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A Crook in the Rain.

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by Marissa Bell Toffoli.

There is too much forgetting.
I hold my breath
as if it will hold everything–
press pause for us.
An alarm chimes, the laundry
is done. A car beeps in the distance,
traffic moves on. I chide myself,
don’t let the day’s distractions lead.

Through the kitchen window,
I pocket another glance of you.
I collect memories
like a squirrel after acorns.

Maroon leaves, still wet,
make the path slippery
under the maple tree.
But there is no palace more grand
than the crook of that tree
for your limbs to perch,
stealing time and watching
the world from on high.
One breath at a time.

My heart blooms for you
over and over again.
Pay attention.
This landscape is ours to tend.
Wind rustles the branches,
a whisper of rain.
Exhale.

What Binds Us.

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by Barry Vitcov. These times are not about finding your socks in the vegetable bin or cauliflower in the sock drawer Those are simply lapses of distraction No, these times are about forgetting: doctrines, precedents, understanding, social mores, kindness, do unto others It’s about trying to remember permanence, values, empathy, commonality, and a social contract […]

Forgetting.

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by Caitlin O’Halloran. I once lost my hairbrush and spent an entire evening looking for it. My mother always said I’d never get anywhere in life if I couldn’t keep track of my things. “You’re just like your father,” she’d tell me. My father could never remember anyone’s name. On the rare occasions when we […]

Cyborg Memories.

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by Tom Ball. It was the year 2086 A.D that Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease were cured. And eternal youth came soon after. Anyone born in the year 1971 or later, that was still alive, was perked up completely. They cured Alzheimer’s with new genetic therapy, which altered some of one’s genes. However, all people […]

“Is It Okay If I’m Only Human?!”

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by David D. Horowitz. “I just learned my beloved aunt has brain cancer and only three months to live!” “I just learned my son in tenth grade has a serious cocaine habit. How come I didn’t know about this earlier?!” “I lost ten hours per week at my job, and now—now!—I learn that I need […]

never mind they were wolves.

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by Chris Farago. I was with, teaching them to darn their own skin in case of a mishap among the pliant furs. one of them told me no we’re fine, dial back the fanaticism to a three— we’ll edit our lore and make you an honorary wolf if you just shut the fuck about disaster […]

Why Everyone Hates Moral Philosophers.

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by Bruce E.R. Thompson. I assume you have already watched The Good Place. I further assume you already know it to be one of the most well-acted, well-written, and philosophically profound shows ever created for a television streaming service. So, I assume you are familiar with Chidi Anagonye, the quintessential moral philosopher. By a “moral […]

Advice.

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by Marissa Bell Toffoli. Easy to give, hard to take. I’m collecting wise words like buttons in a jar. Shook up– how they rattle before settling in. Pick one, test the weight of it in your hand. Try another, try them all. Hem and haw, and sew a new design. Plan for things to go […]

How The Hell Am I Going To Do This.

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by Jim Meirose. I = I = TM I have no idea how I’m going to do this; how’s the how ‘f how I’m going to do this; to do this; the how of ‘he how the hell I am going to do this. I have no idea how, idea, no idea how, I am […]

Advice to the Distressed.

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by Barry Vitcov. Filled with the allure of double rainbows, my dreams are often in technicolor; sometimes fanciful with bright lights aglow, other times a transparent watercolor. Your dreams are nightmares filled with fear and dread, the kind that wake you in the chill of night and cause you to shake yourself from your bed […]