By Andrew Nickerson When it comes to endurance, only a handful of classics can boast of having truly stood the test of time. One of those is Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, which has stood as the tactics/strategy manual by which others are measured by for 2,000 years, namely because of its commonsense approach … Continue reading Sun Tzu and Entertainment: Evan Almighty’s Flood
Before the Fleet
By Jesse Hamilton Somewhere in the ever-expanding Alpha Centauri, in a void boundless, coasted the freighter known as the Harpy. In the eyes of a primitive civilization, it may have been perceived as mystical in its appearance and ascent—a bird with alloy lungs and carbon fiber skin, its feathers polished chrome. Floating, seemingly still, the … Continue reading Before the Fleet
Flying First Class on an Plane
By John Grey Cashed in pointsso I could do it once in my life.Lots of leg room.Comfortable back.Room at the sides.And attendant alwaysat the ready.Hid my face when the economy passengers trudged slowlythrough the first-class cabinon their wayto the cramped seats in the back.Couldn’t find the right expressionfor someone who was taking a couple of … Continue reading Flying First Class on an Plane
I wouldn’t normally write haikus, but
By Nora Glass fall is the time whenwe all are rotting insideit’s okay to changeleaves butter yelloware burning into the groundan ashy trail of stepsfrom driveway to street a tousled parade journeyedover concrete seathe tree is makingsome cuts and letting things gothis economy…fall is the time whenwe‘re begging don’t let me godo not yellow me … Continue reading I wouldn’t normally write haikus, but
To Everyone I’ve Ever Loved
By Blair Boleyn My love, do not fret as you age.My stories will keep you aliveLong after Life has turned your final page.Every time they read my lines, it’s you they shall revive. Blair Boleyn’s work delves into the darker facets of love and friendship, often infused with a magical, occasionally Arthurian twist. Themes of … Continue reading To Everyone I’ve Ever Loved
Boxcar Poet
By Alan Ford Riding the rails in a freight traina steel door slides back.But love doesn’t.Just the pendulum of the pastsliding to behind him.He’s a boxcar poet.His life is like an unwritten verse,a truth never told.Invisible to historyhe’s an elegy to a life still lived.A landscape caked with dirt and dustrushes past him.But there is … Continue reading Boxcar Poet
Brain Silence
By Danielle Evans-Cole Those nagging, spinning, twirling thoughts in your head that weave around in and out of your consciousness. Like an invasive weed sprouting up in your synapses twisting around them. The… Should you be worried about that new knocking sound in your car … leads to the time your boyfriend’s car overheated on … Continue reading Brain Silence
The Moon Will Sing a Song for Me
By Jacqueline Collo It is four in the morning and the window is open.Outside, sirens are wailing in the distance and There is a crescendo in every burst of air that accompaniesA car racing past my apartment. As I sit, perched on the ledge of my window sill,The crisp rush of air stings the exposed … Continue reading The Moon Will Sing a Song for Me
Mr. Delaney and His Cat
By Madeline Rosales It was a Sunday morning and Mr. Delaney found himself late to church. Always had he religiously devoted himself to his schedule— a table so sacrosanct that when Time itself once tried to reschedule a meeting, it was only to be met with the indignant prose of a sternly worded complaint. Though … Continue reading Mr. Delaney and His Cat
My Trail Came to a Sudden End
By H.L. Dowless It's strange how now my trail came to a sudden dead end,When one day I cast my coat into the wind.I labored hard from day into day,The power of sheer boredom eventually held its sway.I’ve been a rolling stone for the past seven years,Drifting from town to town living without fears.Sometimes I … Continue reading My Trail Came to a Sudden End
Academy of the Heart And Mind 