The SMCC Beacon

By Jessilyn Rich Silence hung in the eaves of the village like burnt out Christmas lights in July. Mundane tasks kept anxious hands busy, as the morning wore on. No one complained about the fatigue that weighed heavy on heart and soul as the day ticked by. Fishermen had returned home for fresh clothing, warm… Read more

by Claire Christensen Attention Poets and Poetically Inclined Individuals! “I am Not a Number” is a budding collection of poetry surrounding the topics of sexual and domestic abuse. The collection still needs willing contributions from anyone who has either experienced or witnessed abuse. Writers may choose to have their work published with anonymity. So far,… Read more

by James Little When we are young, we just can’t wait to start school won’t that be great To become a preteen, then it arrives, and we feel so alive Then we say when I am sixteen, I cannot wait to drive the streets and stay up late Then when we turn eighteen, I can… Read more

by Magella Cantara (Content warning: this may be upsetting for readers who have experienced sexual assault.) His eyes are black And starved  Hands pinning me On a soft hotel pillow Where he was  The opposite  His lips maul  Mine I’m sinking deeper Into this mattress I cannot move His grip of iron roots Has me… Read more