mangalfrshtaOct 27, 20211 minWhat Once Was:Amber CastellanosAged wooden chairs in the summer of 2011 gnarled with antiqueness and crayon stains I can still find them if I look hard enough colored...
mangalfrshtaOct 20, 20211 minSpitting- Image by Amber CastellanosShe was gone before I could even comprehend what death was. for the longest time she was just the one who could never sit still for a...
mangalfrshtaOct 13, 20212 minWhy I Hate Weed by Amber CastellanosI learned in D.A.R.E about the pointy plant that grows in the ground earned a T-shirt and a dance for a promise That Beats in my stomach...
mangalfrshtaOct 6, 20211 minFrom This High by Amber CastellanosYou use to be my favorite view I watched as you danced around my carcass Like the Windigo begging for more More you whispered and I...
mangalfrshtaSep 29, 20211 minGlimmer by Amber CastellanosI'll shine like a glimmer on the river The one you see on the freeway as you pass El Monte Where the homeless linger in the bushes Their...
mangalfrshtaSep 8, 20214 minDC Diamondopolous [Fiction]1992 A black cloud of smoke near the intersection of Florence and Normandie drifted toward Mrs. Kim’s California Dry Cleaning store in...
Kind WritersSep 1, 20211 minGerard Sarnat [Poetry]POET READING THE NEWS [3] 1. Space Balls 3: Pox On Third Rock From The Sun Jeff Bezos calls for moving ‘all polluting industry into...
mangalfrshtaApr 28, 20212 minOldies Goodies by Frshta MangalQuote of the day: “There are those who give joy, and that joy is their reward” – Kahlil Gibran. I spend a lot of time driving because of...
Kind WritersApr 21, 20213 mindiary for today | Ghosts 4.21.21Hello again everybody! I’m popping back in to make another post for this wonderful blog. As I was mulling over what to talk about, it...
mangalfrshtaApr 15, 20212 minYour Story By Marisela GomezI grew up watching telenovelas with my mother and sister. We would laugh, cry and immerse ourselves in the dreams of our heroine, while...
mangalfrshtaApr 7, 20212 minNotes on Digging by Annabelle BonebrakeDigging is a process of uncovering, getting past everyday consciousness into the movements of poetry. In everyday life, we live in a...
Kind WritersApr 1, 20211 mindiary for today | Ramblings - March 31, 2021On the verge of April, a warmer-than-usual day wakes me from my sleep. I wipe the sleep from my eyes, and blink at the time on my phone....
Kind WritersMar 24, 20212 minImage: Excerpt from Voces de las Mujeres in My FamilyBy Marisela Gomezm: Ella te ve en mi cuando se enoja. Me dice que tengo tus orejas y soy igual de sorda. Ella te recuerda / solo cuando no la quiero...
Kind WritersMar 17, 20213 minRugrats, A progressive show by Frshta MangalHave you ever had a role model and you didn’t even know it? I have and her name was Angelica Pickles. Angelica Pickles was the...
Kind WritersMar 10, 20213 minInterstate: Expert from Voces de la Mujeres in My Family By Marisela Gomezm: Vivías en una memoria, enlodada y sin sol. Solo vivías en esa memoria, / solo existías en esa memoria. M: My mother’s hands wrapped...
Kind WritersMar 3, 20212 minShrimp Souffle by Annabelle BonebrakeShrimp Souffle “When people can email me the shrimp souffle instead of the recipe for it, then I’ll get email!” -Diane De Prima, First...
Frshta Mangal Feb 24, 20214 minGold by Frshta Mangal When I was a senior in high school, I really wanted to give the senior speech but I wasn’t valedictorian and I wasn’t the senior class...
Kind WritersFeb 10, 20214 minI Found Her | Marisela GomezA woman made of fall leaves keeps visiting my dreams. It's strange, I can't see a clear female body, but I know that it is a woman made...
Kind WritersFeb 3, 20212 min Book Review: The Only Light Coming In | Joseph Hardy Poetry suggests something different than any other kind of writing. It asks of us to imagine a world in which the reader has to slow...
Kind WritersJan 20, 20211 minThe Gifting Of Us | Cole TurnerHolidays are usually filled with opening gifts, family, and a lot of food. The early Christmases of my childhood consisted of the gifts...
Kind WritersJan 20, 20211 mindiary for today | Movement. - Jacqueline Molinatoday i finally cleaned my corner of the room. an old, yet-to-be-used easel. the heap of dusty sketchbooks, now a home for tiny mites and...
Kind WritersDec 9, 20205 minArtist Highlight | Kim Young 2020When did you first identify yourself as a poet/artist? I’ve been carrying around these little notebooks, writing things down in them...
Kind WritersDec 2, 20201 minOld Year, New Year | Annabelle BonebrakeI love endings. The sweet sorrow of December is upon us, and I’m hanging lights and making plans in spite of it all. We’ve solved the...
Kind WritersNov 25, 20202 minRadio Waves | Jacqueline MolinaSome days I wake up with a song playing in my head. Maybe it doesn’t happen right when I wake up. Maybe it’s at work, at the times when...
Kind WritersNov 19, 20202 minNombre: Excerpt from Voces de las Mujeres in My Family | Marisela Gomezm: Tu nombre aparece en momentos sin importancia en la carretera, camino a casa y una canción recordando a un padre suena sin previo...
Kind WritersNov 5, 20203 minLiterary Traditions | Annabelle BonebrakeI started writing letters this month. Handwritten, enveloped, stamped-and-mailed letters. I sent them to friends I’ve known for years,...
Kind WritersOct 22, 20202 minThis Halloween, Do It For Yourself | Annabelle BonebrakeLike many ghouls, as soon as I sense the light shift in August, I start dreaming of Halloween. I grew up in a suburban house full of...
Kind WritersOct 15, 20203 minParticipating In The Magic Of Who We Are | Cole TurnerGrowing up, Halloween was a very different Holiday for me than it was for my friends. My parents, particularly my mom, was very...
Kind WritersOct 8, 20203 minCapsaicin: Chiles con Sal | By Marisela Gomez A mother sat across her young son at her kitchen table with a basket of yellow chilies in the center. The morning sun and sea breeze...
Kind WritersOct 1, 20202 minBlueberries | Shayleene MacReynoldsI was at the market not too long ago, when a woman in line dropped a box of blueberries. I watched as they went everywhere, and in every...
Kind WritersSep 24, 20204 minStage 6 | Marisela GomezSequel to Karen Russell’s “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” By Marisela Gomez The parents howled and each gave me one last...
Kind WritersSep 17, 20203 minDeclaring War on Language by Shayleene MacReynoldsA professional career coach taught me that the single greatest contributor to any workplace conflict begins with a breakdown in...
Kind WritersSep 10, 20203 minKindness in the time of COVID: The Importance of Practicing Self-Kindness by J. Jeff RayAs I write this, the United States is entering its fifth—or sixth, who is counting anymore?—month in the battle against the deadly...
Kind WritersSep 3, 20203 minHow Quarantine Can Be Seen As a GiftAnnounced on March 29th was a precaution taken against the Coronavirus. What was that precaution? Social distancing and staying away from...
Kind WritersAug 26, 20202 minEmpathy Machine: Empathy in 2019 Films | Zac OldenburgMovies have been around for over 100 years now, and ever since then they have been about putting yourself in someone else's shoes. What...
Kind WritersAug 19, 20203 minAn Oath of Ethics By Shayleene MacReynoldsMy father always said that what is written is forever. In today’s technological age, that certainly seems to be the case. We are...
Kind WritersAug 12, 20206 minReading the Map By Annabelle BonebrakeWe deploy the police for so much. We do it so easily and so casually and so habitually. And the only thing making me feel somewhat good...
mangalfrshtaAug 5, 20205 minTen Acts of Kindness to Make the World a Better Place By Frshta Mangal Kindness is an overused word. Many folks define kindness differently... Kindness is simple. It’s something we can all add to our lives.