By Leslie Knibbs He maintains stiletto like eye contact with each of those playing the game. Never looking down, his sharp eyes dart from one player to the next in staccato-like movements. Under a crude canvas canopy, the crowd gathers eagerly, all placing coins on the table. Standing…... Like some shifty sleight of hand artist … Continue reading Tails, You Lose
With Hands Tied
By Fernanda Poblete Gonzalez The door opened, and he entered quickly. He had a coffee cup and a few papers in his hand. He stood in front of me as he adjusted his crooked black tie. "Miss Martinez?" He addressed me. "Yes," I replied, with my hands wet from my anxiety. “I am Detective Patricio … Continue reading With Hands Tied
Kidnapping
By Fernanda Poblete Gonzalez Robert lifted me into his long arms, as he usually does, and put me in the place that he had been painstakingly preparing. I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen; every hair on my body stood on end, while my pupils slowly dilated. With their false smiles, … Continue reading Kidnapping
Telos and Other Poems
By Carl Scharwath Telos Two evening lovers’ echoes In you forgotten dreams and memories of essence. Touch wordlessly in a greater optimism. Waves of summer morn Under a cloudless sky with flickering lights of desire. Turning like a dancer alone on the stage of life The evening leaves turn after Their first death and sleep … Continue reading Telos and Other Poems
Safe From the World and Other Poems
By Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal Safe From the World Under a somber cloud I hear a distant echo from the waves at sea. Deep in the ocean or just half the way, a whole new world exists. Great giant fish thrive there. The sun is just a white speck in the sky. The waters are cool … Continue reading Safe From the World and Other Poems
Ramble and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Ramble Rather than ramble, Remember that Babel Is more than a city. In fact, it is a place That encourages diversity Despite barriers, And there is no need To feel inferior Without consent. Revel in wonderment! Complement Primary and secondary colors Complement one another And are just as vibrant As pleasant … Continue reading Ramble and Other Poems
Five Merida Poems
By Doug Tanoury Arches In Merida there are arches everywhere, Grand openings to fine vistas and Simple entryways of more mundane places, Some monolithic apertures in stone walls, Others flying entrances, lifted aloft by columns: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Mexicano. An arch is the softest of openings and The most perfect portal for moving Through … Continue reading Five Merida Poems
A Senryutaph and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse A Senryutaph Practically perfect, sans faux pas, narcissism was his only flaw. Lessons from my Knuckles Kittens are riddles: mysteries in enigmas, snuggly and snaggly. Changing of the Pants Whatever he said pales, in matrimony, to whatever she said. Petrifying Poetry A terrordactyl may be hidden, unbidden, in unruly verse. Why Try … Continue reading A Senryutaph and Other Poems
The Lonely Highway and Other Poems
By Andrew Scott The Lonely Highway Change is a long, lonely highway. No one is beside you for your own personal evolution. There will be people that support that have their own highway. Paths will cross between all. Only you will know what turn in life made the walk toward change. A new, necessary step. … Continue reading The Lonely Highway and Other Poems
The Oracle
By Mikhail Gladkikh It was dark, dry, and scary in the long corridors leading to the Hall of Corina. The familiar smell of rotten eggs and some other unidentifiable substances filled the dusty air. Jutta visited this place within the Shrine of Hepe every day, yet each time she felt goosebumps on her skin and … Continue reading The Oracle
Academy of the Heart And Mind 