The Wolf in Me | Ginny Lowe Connors
This madness.
This wolf that won’t let go
won’t absolve me or…
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The One That Got Away | Adrienne Garrison
I woke up out of a dead sleep thinking of her.
If I’m honest, I was dreaming about her…
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Doldrums Near the End of Empire | Mary Makofske
Let’s say you have been paying attention, and you are outraged…might you still revel in an unseasonably warm autumn afternoon? For anyone informed enough to panic, but romantic enough to appreciate this beautiful world while we still can, this poem is for you. –NMW
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TREATS | Brian Feehan
Elliott is delighted with the selections, albeit a bit overwhelmed. So many choices, so many alternatives, so many decisions that have to be made; combos or solos, super-sized or regular, sodas or shakes or some…
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Nothing Kinky | Evan McMurry
A soldier hellbent on getting himself honorably discharged, and the waitress who changed everything when he saw the way the sun itself tried to reach her with its gaze. Nothing kinky here… just true young love up against this endless war. —NMW
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Dendrites | Anne Gudger
From the expansive first lines to the evocative ending, “Dendrites” invites readers to speed along the author’s gray matter through her most transformative life events. It’s a ride you won’t soon forget. —NMW
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Papa’s Parrot | Adam Sifre
The story of a bird who traded flight for knowledge, his freedom for the privilege of hearing a certain Old Man spin stories on a typewriter in Cuba, and how those stories began to transform the one who listened. –NMW
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New Millennium Awards XLIV | 2017
Award Winners & Finalists of the 44th New Millennium Writing Awards!
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Folie Á Deux | Laura Rose
The MUSE has spoken! Laura Rose’s essay, “Folie Á Deux,” is a winner in our first-ever Monthly Muse writing prompt on Childhood/Parenthood. Find the complete list of winners and finalists here and check out this month’s prompts here and share your own musings. Folie Á Deux by Laura Rose It’s a still, sweet July evening. The
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Perfection | Molly Seale
The MUSE has spoken! Molly Seale’s essay, “Perfection,” is a winner in our first-ever Monthly Muse writing prompt on Childhood/Parenthood. Find the complete list of winners and finalists here and check out this month’s prompts here and share your own musings. Perfection by Molly Seale My aunt sits across from me. I have settled in the one
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