New Moon in Cancer
By Nicole Menzzasalma — The path of long time suffering is faulted on the stars of non believers, fictitious foes,
forlorn lovers, and
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The
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Expressive
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The
Premier
online
literary
journal
for
Expressive
Writing
JOURNAL OF
EXPRESSIVE WRITING
THEMES by PROMPT
We publish writing using a series of prompts as an entry point for exploring emotions, personal histories, shared truths, joy, grief, shame, and those themes that matter most to us in our hearts.
Explore the themes by prompt below:
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Oct 23, 2023
After
By Craig R Kirchner — The need to do, leaves the solar plexus, dissipates down the arms and legs, out through the fingers and toes. It's an
Oct 20, 2023
"Parental Guidance"
By Ty'ona Crocker — You praised me for good grades because that’s all you knew. Never once did you realize what I was going through.
Oct 18, 2023
Bring them back
By Yulia Tseytlin — They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But I won’t show you any — you’ve seen them already. No? Google Nir Oz.
Oct 15, 2023
I AM…COMPLETE
By Pragya Bajpai — I wrote about the plants that were neglected when I was too busy mourning our separation. As I fill the last page of the
Oct 12, 2023
No one is excluded from love, including me
By Pavlina Gatikova — Inhale the quote by Thich Nhan Hanh “Because you’re alive, everything’s possible,” which includes abuse, manipulation,
Oct 9, 2023
Find You
By Marjorie Moorhead — Spilled drinks can slosh all over your work, your lap, your life. Mop it up and keep going. How do you fit into this
Oct 6, 2023
Pindaric flights
By Barbara Anna Gaia — Vibrations and noise are reduced to a strict minimum by means of precise dynamic balancing of the rotating elements.
Oct 2, 2023
When I Hold Her
By Bethany Jarmul — When I hold her, I’ve felt this feeling before—read a poem so poignant I wanted to burn it so I could eat it, filling my
Sep 28, 2023
Why Not?
By James King — Words store memories in pro-and-con columns. They wait, a cat stalking a squirrel, spotted paw raised and still, statuesque
Sep 25, 2023
Untouchable Joy!
By Lorna Larson — Maybe I wanted to experience the plea of that twelve year old, sitting on the toilet, asking God, "Why? Why is this
Sep 21, 2023
Kalawati
By Bharti Bansal — Women change the world by changing other women, motivating them, creating a path for them through their own struggles.
Sep 18, 2023
In the Wind
By John P Drudge — Over the ridge, where we came of age, where we saw the end of forgiveness and the slanted wind scratching tracks across
Sep 15, 2023
ENOUGH OF LIFE CUT SHORT ALREADY
By John Grey — He shows me a wall where a man was shot. Rub your fingers across the stone. Feel the holes where they missed. I'm grateful
Sep 12, 2023
Washington Bridge Plan
By Benjamin Nardolilli — The lights along the river are doing their best
to construct a rivalry, if not a duel
as the sun begins departing
Sep 9, 2023
THE KNOXVILLE HYATT
By John Richmond — Did this, you might ask make their “togetherness” complicated? Not exactly. Maybe a little foggy, but not so much that th
Sep 6, 2023
Scoliosis
By Doley Henderson — Scoliosis is not a deformity. It is just a different state of spine. It is not a disease and not infectious. We are all
Sep 3, 2023
WE DO THESE THINGS
By Vicki L W Graff — How many times do we curl our hair when we'd rather leave it straight? How many times do we shave our hair when we'd
Aug 31, 2023
Mirror Freedom
By Duane Anderson — My face had gone unseen, at least by me for several weeks after the bathroom mirror had been removed for a remodeling
Aug 28, 2023
Love is ...
By Britta Benson — Love’s a choice every day. You can stay or go, call it life, call it quits. It’s a long term project, and neither for the
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