Archive - Juke

They were all just waiting in their different ways, by the river that didn’t care, under the sky that did...

Mar 30 • Luciano Conte

The Rhinoceros is always waiting for you...

"The same is true for Vincent Van Gogh..."

Mar 27 • Jodie Meyn

Motels at Night

"I saw the sign moving in the dark - the neon cowboy endlessly throwing his lasso - and I could not resist..."

Mar 23 • Paul Vlachos

I sleep late, then scour the dry woods, searching for answers....

Mar 20 • Sean Downing

A Hundred Year Eulogy for Sergey Yesenin

"On loving men in a country that only forgives you once you're dead"

Published on The Magpie Chronicles • Mar 16

Mayor of the Lunch Counter

He turns to join a conversation from a nearby booth...

Mar 13 • Sue Cauhape

Dreams From Commonwealth Avenue: A Dive Bar Noël

As far as the neighborhood was concerned, the bar had simply been there forever...

Mar 9 • Anthony Head

Mary's Lament at the Millenium

Know that we, your co-workers, shall grieve you...

Mar 6 • Matt Layne and Ned Mudd

Something kept her fixed in place, her eyes swallowing the light. The sun was making long shadows that walked across the earth like giant footprints...

Mar 2 • Ned Mudd

February 2026

nobody loses all the time

"i had an uncle named Sol who was a born failure..."

Feb 27 • Tonya Morton

Scrublands, Part IV

Yes, we are brief. Yes, we are more than cells...

Feb 23 • Damon Falke

The Day Mom Fell Off the Wagon

I knew she could laugh. It just wasn’t very often...

Feb 20 • Sue Cauhape

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