The poem 'Cotillion' is up at Northwest Indiana Literary Journal. northwestindianaliteraryjournal.wordpress.com

'Herring Run' is up at Journal of Expressive Writing. www.journalofexpressivewriting.com/post/herring... www.journalofexpressivewriting.com/post/elf-and... www.journalofexpressivewriting.com/post/privilege

Herring Run

By Craig Kirchner — I’m six, been mapping this out for about a year. Our row house faces the park, two long city blocks wide, split down the middle by the small river, large stream,

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​'Cut-class Gypsies' is up at Yellow Mama. www.yellowmama.online/cut-glass-gy... ​

'Last Day' is up at Yellow Mama. www.yellowmama.online/last-day-cra...

'Verona' is up in Yellow Mama's Halloween issue. www.yellowmama.online/verona-craig...

'Hermitage' is up at Yellow Mama. www.yellowmama.online/hermitage-cr...

'Procrastination' is up at The Five-Two. poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/10/crai... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeiu...

The poem 'Wait' is up at Stick Figure Quarterly. stickfigurepoetry.com/issue-23/#wa...

Wilderness House Literary Review, an American online quarterly literary magazine launched in 2006 is a publication devoted to excellence in literature and the arts, formed by a collaboration of writers and poets who call themselves the Bagel Bards. www.whlreview.com/no-21.3/poet...

The poem 'Algorithm' is up at Spillwords spillwords.com/algorithm/?u... spillwords.com/spotlight-on...

Algorithm, a poem by Craig R Kirchner at Spilwords.com

Spillwords.com presents: Algorithm, a poem by Craig R Kirchner, who loves storytelling and the aesthetics of paper and pen.

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'This always ends in a question' is up at Cacti Fur. cactifur.com/2026/09/23/c...

On the porch with Pound' is up at Orenaug Mountain Poetry. www.orenaugmountainpoetry.net/2026/09/on-p...

On the Porch with Pound

The Orenaug Mountain Poetry Journal showcases the work of a variety of international poetic voices. It is published by Orenaug Mountain Publishing.

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'Dusk' is up at Sage Cigarettes. sagecigarettes.com/dusk/

He said it better than I could...

Academy of the Heart and Mind just put up 'Asphalt Cancer'. academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/09/11/a... academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/01/16/e... academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/08/12/d...

The light is on for Craig Kirchner! @craigkiirchner.bsky.social 💡 Craig has previously shared his amazing poetry with us, but today, we have a haunting and contemplative prose piece from him. Read Craig’s “Worst Fear” over at the site!

Worst Fear - Craig Kirchner — Bulb Culture Collective

The real grief is not having anyone to grieve with.

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'Intermission' is up at Fixator Press. fixatorpress.home.blog/2026/09/06/i...

'Chronicle of Nod' and 'Maybe like others' are up at The Seattle Star. www.seattlestar.net/2026/09/two-...

"The Seattle Star is an online journal that seeks to open up the world." www.seattlestar.net/2025/05/404-... www.seattlestar.net/2026/07/the-... www.seattlestar.net/2025/12/hobo... www.seattlestar.net/2026/02/anni... www.seattlestar.net/2025/08/thre... www.seattlestar.net/2026/01/fear...

Congress is responsible for the president driving the country over a cliff. We need 1000 people, everyday at the capital screaming in shifts that “I am mad as hell, I’m not going to take it anymore.” When Donald pulls voting machines is not the time to tell Republicans they have no moral courage.

'Good Friday and LSD' is up at Book of Matches. online.fliphtml5.com/qoqiq/Issue-...

'Salad Days' and 'Dad's Watch' are up at Verse Virtual. Both these pieces harken back to High School days. www.verse-virtual.org/2026/Septemb...

'Incense' is up at Yellow Mama. www.yellowmama.online/evil-simon-m...

'Library Before Dawn' is a favorite I wrote about 50 years ago. dearbooze.com/cocktales/f/...

Library Before Dawn

by Craig Kirchner

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'Asleep in pomegranate and pastel' is up at Yellow Mama. www.yellowmama.online/sawn-in-two-...

The piece 'Kind of a drag' is up at Cocktales. dearbooze.com/cocktales/f/...

Kind of a Drag

by Craig Kirchner

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The poem 'A Part' is up at Yellow Mama. www.yellowmama.online/so-you-never...

'K.O.' is up at Yellow Mama. www.yellowmama.online/being-transp...

The poem 'Dejeuner' is up at the Academy of the Heart and Mind. academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/08/12/d...

I was really glad to see this site publish 'Everything' last January. academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/01/16/e...