jerry mcginley

Bitter Witness and other poems by Jerry McGinley

The icy-eyed moon gnashes her razor teeth, shrieks like a wounded possum, glares at the starry-eyed lovers who pledge fidelity by her light. I’m not who you think I am, [...]

February 14, 2017

Nine by Sarah Boland

Fall left with a heavy sigh As the willow trees bid farewell to the leaves with tears in their eyes. The willows wish for [...]
Green Mountain Coffee and other poems by James Blevins

the café nearly empty— scent of burnt brew wafting through our shared morning. and you turned me on, talking of [...]
The Heart Is an Organ on Fire by Sheldon Lee Compton

Tracy had sensed Bruce was different but had been too interested in his company to see any sign of it early on. The church [...]
The Huldufolk by Liz Kay

You had spent most of your years gazing at the moon like a thick haired child on a Christmas advert but the orange plane to [...]
Welcome to Vending Machine Press First Birthday Issue #7

Photo by Johannes Huwe Dear Readers, Welcome to Issue 7 of Vending Machine Press. This is a special issue as it is our First [...]
The wine label as poetry 3 by Lindsey Thaden

The wine label as poetry, 3 Ingredients for fermentation: Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara Smashbox Halo Perfecting Powder [...]
When She Was Good by Siri Williams

“You wanna know what the problem is with people around here?” The cigarette between her lips muffled her words; her [...]
On The Lace Lichen Trail She Mourns A Tree After A Week Of Storms by Lisa Meckel

Off the trail, another great pine massacred by wind and rain. This great gray-chested body felled, no longer a giant against [...]
Two Poems by Erin McIntosh

The wolves are at my heart Wolves are at my heart Again but I only continue To revolve around you like The earth to sun a [...]
The Happy Light by Cari Scribner

As soon as I told my mother I wanted to leave my husband, she said I need to bump up my meds and get more sun. Seriously, [...]
scars and other stories by stefan lutter

Dim lights and crowded room shoes scuffing and embarrassed cell phones. Prominent man, stands, emphasizes his [...]
Science and Change and other poems by Sarah Sarai

I declined a knighthood honoring my heroic efforts at keeping heroism effortless, something I perfected while [...]