By Matthew Ulmer I was invisible until the day I got superpowers. Not literally invisible, of course. Just your average high school kid: a small group of equally irrelevant friends, a crush on a girl who didn’t know I existed, an out-of-reach dream college as I entered sophomore year. And I really sucked at sports. … Continue reading Swish
By the Clock
By Barry Kritzberg He said he would meet her under Marshall Field’s clock. Everyone knew the clock, he said, it was a Chicago landmark, even though Marshall Field’s had become Macy’s. He said all of this quickly, for he was hoping to conceal that he was without wheels and would arrive by public transportation. He … Continue reading By the Clock
Excisions
By Kim Charles Younkin January 22 Dear Dad, I’m scared. Don’t worry, though. It’s different this time. It’s Maisie. She has this infection in her glands, the vet says. I didn’t even know dogs had these glands until Maisie started scooting on her bottom all over the yard in the snow a few weeks ago. … Continue reading Excisions
Room Without Company and Other Poems
By John Grey Room Without Company A room without company is as lonely as a blank sheet of paper. But then I start to write something on that paper. The words don’t just appear – they join me. When someone enters, the paradigm takes a shift from within me to without. I set aside the … Continue reading Room Without Company and Other Poems
You Will Never Know and Other Poems
By Driq Wright You Will Never Know you will never know what a person is going through unless you are in their shoes or been in their shoes. Anybody can say "I know how you feel or I got you" or use other slang words just to get their point across and interrupt you from … Continue reading You Will Never Know and Other Poems
The Girl on the Train
By Amelhyne O'Regan-Farineau I never knew the girl on the train But she smiled at every passing tree Like they were an old friend She was saying goodbye to For the last time Misty eyed As the condensation rolls from her eyes Her mask the same colour as the sky I wonder if her mind … Continue reading The Girl on the Train
Out with the Tide
By Anthony Ward So here I am, supine upon my penultimate bed Contemplating the very things that cast my most sublime moments… Listening to Coltrane play My Favourite Thing While my Lady Sleeps. I couldn’t have lived without my music. Providing my life with those quiet moments. Feeling on top of the world with feet … Continue reading Out with the Tide
Mashed Potato
By Henry Tydeman The other children had already finished their tea and left the table. Michael sat with his short legs hanging over the edge of the chair, eating quietly, whilst his mother was leaning against the wall and speaking to her friend. Michael was concentrating on his mashed potato, and only heard snippets of … Continue reading Mashed Potato
Song of the Wind
By Ezekiel Angela Iyeh Rhythm rises from the east, quiet symphony comes in a cold sweat. All kinds of melodies, to dancing strong earth and swinging old pine trees. From time as old as the mountains and to a hundred lifetime. There she lives, with pleasant echo. Each piece of music to Its kind and … Continue reading Song of the Wind
Merchandise
By Chuck Teixeira “Yes, Alvaro, you should get as close as possible to the entrance of the Sanctuary,” Armando told his brother-in-law. “But that’s only part of the guidance I gave you. You have to get a good spot without causing trouble with other vendors. Understood? Or Jaclyn and I are not taking you with … Continue reading Merchandise
Academy of the Heart And Mind 