By Don Cummings I haven’t seen Jim since college in—it must be—twenty years; Meryl, nineteen or twenty; Gabe, sixteen; Robyn—Jesus—the same. Jim lives in Burlington, Vermont—the last time I checked. Meryl—Connecticut. Gabe moved, somebody said, to St. Louis from Ann Arbor…. And Robyn’s somewhere—Laguna Hills? Laguna Beach? in Southern California. Burlington’s near the border. Connecticut’s … Continue reading Friends
Libby
By Cynthia Li During recess, my friend Libby asked me if I would like to fly to Saturn with her. She spread her color pencils in front of my desk, leaning over with her legs open. “How are you going to make this happen?” I asked. Libby rolled her eyes and said: “Go to bed … Continue reading Libby
Our class president is a vampire hunter?!
By A. R. Tivadar For once in her life, Olguța was not running late to class. She saw professor Dumitrașcu at the other end of the wing where the classroom was located, but blessed be all gods in the sky, he was stopped by Miss Gorun for a morning chat. She slipped into the classroom … Continue reading Our class president is a vampire hunter?!
Sun Tzu and Entertainment: Dennis the Menace’s Garden Party
By Andrew Nickerson In military tactics/strategy, many names have risen to prominence, only to fall later. However, one name has remained prominent for millennia: Sun Tzu, ancient general/tactician/strategist and author of The Art of War. This masterpiece has been venerated by everyone from students to teachers to historians, not just for its commonsense approach to … Continue reading Sun Tzu and Entertainment: Dennis the Menace’s Garden Party
You Will Scream It At The Clouds If You Don’t Say It
By Heather Box I've been to what feels like too many whiskey-drenched nights, filled with shock, loud laughs, tears, subtle nods, and people collapsing in their grief. The way people work to create a silver lining so immediately after someone dies hurts so bad. In all the deaths I’ve seen, I have yet to find … Continue reading You Will Scream It At The Clouds If You Don’t Say It
Babe Without You Life Is So Blue
By H.L. Dowless Tears are rolling down my face,I simply don’t know what to do,My mind grasps not time nor space,Since I have no choice but to live without you.I well remember our walks through the park,I savor our picnics neath the weeping willow trees,I only want another pleasant stroll in the dark,Your beautiful face … Continue reading Babe Without You Life Is So Blue
Maine Sea
By Kelly Okoniewski My heartbeat follows the rhythm,Of the sound of the sea.Each wave a pulse of life,That is a part of me.Waves crash and smack the rock,Troubles in me stir.My turbulence manifest,With every roar and whir.Then the calmness of the tide,Brings peace to me.Everything else forgotten,Just me and the sea. Kelly Okoniewski is a … Continue reading Maine Sea
Foxes
By Alex Carrigan After Ada Limón It took me over three decadesto learn how bad a fox smells.My mother told me that onecame up to her backyard fencerecently while she was playingwith her dog in the yard. Her dog likes to press his one ear against the slats, chew a ball, then drop it down … Continue reading Foxes
Nomads
By Sara Kaufman What a privilege it is to see this world through the wonder of a poetand the wander of a nomadtraveling at thirty kilometers per secondaround the light of our worldIt all started with fissionsome call it fictionbut I once watched a heart split in twoAfter all we all grewfrom the same moleculesDo … Continue reading Nomads
Day 199
By Kathleen O'Brien I don’t want to change,Or rather I do.I want to go back.Before the multiple tests not explaining the fatigue,the fever.Before the bright redblood on the beautiful blue linoleum.Before the call to 911.Before the two youngmen in their crispuniforms, vital enough butwaiting for two moreto carry John down thenarrow stairs.He was a big … Continue reading Day 199
Academy of the Heart And Mind 