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My Kind of Coffee

There are many kinds of coffee, but only two are acceptable: the good kind, and the shit kind. A poem celebrating a special brew.

Billy Hafferty
March 26, 2021
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Do You Ever Really Have A Choice?

We spend so much time wondering whether we’re made the right choice. But what if that was never an option in the first place?

Billy Hafferty
March 4, 2021
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POETRY: Winter

Life. It could all be so simple, couldn’t it? Staring out the window as snowflakes go by, who is to say what brings life meaning?

Heather Shaff
February 24, 2021
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Local Man Caught Shazam-ing Jewel Song at CVS

The D.C. local hoped he’d be anonymous, but instead was caught in the embarrassing act. Who will save your soul indeed.

Josh Bard
February 24, 2021
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Incomplete & Growing List of Things I’ve Held In My Hands While Crying

When we think of crying, we see a face, contorted and downturned. But what about hands, gesturing wildly or grasping for something? What do they hold?

Gordon St. Raus
February 11, 2021
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How I Lost Weight And Kept It Off By Fasting For 6 Years Out of Every 7

What if we told you there was a new weight loss plan that combined the science behind intermittent fasting with the biblical principle of Jubilee?

Jesse Stone
January 27, 2021
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POETRY: The Scholar

A reflection on a restless and unfulfilled Don Quixote. What’s to make of horses and windmills and Sancho Panza when you don’t have what you want?

Mike Taylor
January 22, 2021
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The Peculiar Quest for the Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon Cure

If the text he received is any indication, Zullo is in real danger. What happens when Siri lies to you? Zullo is about to find out.

Michael Alexander Gural-Maiello
January 22, 2021
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An Incomplete and Growing List of Jobs Donald Trump is Capable of Doing

Don’t let the title fool you: we know this guy’s not qualified to be President. But what are some of the jobs Donald Trump is capable of doing?

The Prompt Staff
January 7, 2021
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