 Five Poems By Thomas M. McDade Calm Down Forge a hook of desire Compulsion or love Anything will do as long As it is diamond hard Reel in you brain Or soul if you prefer Spark loose the grey With a Yoga’s exhalation Snag your craw Dredge your diaphragm Clean like a Diva Lips Sprung Guts depart Dragging, dragging Cells, arteries and vessels You’re a tumbling die Come to rest outside The Colosseum Don’t dally with notions Of gladiators, emperors Good or bad Ignore architecture Focus on the woman Collapsed in the dust Making a show of her Son whose leg she Bent to better beg
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 When Expressions Lie by Sushant Thapa When Expressions Lie When expressions lie, I keep on thinking And doubting My own surety. Your face is my book. I leaf through every crease And day. Steps recall journey And calling your name Is my address. We parted And it was the end Of the year for me. I keep aside The glorious readings, I play with my thoughts Dangerously and it is a ground To forget not Your shadows And promising Love's resolutions.  Bio:
Bio: Sushant Thapa is a writer and English lecturer from Biratnagar-13, Nepal with 10 books to his credit. He holds an M.A. in English from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. You can find sushant at his substack in https://substack.com/@sushantthapa  Five Poems by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal Talk All Day I talk myself into silence. I use my hands to talk sometimes. Without talking I say so much. I talk all day from light to dusk. I make small talk and chew the fat. I gnaw at words swallowing them whole. The words are a high-pitched scream when the walls are full of flies in my dreams with all their eyes on me.  Celebrating the First Year of Perdition City Station! Perdition City Station, a Podcast about Hell, is one season old! We dug into Hell, fell down the mine shaft, came out in the Devils bathroom, and discussed everything we found, from pop culture, to what happens when Satan eats spicy food, to theology and our own experiences.  We are very proud to feature original poems by the Tuscaloosa Poetry Club!
Before we dive into the poetry, here's a little information about the TPC: The Tuscaloosa Poetry Club held its first meeting April 2, 2025 at the Tuscaloosa Public Library and has met there each Wednesday evening since. The members eat donuts, drink coffee, and joyfully share our work with one another. Everyone is welcome. The club offers its heartfelt thanks to TPL for giving us a home, and Julie Carpenter and her Sacred Chickens for providing us with this showcase. Click on the Read More link below to enjoy the showcased poetry!  Six Poems by Jeff Weddle Snake Killing
The snake in the goldfish pool was longer than I was tall. My great uncle, a quiet man, who revealed himself that day as a hater of snakes, found a hoe and pulled the creature out of the black water then hacked it to pieces as I stood with my sister and grandmother watching it happen. Then we all sat down to eat our watermelon just like we had planned. My grandmother and my great uncle salted theirs, like always, so my sister and I did the same. It was as natural as killing a snake and just as satisfying. After the watermelon, my great uncle got rid of the body and my sister and I ran off to play. Who would have thought, sixty years later and that whole world gone, the damned thing’s ghost would still be with me, begging mercy?  The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennett
by Lindz McLeod Review by Julie Carpenter If you have never read Lindz McLeod, the first thing to know is that each book she writes is a brand-new experience. Her ability to write in various genres and voices, from intense and interior, to a fairytale remove is unparalleled. Her writing scope is equal to the reading taste of the most voracious readers.  A Perdition City Station Podcast Julie's debut novel, The Last Train Out of Hell, launches tomorrow and Jarad kindly (or is it a ruse?) offered to interview her about the book. He's read the ARC and he's ready to ask the tough questions, like what kind of snacks are available on the train and whether there's wifi. Julie should have known she was in for a rough time when the questions showed up in her inbox labeled Interrogation instead of Interview.
Come for the spoiler free discussion and get ready to fall in love with Hagatha, Dennis, Brian, Gadreel, and the rest of the gang. The book will be available to purchase from your favorite bookstore on the 26th! Listen Here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315889/episodes/17401003-book-launch-last-train-out-of-hell-interrogation-errr-interview  by Jarad Johnson Writers are depressed people. That’s the stereotype, right? Poe, Hemingway, and a slew of other melancholics who, for some reason, feel compelled to put pen to paper.
Well, at the moment that’s how I’m feeling right now, and I’m always one to capitalize on suffering, so I’m going to tell you (whoever or whatever you is) what’s keeping me up at night. Wallow with me, won’t you?  In this episode, Jarad is depressed by his lot in the late stage capitalistic hellscape we all live in, so Julie tries to cheer him up with tales of gruesome death and inescapable fate. The hosts discuss how well the Netflix series, The Fall of the House of Usher, handles Poe's themes, and whether one can escape fate. We also learn why having cats and air mattresses at the same time is not especially ideal.
Come for the scintillating discussion of cruel destiny; stay for Jarad's rumination on the glories of his hair. Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315889/episodes/17371598-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-2-you-can-t-escape-the-fates-or-annoying-cats |
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