By Geoff Marshall Mr. Li intercepted Halo at the front desk of the Avalon lobby. He seemed preoccupied as he hooked his arm around Halo’s and dragged them back through the door. Halo heard a voice as the door swung closed. Leona calling for the old man. For real. She sprinted across the lobby floor, … Continue reading The Magician
An Offering of Orange
By Channie Greenberg
We’ve never met
By Lynn Long We’ve never met And I love you already I’ve always loved you And I know this now All the dreams The love songs The seeking You’ve always been How can it be For we’ve never met Yet, I see you in dream White hibiscus in a coral sea Butterfly kisses And the … Continue reading We’ve never met
The Silence of the Wild Dogs
By Dr. Elizabeth V. Koshy We had just settled on the playground of the Amravati University in a huge circle for lunch that day, when we noticed a few dogs, standing a few feet away from us, all looking towards us. A fawn coloured dog stood a little distance away from the other dogs and … Continue reading The Silence of the Wild Dogs
Choice and Other Poems
By Allison Grayhurst Choice I swayed and found fire on my backside, in my insides, quaking, cracking the edges and the surfaces, melting the dream that sustained me. Down the slide, there can be no laws but the law of commitment to love, to making up for winter by honouring the snow and days of … Continue reading Choice and Other Poems
Cat on a Mat and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Cat on a Mat Have you ever had that kind of a cat who leaves a dead bird on your welcome mat and sometimes, perhaps, a nasty dead rat? He’s trying to tell you, wherever you’re at, “I love you, and though I may be a bit fat, I hope you love … Continue reading Cat on a Mat and Other Poems
Clam
By Miss Kay CLAM. From his bent position it was hard to make out his face. He seemed unfazed by the happenings around him. The town centre was abuzz. Honking cars, traffic slowly building. The park close by engulfed in activity. It was Saturday and the town’s people descended upon the park to flex their … Continue reading Clam
The Shooting Star and Other Poems
By Muskan Kaur The Shooting Star Once upon a time afar In the twinkle family of stars The fixed and fire chose to rebel Afraid and tired of burning within I sought to seek the distant planet Blue and green; land and oceanic Unimpressed by how my light The way they say could breach through … Continue reading The Shooting Star and Other Poems
chocolate milk and Other Poems
By Camille Castro chocolate milk grabbing my giraffe themed backpack i headed out the door before giving Moma a kiss grasping the edge of my school tag it was time for me to board the bus ‘don’t forget your chocolate milk, Mille!’ Moma exclaimed and rushed to give it to me i hurriedly stuffed the … Continue reading chocolate milk and Other Poems
The Orange Gerbera
By Ruby Pressman There was a homeless man beating out the rhythms of the songs on the radio station at my local coffeeshop the other afternoon. I am sometimes sensitive to sound, but I didn't even mind -- I felt at peace and it became just like another facet of the background noise of the … Continue reading The Orange Gerbera
Academy of the Heart And Mind 