Like Water

In loving memory of my aunt who first saw Jesus with her eyes on March 1st, 2015. Like water passing through your hands and falling down again; like a river flowing near then streaming on again; like chilly rainfall pouring down, refreshing us again, is this simple wooden box, this mound of dirt, the graveside […]

Fairy Tale Chapter 2

The still night was filled with the sound of creepy violins and a tingling triangle. Voices chanted in the background. The witch stepped forward like she was about to perform for an audience. Oh! But my revenge is sweet– Look at the little dears, Puzzled and distressed to meet The ending of their years! “Wha […]

Fairy Tale Chapter 1

Holli Gibbs Elizabeth lay in her bed, tucked between layers of soft cotton. Her eyes were closed, but her mind was wide awake, brainstorming. After about twenty minutes, her eyes popped open. “Amelia,” she said. “Are you awake yet? Amelia?” Elizabeth threw back her covers and swung her feet around, bringing them down on the […]

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An Essay on Women

All men desire to show abroad their fame. To win renown and honor for their name. They fight, they lead, they conquer in the fray, and in their minds unnumbered dragons slay. To bear with hardship, pain, or lack of food is to the fire of their minds like wood. But one remains who […]

Race to Verdue Fountain–part 1

Ethan Talbert Shadows drifted over the table, flickering on and off with the fire. The spiced cider warmed Alston down to his toes. It was cold outside. Alston looked across the table at his friend. “You don’t know what it’s like,” Alston said. “I may be brand new here too, but I’ve learned about it […]

Through a Glass (Very) Darkly

The child’s eyes are staring at the fish swimming ‘round in little endless rings. Each time around the Beta tail will swish: the fish inside is pondering on things. He wonders why he cannot swim at all beyond the fish tank’s curve. He deeply sighs. His little head just plunks into the wall. He thinks […]

When I Have Nothing

holli gibbs When I have nothing, The treasures of my heart all gone, Crumbled into dust and blown away, The silence screams while endless space Crowds in from every far off place. I grieve the dying light of yesterday, Alone in a world I used to call my own. When I have nothing, The treasures […]

To Give God all My Heart

by Holli Gibbs I didn’t love You from the very start When what I loved the most was my own way, But now I live to give You all my heart. You made a promise—that we would never part, That You would love me always, come what may, But I didn’t love You from the […]

The Tree

by Holli Gibbs Hollow tree, but O was the bark blameless! Laid out evenly, Lined up perfectly, In an unbelievable smoothness. But the leaves didn’t grow and Every time the wind would start, The tree would shiver, knowing How barren its heart. Only God could fill the shrub, making Its true fruits come to […]