Mahjong Mornings
by: Julie Howard ((Header Art by Willian Deutsch.)) An ordinary Mahjong Morning with the ladies takes an unexpected turn,…
Trumped
by: Frederick Foote A Nation divided, demonstrated by a workplace at odds… The door to my boss’s office is open….
Home
by: Samantha Barron “The city never cared that I struggled. And so I left it behind, time and again,…
What Now?
by: Michael Shields How to move forward, now that America has spoken… I was well aware in the darkened…
from The Mourners Forget What Funeral They Were At
by: Matt McBride These poems by Matt McBride live in the odd space between somber resignation and engaged wonder, particularly…
Infatuation
by: T.E. Cowell ((Header art by Banksy.)) “All I could think about was Julie. Julie, Julie, Julie. I had…
Smiles Galore
by: David A.F. Sweet A lifelong Chicago Cubs fan bathes in “unfettered happiness” as the Cubs “somehow” capture their…
10th Annual Stand Up For Heroes
by: Michael Shields ((Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Bob Woodruff Foundation.)) A star-studded evening where the true…
Three Poems by Mark J. Mitchell
by: Mark J. Mitchell Mark J. Mitchell’s poems remind us to pay attention to our most precious commodity: time….
Failures
by: Allie Burke “I haven’t figured out how to tell between lying there awake and lying there dreaming…” A…
Podcast: Beyond the Margin – Mitch Lucas: The Consummate Interview
Beyond the Margin returns with an in-depth interview with director and comedian Mitch Lucas… Available on iTunes now! In…
Mary
by: Juliana Tuck ((Header art by Portohle.)) Across the Margin celebrates Halloween with a heart-wrenching tale of sisterly devotion…