by Kate Doser Bubbles Your world shimmers in soft hazes of purple and blue light, spinning across each small sphere that surrounds you, koolaid lips an “o,” blowing wishes into a dozen bubbles. The lilac breeze dances … Continue reading Bubbles and Bedtime Prayer
by Marlee Jane Ward Baked Risotto 1½ cups Arborio Rice 5 cups vegetable stock 4 large portabella mushrooms 500g pumpkin 1 small bag baby spinach 100g soft goats cheese Method Pour a glass of wine. Pour one for your flatmate, … Continue reading Starving to Death in Brunswick West
by Katrina Basnett Phoebe pushed the rowboat off the beach with her back, her feet slipping on the sand until the hull gave way and slid into the ocean. Without the boat to lean on, she fell backwards onto the … Continue reading Fog Off Mariner’s Rock
by Jocelyn Lieder “I’m blue, if I was green I would die, if I was green I would die!” “Stop! Rebs! It’s ‘da-ba-di-da-ba-di’. The “green” thing is a myth.” “I’ll bet you a million dollars it’s ‘green’” “I hate you.” … Continue reading Jesse’s Mirror
by Natalie Crick Spider The whisper Wicks from her lips. A soothing salve. She bends, twists, Feet touching the walls In eight different places. Her laurels always rove. Search. Hold. Gagging the dawn chorus Until … Continue reading Two Poems
