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Idiopathic Empathetic
Idiopathic, empathetic—
Hyperventilating, still poetic.
Scratching,
Stripping,
Clawing walls;
Muted texts, unanswered calls.
Echoes in a crowded room
“I am trying,” never soon.
A.K. Nesbitt
Dec 31, 20251 min read


Life Sentence
What a conversation
Little trading cards of
Who we are
Passed like middle school notes,
Small laughter across a table.
A flicker,
A passing recognition,
I think I knew you once
Or maybe I was just waiting to.
Nina Morgan
Dec 31, 20251 min read


Change
Treading,
Heading on a course south of north
gnawing on the marrow
of a harrowing rebirth
Ryan Bozeman
Dec 31, 20251 min read


(Family Tree)
The Women Who Raised Me
1.
My grandmother is a half
of a woman
I love both halves,
the one she is allowed
and the one I will never know
Think my grandparents love
each other,
or must have
once...
T. Lee
Dec 31, 20254 min read


The Ultimate List of Free Resources for Creative Writers
No matter where you are in your writing journey, resources, and free ones at that, are essential. They help you connect with other writers, join peer review groups, find free workshops near you, or even learn the ins and outs of submitting and publishing your work. Let’s explore some great resources both locally in the Triangle and beyond.

Angela Heiser
Dec 5, 20256 min read


Understanding Stream of Consciousness Writing
Writers know how important it is to use language to show the reader what a character is feeling and thinking in a story. Beyond dialogue and outright exposition, writers have other literary tools to achieve this goal. Let’s zoom in on one of those tools: stream of consciousness.

Angela Heiser
Nov 14, 20255 min read


Elegy for the Smokehouse Workers
The city forgets, but the bricks remember,
lungs filled with the dust of another man’s wealth.
Your laughter dissolved into smoke each September.
Tess Ezzy
Sep 30, 20251 min read


Dear Hip Hop
I wrote this like Psalms etched in the sand,
A message from the soul, so I hope you’ll understand.
I used to marvel at your magic like Strange with the hands,
Now your spells feel hollow, generic, and bland.
Lord TrenT MedJii
Sep 30, 20252 min read
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