In Thomas Elson's flash fiction His Butterfly, a seventy-eight-year-old man momentarily escapes his physical ailments and current reality, reverting to a traumatic childhood memory. As he navigates a familiar pharmacy, he vividly relives the painful moment of falling from a tree, marked by a bleeding injury and memories of post-war struggles.
His Butterfly
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To Earth
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December 11, 2023
In To Earth, Shamik Banerjee elegizes the loss of nature's vibrant gifts. The poem nostalgically reflects on the verdant beauty and life-giving abundance once cherished, ...
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Triptych: Eye Sentence You, A Song in A minor
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"Triptych: Eye Sentence You, A Song in A minor," a poem by E. Eugene Jones Baldwin, captures the swift intensity of love's entanglement. The speaker ...
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