By Yolanda M. Joosten you stay as late as you can, given that you haven’t slept much in a couple of days, but who can sleep in a chair in the ICU when their mother is so close to death, so you listen to the doctor, talk to the nurse and leave them your number … Continue reading Intensive Care
Witnessing the Call
By Diane Cypkin I think he knew . . . I could see the sadness in his eyes. I could see the fear. He kept trying to get up. He kept turning toward the window and the sun, warming the room . . . The two people around him cared. They cleaned him. They hugged … Continue reading Witnessing the Call
Zero Crew
By Hannah Morehead My eyes were sore when I squeezed out of my rack. Sharp pains shot up my legs as my ankles banged on the rungs attached to the rack below mine. The bunkroom was quiet aside from my rustling, the fan in the center dinging every other second and the occasional snore from … Continue reading Zero Crew
Island of Stability and Other Poems
By Chris Krishna-Pillay Island of Stability There are moments of true serenity To breathe, to not think, respite to unwind Places and times where there is space to be Quiet things tip-toe back to front of mind Do we not all yearn for moments like this? It would be more than just soothing when found … Continue reading Island of Stability and Other Poems
Ercan
By Ashok Shenolikar “What’s your name?” I asked the taxi driver after my wife Bharati and I settled in the backseat. “Erjan,” he said. “You want to visit the Hagia Sophia?” he asked. When we agreed he said there would be a two-hour minimum charge. We thought that was reasonable. And we didn’t have any … Continue reading Ercan
Climbing Over and Other Poems
By Susan L. Pollet Climbing Over Seventy people from all Over the world gingerly Climbed over an injured man On a narrow mountain trail In his terrain his homeland While they were trying to Get to the top to set a record Not to be deterred from their Lofty goal ignoring human toll No matter … Continue reading Climbing Over and Other Poems
Being the one who’s too much for this world and Other Poems
By Karlie Shay Daly Being the one who’s too much for this world Growing up, everybody used to tell me to be the opposite of me – to not cry when the wind blows through my brunette curls, to not feel sense-bearing products from the colors of the voices whispering around, to not make something … Continue reading Being the one who’s too much for this world and Other Poems
Water’s Path
By Jose Joel Robles Cleft soil was forming by the gentle rolls, after mists dispersed and slid down with the sled to gauge their depth. Scrubs shook slightly, then gave way to the brook; water kissed the valley’s edges during the coalescence and washed away dirt. Codes vanished in the wide for the waves stirred … Continue reading Water’s Path
The Whip and the Open Hand
By Calla Gold Diary – Monday July 28th 2012 Tallulah Doyle almost fourteen Yesterday Dave said, “A kind heart is better than a heavy hand in dealing with horses.” That’s good, because I got nothing on in the strength department these days. *** Dave’s brows rose above squinting eyes when Tallie greeted him. The spinning … Continue reading The Whip and the Open Hand
A Little Bird and Other Poems
By Shafkat Aziz Hajam A Little Bird A little bird said to me, "O pitiless man! Unnecessarily you cause me pain, In any tree when I make my nest To feed my fledglings and take a rest, Though the nest of mine you see, Still you fell down the tree. O How cruel it is … Continue reading A Little Bird and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 