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Wild Card Weekend Recap: What Happens Now?
I think I figured out why I love Wild Card Weekend so much. It's because it's the first playoff anything of the calendar year. The NFL season starts in the fall, and once upon a time, the champion was crowned either on or slightly before New Year's. The evolution of the NFL schedule has resulted in the playoffs starting just into the New Year, and currently, the final week of the season falls on the first weekend of the New Year, with Wild Card Weekend coming a week after that. So yes, chronologically, the NFL's Wild Card Weekend serves as the first playoff anything of the calendar year.
By Clyde E. Dawkins23 days ago in Unbalanced
Flaying Façades
Prose Poetry Unburdening a menagerie of ghosts exorcised my fragile, fumbling heart. I had told you of jet-black thoughts through intimate chronicles, and discombobulated perceptions ripped beyond the basal of my breasts.
By Chantal Christie Weiss25 days ago in Poets
Renzo & Piper's New Year's Eve Party... 🪩🥳🕺🏾💃🏾
Hi All! It's Doll Mommy here! How was your New Year's Eve? Did you break out your old Beastie Boys records and get down with the Soul Train get down on the 31st? 🕺🏾💃🏾Paul Revere still slaps! 😁🫶🏾
By Tiffany Gordon23 days ago in Fiction
Why Working Harder Doesn't Feel Safer
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from doing everything you’re supposed to do and still feeling like you could lose everything at any moment.
By Danielle Katsouros24 days ago in Humans
I Am Found
I drop to my knees on the side of the road Of this long forgotten place I gather the filthy, Long abandoned bundle this fragment of faith
By Justin Black25 days ago in Poets
To Be a Slob
So, you've decided to give up being a neat freak? Wise choice. There are many reasons why this path is advantageous. Here are a few:
By Julie Lacksonen25 days ago in Fiction
Lullaby
Lying on the floor, CDs are spread out around me. Some are in their cases, while others are bare. My music player softly pumps out melodies into the air.
By Amethyst Champagne25 days ago in Poets
I Dated My Boss, It Didn't End Well
I first met Jeff when I walked into the engraving store in the mall. My initial thought was that he was super cute. Then I remembered that I needed to be asking for a job application, not interviewing guys to be my boyfriend.
By Edward Anderson29 days ago in Pride
Hibernation
I am the tree laid bare by winter, all sandpaper bark and the hollowness of a thing almost-dead, holding my breath in the fractured light of the perpetual confessional,
By Chloë J.24 days ago in Poets
For the Next Girl. Winner in Instructions Included Challenge.
Hey, Next Girl, I’m Holly. You and I will probably never meet, but for some reason life has brought you here – to Walter’s broom closet. I know when I started working here, I could’ve done with some instructions... anything at all.
By Cristal S.24 days ago in Fiction
The Rejection Letter
I worked on a chapbook proposal over several months: synopsis, artist’s vision, budget, digital manuscript, cover letter, publishing history, chapbook prototype, details regarding paper, printing, binding.
By Marie Wilson24 days ago in Writers
I Do Remember
“Hi, Pop. How are you feeling today?” “I’m feeling fine, but who are you?” “I’m Jacob, your son. I was here visiting you yesterday, remember?”
By Mark Gagnon25 days ago in Fiction
7 Predictions for 2026 from a Non-Psychic
Regardless of who you are, I think most of us can agree that the last decade has been rough. 2025 was one of the worst years of my life for me and many other people I know. Amid these difficulties, I also feel a shift coming. I can’t tell you which planet is messing with us, but I can make some harebrained predictions based on vibes.
By Tina Habout a month ago in Humans
Writing isn’t magic
I thought words arrived as if breathing were easy. Books fooled my young eyes. Now I know better. Stories take patient years.
By Diani Alvarenga26 days ago in Poets
Drawing back
"The music is too loud." "It is." "Why did we come to a bar?" "Why not?" "It's loud." "We can dance." "Nobody's dancing."
By Paul Fingl25 days ago in Fiction
A Homily
I'm officiating another wedding in September. My dear friend, Alex, is marrying her sweet love, Camille, and I get to give the speech that binds them together in the eyes of the law. I thought I might play with a few ideas here to help me brainstorm and develop the message. I'll skip the boring standard introduction stuff; similarly, I won't include the wrap-up with their commitments and whatnot. Just the goods.
By kp28 days ago in Marriage
What is Lovecraft Horror?
Lovecraft horror was first brought to life by H.P. Lovecraft, an iconic horror writer that was responsible for giving the world a new vision of horror. Lovecraft horror is mostly seen as cosmic horror, or the fear of the unknown. This kind of horror focuses on mankind going insane upon witnessing the most messed up horror imaginable, either consisting of monsters or other worlds that the human race does not belong.
By Emy Quinn27 days ago in Horror
The Creature & The Black Tree
You must know from the moment you were born, you were innocent in a way that invited envy. You gave no reason to earn disdain,
By Danielle Eckhart28 days ago in Poets
Breathtaking
“Breathtaking. The view is absolutely stunning.” “I knew you would like it.” “Are we safe being so close to the edge?”
By Amos Glade25 days ago in Fiction
What Will You Do?
My country has turned to piracy now, deposing a foreign leader to ravage his country’s resources. * Modern-day conquistadores,
By David Muñoz26 days ago in Poets