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Category: Poetry

“Uncanny Valley” By Gary D. Rhodes

POETRY: “I had to remind myself, / uphill or down, / never to speak of this again….”

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“Jane Doe #11-12” by Don Thompson

POETRY: “Not all anonymity is equal.”

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“LA Christmas Present” by Tony Dawson

PROSE POEM: “Now Rambo’s at home on paid leave….”

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“Oh and One” by Joseph Hirsch

POETRY: “Unburdened of victory, and with it, expectation….”

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“The Prodigy” by Jim Towns

POETRY: “The burned shell / of the house / sat empty for years….”

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“Charged with Manslaughter in Her Boyfriend’s Suicide” by Charles Rammelkamp

POETRY: “goading him to take his life, / Lola claimed it was free speech….”

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“Urbanología” by Giovanni Mangiante

POETRY: “the closest they got to heaven….”

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“The Ad-Man” by Brad K. Hawley

POETRY: “When I got there, my hands were empty…. with one detective who believed in me, I might have surrendered….”

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“Peacemaker” by Gary D. Rhodes

POETRY: “My arm of fire…low and mournful….”

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“She Walks” by Matthew Sorrento

POETRY: “She’ll keep things swift, dialed up…as they want it….”

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