Global Voices.
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Fantasy | Satire | Poetry.
"Tale of the Beautiful Dryad and The Mule." A mule eatins magic seeds. By H.L. Dowless.
Dark Comedy | Word Play | Offbeat
Expat | Emigration | Love Triangle
"Your Happy Summer: for Soier" An American in an unusual love triangle in Russia. By Marley Greiner
Memoir | Coming Home | Belonging
"The Desert Rat." A young man finds that happiness was closer than he realized. By Charles Etheridge.
Parental Plans | Independence | Poetry.
"Summer Fyre" A gifted child chooses her own path. By Vaughn Westheimer
Pastoral | Dreamy | Poetry
"Summer Delight" Surreal ode to a brilliant summer day by Hanh Chau.
Nightmare | Sci-Fi | Surrealism
Single Parent | Alcoholism | Cycle of Abuse
"The Caged Bird" A parakeet figures prominently -- and tragically -- in two lives By Alondra Usai
Nature photos | Environmentalism | Commentary
"Oso Creek" A photo essay on areas exposed by the drought in South Texas. By William Mays.