Down here, at street level, a low chain-link fence shoulders masses of vine. Perhaps it's [+]
8 votes
73 readings
3 min
The map says Fred Astaire's house: there. I lower my window, feel the warm arid breeze. Carole flinches.
Down here, at street level, a low chain-link fence shoulders masses of vine. Perhaps it's [+]
Down here, at street level, a low chain-link fence shoulders masses of vine. Perhaps it's [+]
2 votes
30 readings
3 min
I remember her quick-footed return home after shopping; the bags put down on the kitchen counter and an admonishing word if my brother and I too quickly tried to peek into the bags. An always loving
[+]
2 votes
37 readings
5 min
The boy was walking near his home on a spring day when his attention was called to a strong image arising from his subconscious mind to which he felt strangely drawn. Neil looked up, wondering what
[+]
4 votes
40 readings
1 min
On a clouded
Night,
I'm unable to be
Dazzled
By those unreachable
Lights.
I become
Lost,
A vagrant.
Where's my
Polaris
When I need him?
How do I
Go about my
Life [+]
Night,
I'm unable to be
Dazzled
By those unreachable
Lights.
I become
Lost,
A vagrant.
Where's my
Polaris
When I need him?
How do I
Go about my
Life [+]
0 vote
23 readings
1 min
A Warm Hug
Julia Santangelo, ago
The sun is so warm
The clouds welcome the light in
A hug for your skin
The clouds welcome the light in
A hug for your skin
0 vote
29 readings
3 min
View From a Window
Catherine Pilling, ago
It began as a whisper. Utterances here and there about something brewing but I didn't pay it much mind. Then it reached the Pacific Northwest—closer to home but still far enough away that I felt
[+]
2 votes
60 readings
3 min
The New Species in the Yard - Me
Pam Mitchell, ago
Who could imagine what might happen if your larger world were taken away, and you were left in a small, everyday space for a while. Lonely? Boring? Maybe not.
Years ago, I started a nature [+]
Years ago, I started a nature [+]
1 vote
52 readings
1 min
The Plover
ANNILYSE JONES, ago
Piping Plovers are very cute. They got their name by their "peep-lo!" call. Piping Plovers will sometimes extend one foot into wet sand and vibrate it to get food. Piping Plovers are endangered. Thei
[+]
3 votes
45 readings
3 min
Stardust at the Bottom of the Grand Canyon
Kathy Hrenko, ago
Standing at the bottom of the Grand Canyon looking upward, you feel simultaneously that you are nothing, just a tiny speck in the universe, and yet part of absolutely everything. Surrounded by these
[+]
1 vote
32 readings
3 min
The March of the Key Biscayne Crabs
Laura Guertin, ago
If you visit Miami, Florida, and gaze across Biscayne Bay, you can see the 76-foot tall flyover ramp named Rickenbacker Causeway that connects Miami to the island of Virginia Key. There are no
[+]
0 vote
20 readings
1 min
The Bees Knees
Ashlee Catona, ago
Little bumblebee
takes landing on a daisy.
Nectar stolen,
feeling hazy
Little bumblebee,
carried by wind's tide,
dusted with pollen.
Lifes ride
Little bumblebee [+]
takes landing on a daisy.
Nectar stolen,
feeling hazy
Little bumblebee,
carried by wind's tide,
dusted with pollen.
Lifes ride
Little bumblebee [+]