The Starfish
“Did you know that if a starfish loses one if it’s legs, it can just grow a new one? It’s called regeneration.”
Stories Poems Essays
2024 Haiku Contest – The Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Dreamers Haiku Contest! Thanks to our judges, Dr. Reinekke Lengelle and Dr. Bob Fecho. Read the winning haiku…
The Tee Shirt
“Which one is the right foot?” I asked, confused. The CO said, “They don’t have rights and lefts.”
Mating Dance
“They hurdled our tree branches, threading the streaking space of the air as you and I have done.“
The Forest
“I opened my eyes to dad boots, your mouth silent as snowfall. Steady rhythmic steps carried us home.“
No Time to Wave Goodbye
“I hadn’t known how brave you’d been—open-heart surgeries and cardiac arrests, all concealed from me and our sisters.“
Runaway Bunny, Revisited
“If I am a sailboat crossing the ocean, he is the wind; and if I climb a mountain, he is a flower in the field.“
The Vanished
“Now, when I pin the twin toddlers to my collar, I murmur to the sailor-suited little boy, “I see you, Frank.“
Comfort Measures Only
“Mom is virtually paralyzed and pretty much non-responsive, but this nurse apparently did not get the memo.“