 

READ THE STORY AND SEE THE VIDEO

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John Meza writes poems -- and builds bridges. A powerful speaker, he often reads his work at open mics and other events.

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I Once Wrote a Poem

It is Summer

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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.

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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.

​Read the story

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"Remember" A person is not too happy about the state of the world and remembers the way things were. by J.L. Wright.

​Read the poem & watch the video

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Sci-Fi | Universal Sensibilities | poetry. "aliens and music." Do aliens like music and art? By Sister Lou Ella Hickman.

 

Read the poem and watch the video.

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Surrealism | Internal Conflict | Microcosm. "Inside Me." There's a whole world inside each of us. By Matthew Platz.

​​Watch the video and read the poem

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Fantasy | Mythology | Satire. "The Gods Return" The Gods are all around, hiding in plain sight. By Marley Greiner

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Read the poem and see the video.

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Space Travel | Satire | Attitude.  "Scouting Worlds" A maverick explores the cosmos with his cyborg. By Merced Leal. Read the story and see the video. 

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Summer Plans | Romantic picnic. "Sam" The only problem is her husband. By Matt Rosas. Read the story.

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Werewolf | Haunted House | Creepy Relatives. "Gothic Weekend" A nightmare weekend with the in-laws. By Mona Schroeder. See the video and read the story.

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