By Richard Edde The sun on my face was warm, gentle and the fall colors of the aspen trees and willows spectacular. I was fishing the Upper Gallatin River just outside Yellowstone Park when I rounded a bend and saw her. She had pulled a nice rainbow from a dark pool and he was doing extraordinary acrobatic … Continue reading The Encounter
Don’t Mind The Paparazzi
By Frank Vallorosi Previously published in The Whiskey Blot Johnny sat at the kitchen table, his right leg moving up and down as if someone had just dropped hot wax on it. He was an edgy person, a trait made more noticeable by his dark, darting eyes. He spotted his mother passing into the kitchen. … Continue reading Don’t Mind The Paparazzi
A Daughter’s Thoughts
By Meg Goldberg May 14, 2023 The 3rd Mother’s Day without my own Her life, snuffed out quietly amongst morphine drips and banned visitations felt extra tragic. 2020 be damned, she must have been so lonely! Overcome by strong emotions, harboring grief, I push it deep down into the darkness of my mind. She would … Continue reading A Daughter’s Thoughts
Before the Maroon King
By Vimal Patel You shall be a wanderer, It shall bless plague, This space will blend, Through mock, burden and legs. This shall be the fate, Of these kiss cursing beds, Forever on the heart, Of that scale shaking dale. Before Maroon king wanders, With a page, A tool of mockery, Then the bite of … Continue reading Before the Maroon King
Currently
By N.T. Chambers I am not the universe as you are not the stars and we are not nearly the tomorrow we once might have been. Just us, now - different and unsure of the neighbors we’d be in a year or the couple people would see in twenty - two people trying to be … Continue reading Currently
The Crown; a clown, a doom and A True Coward
By Unimke Ugbong The Crown; A clown, A doom The crown is a poison When sits upon a clown An entertaining doom It bring upon a kingdom Every poke, be right or wrong Bring about a joke, to the song Then slowly, the song turns to a mourn When all folly, is eaten As a … Continue reading The Crown; a clown, a doom and A True Coward
Fall Swallowing Me Whole and Other Poems
By Maria Rohde Fall Swallowing Me Whole As the summer winds down, the days get shorter & the sun slides into the sky sooner & sooner still. The air threatens to slice into my skin, a knife, quick & easy. When this happens, if I am not careful, fall will swallow me in one gulp, … Continue reading Fall Swallowing Me Whole and Other Poems
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
Academy of the Heart And Mind 