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Stories Poems Essays

2023 Haiku Contest Winner

“this book, some bug spray, comfortable bench in the shade, worlds overlapping, new light reflecting…”

Eulogy

“There’s a photo on her dresser from a trip to Paris. Mom gazes up at my father as he laughs…”

2023 Haiku Contest – The Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Dreamers Haiku Contest! Thanks to our guest judge, Reinekke Lengelle. Read the winning haiku…

Thank God It’s Thursday

“It was no different than any other day for me. ‘Active shooter… Shelter in place…’ was all I could process…”

A Swim with Gram

“Gram finds a lounge chair in the shade, does her usual magic trick and recedes into the background…”

Playlist Memories

“She stares blankly until Elvis Presley’s silky baritone moves through my iPhone. ‘Wise men say,’ he croons…”

A Good Egg

“I’ve never seen a feather on the eggs in our fridge. I can’t tell dad this though. It will break his heart…”

We Are Here

“A beautiful, hauntingly pale woman surrounded by eerie blue tones wears a crimson necklace…”

Heart Shaped Uterus

“What I wanted was a big warm tub and a baby that just slipped right out like a little seal…”