By Reeve Chudd “Ow!” I screamed as my longtime internist, Dr. Art McLean, gently touched the large purple and brown bruise on my right side. “I told you it was tender, Art!”. “Yeah, OK, Ben, but we’ve gotta get an X-ray to see whether something’s broken or fractured in there. How did you get this?” … Continue reading Funny Bone
Black Orphaned Boy
By Nwokoye Emmanuel Maduabuchi Yesterday when I returned from tears, My Mum told me of the Land of no return. With tears she recalled that day, when the bright dawn merged with the darkened mist; As the Manuelita embarked on a voyage that now made me a ‘Black Orphaned Boy’. “Kiss with tears its shores”, … Continue reading Black Orphaned Boy
needles in hard-boiled eggs
By Kaothar Kadir she’s slim, small but fierce. and she’s seen her nine chicks out of the pouring mid-October rain, the one that tears the roofs off of buildings like i tear off the top of a loaf of warm bread. she’s seen them out the rare hawk that roams and steals chicks away in … Continue reading needles in hard-boiled eggs
Riptide and Other Poems
By Carolyn Chilton Casas Riptide Recall being gripped by the riptide, the sudden panic when it seemed Neptune’s net was mightier than your mortal self, the sharp awareness that measured strokes forward would get you nowhere. In another place, in another time, dragged into a pummeling with Poseidon, you rack your mind for what you’ve … Continue reading Riptide and Other Poems
Grandmother’s Visit
By Michael Theroux It was late, already dark, so I was quite surprised to see my grandmother so primly dressed. Slim and pretty in her two-tone yellow frock, hair all permed, her eyes sparkled as she told me she wanted to get a good start, as she had a long way to go. Nana rose … Continue reading Grandmother’s Visit
The Tomato Song
By S.E. Slaughter I blinked, realizing I’d been watering the same tomato plant for the last five minutes. I released the handle on the hose and the force of the water stopping made my hand jolt. The tomato drooped and water puddled around the bottom. A ripple of panic rolled through me. My eyes drifted … Continue reading The Tomato Song
Love Letter to London
By Solape Adetutu Adeyemi My Dearest London, As I sit here and contemplate the depths of my affection for you, it becomes clear that my heart has been utterly captured by your mesmerizing air and aesthetics. London, you are like no other, and in your embrace, I have found a love that knows no bounds. … Continue reading Love Letter to London
the burden of memory and Other Poems
By Sierra Annabelle the burden of memory you are on my mind as much as i breathe, a single intake of breath similar to the shake of a hand and there you come, all sick and spent, but do not worry for i will take care of you, even if you think the apple is … Continue reading the burden of memory and Other Poems
The Tale of Sam Cain
By H.L. Dowless Once there was a man named Sam Cain. Sam was born in Burlington, on the south bayou. He had been raised to hunt alligators for hides and to forage from the countryside. He once went on long camping trips far back up in the bayou, searching for gators, deer, fish and beaver. … Continue reading The Tale of Sam Cain
Academy of the Heart And Mind 