Earth Mother Rages Down at Us and Yet We Have No Clue - Kirsten Liang
She rages because long long ago, Our ancestors forgot how to pronounce Her name. So she chokes our offices With shells of ivy, corners us...
top of page
Sad Girl Diaries
"Most people get butterflies in their stomachs. Mine were always more like wasps."
Excerpt from Summer Marmalade by Ariana Tucker
Search
- May 31
- 1 min
3rd Place Poetry Contest Winner! on margate sands, i can connect with nothing - Lagoon Myers
I crave innocence at night. That’s why only strawberries satiate my sweet indulgence. Juicy, sweet, and...
- May 28
- 2 min
2nd Place Poetry Contest Winner! revising my father's blood-alcohol content - Sarah Leidhold
after Andrea Gibson’s “Photoshopping My Sister’s Mugshot” January 1970 I find you in salmon cutoffs and a handmedown Budweiser tee; here...
- May 25
- 1 min
1st Place Poetry Contest Winner! Time is Like Cherry Soup - Grace Downey
This poem is the 1st place winner of the Sad Girls Club's 2023 Spring Poetry Contest. 1 Avian Lover I sing to the barred owl and she...
- May 22
- 6 min
Indigo Marbles - Leslie Ann
During the final months of my graduate program, my partner was offered an out-of-state in Chattanooga, Tn. Since her own graduation, she...
- May 19
- 1 min
Show Me A Worse Pain - Taylor Palmer
Show me a worse pain Not a distant one Show me a hurt Staring back at me Hovering reflection in pavement Racing ahead Looking over its...
- May 16
- 5 min
Full Disclosure - Bara Swain
Dear Melinka, Aunt Jenny suggested sharing a chicken salad sandwich at a café we discovered on 23rd Street after returning three white...
- May 15
- 1 min
2023 Spring Poetry Contest Winners
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our $500 cash prize Spring Poetry Contest! We had an incredible batch of selections, and...
- May 13
- 1 min
Snowflake - Sara Wetmore
My heart has been hung like a wet rag, twisted and wrung, left out to dry until it is ultimately forgotten.. My heart has been...
- May 8
- 1 min
You’re Going to Be a Father (Part 1) - Rosalie Hendon
You’re going to be a father. I remember you in Mrs. Taylor’s Spanish class sprawled over two desks, sleeping. I remember you showing me a...
- May 6
- 1 min
i took responsibility - Dr. Jo L
they are proud of me my level goes from maximum to medium risk i think i am happy or proud or relieved then my body becomes a ball on the...
- May 4
- 5 min
The Piano - Mariah H. N. Hawkins
I watch my husband play piano. His clever fingers brush over the keys, creating a tune only he recognizes and I know afterwards he’ll ask...
bottom of page