By Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein Those who say about thee with words of despair, Merely weave walls of words- You are not insane, Oh my love, Talk to me for a while and bless my heart at times, With your pain. Sit with me, feel the gentle breeze, Can you listen to the sound of … Continue reading When You Are Gone, You Are Not Gone
The Song That Woke Me Up
By Alex Andy Phuong For the longest time, I viewed life with an existential perspective as I previously believed that life simply has no meaning. Lost and confused, I doubted the possibility that there is a reason for why I live. However, the simple act of curiosity helped me experience what I … Continue reading The Song That Woke Me Up
Prose by Alex Andy Phuong
A Garden in the State of California I am outside near my lemon tree. Sunlight shines upon my body. I express gratitude for having Vitamin D flow through my veins. I breathe air to survive as well as thrive. I walk on the grass, and feel the Earth beneath my feet. I am getting older, … Continue reading Prose by Alex Andy Phuong
Parallelism Between Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Ahmed’s “Moirae.”
By Mehreen Ahmed When the stream of consciousness technique was first introduced at the turn of the 20th century, it was difficult for many publishers to accept it. Mainly because, such a style endorsed ungrammatical choppy sentences, and sentences that had not made much sense. After James Joyce, finished and published Ulysses, it was almost … Continue reading Parallelism Between Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Ahmed’s “Moirae.”
Achieving My Own Great Expectations
By Alex Andy Phuong A boy named Pip had once realized that, “In attempting to become a gentleman, I had succeeded in becoming a snob.” That character is the anti-hero in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Studying that novel was a huge burden on me for more than just its sheer length. I encountered difficulty while … Continue reading Achieving My Own Great Expectations
Moirae and Transcendental Idealism
Moirae and transcendental idealism: How can dreams be categorised as transcendental idealism? An essay on my book Moirae, based on Kant’s doctrine of transcendental idealism vs transcendental realism. By Mehreen Ahmed This paper focuses on my published book, Moirae. In this, I discuss dreams in the light of Kant’s doctrine of transcendental idealism. From the outset, … Continue reading Moirae and Transcendental Idealism
The Untranslatable: Empêchement
By Thomas Page This is a series of poems of words that do not directly translate into English. I have tried to capture the essence of the word in a poem. Everyone expects the weekend to mean something more than the week Because we are not bound to the rock of the workplace That … Continue reading The Untranslatable: Empêchement
Like Kant and Hölderlin Withal
The ontological new-Romantic period according to Paweł Markiewicz This is a philosophy, that Paweł Markiewicz has drafted. Proceeding from the Kant´s sentence: „The bestarred heaven above me, the moral law in me”. There are on earth: the human part down below and the starry section up there. One reaches for the stars, longs for them, … Continue reading Like Kant and Hölderlin Withal
All things left unsaid
By Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein So many times I thought, I would forget myself, And open my heart to you. Placing my hand on your hand, gazing at you, I would say how much I love you secretly, my love. I thought of you as the God of mythology. Your face, your look and … Continue reading All things left unsaid
Don’t Cry
By Rosanne Trost Reluctant at first To embark on this new path Not so sure She could always leave No commitment Might not be a good fit Gradually it happened She was hooked Looked forward to being together Fun happy times Grateful that she had taken that first scary step Life-changing Yet there were … Continue reading Don’t Cry
Academy of the Heart And Mind 