By Richard LeDue I I was love starved, hungry for a touch without realizing at first that my hands can also burn bacon and still expect you to eat it. II These days, they say pigs are too smart to eat, yet that doesn't stop the grocery stores from selling bacon at half price to … Continue reading Fives Ways to Ruin Bacon
From the Water
By AJ Lyndon It was not enough that they had enslaved us. It was not enough that we toiled for them night and day. It was not enough that our men came home exhausted, shaking, sweating, their bodies torn, if they came home at all. It was not enough to keep us at death’s threshold. … Continue reading From the Water
A Rough Gem and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse A Rough Gem I’d be a diamond in the rough if I were made of firmer stuff, but, in fact, I’m rather mellow, somewhat jigglier than Jell-O, therefore pressure doesn’t bake me, there’s no way that it can make me sharper than a razor’s edge (for you can’t hone a French brie … Continue reading A Rough Gem and Other Poems
Selecting Among Possibilities and Other Art
By KJ Hannah Greenberg EmergentDuring Allegorical SurveysCatalystBlind AlleysSelecting Among Possibilities
Not That Important and Other Poems
By Alexa Renner Not That Important Not that important. That’s what she says to me. As if the beat of her heart Isn’t keeping me on earth, As if the breath in her lungs Isn’t my life, As if her smile Isn’t my soul. Not that important, They say to me As if she isn’t … Continue reading Not That Important and Other Poems
I Keep Looking at Her
By Marc Carver I keep looking at her. I can't take my eyes off of her and she is looking straight at me as if I was the only man in the world. How I wish I could touch her or speak to her but I can't. So I just keep looking and breathing in … Continue reading I Keep Looking at Her
The Call
By Satabdi Saha It was time to go. The car was scheduled to arrive after an hour or so. He sat, ruminating, heart heavy and torn, to leave the house where he and Anjali lived for more than fifty years. The quiet little garden where they planted roses and her favourite Kamini tree beneath the … Continue reading The Call
Guiding Guidance and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Guiding Guidance Poetic twists and turns Sometimes driving off course Yet still Moving forward And onwards Towards the journey To Self-Discovery To Formulate One’s Own Identity Watches Watches tell time Measurements of an enigma Something truly sublime Watching a life Fade away Is sad But not as bad As wasting a … Continue reading Guiding Guidance and Other Poems
Two Lies and a Truth
By Taruni Tangirala two lies and a truth i slurp on the vanity of superior beings in the lounge of contemplation; a trifold of mirrors reflects three different aspersions back at me. i see a centaur; dressed in battle gear and a dunce cap, ready to run away as soon as the battle horn sounds. … Continue reading Two Lies and a Truth
The Globe
By William Baker It is noisy in the dark, stuffy house and hard to sleep. Momma has a lot of people over and they are loud. Paul looks at the globe on his nightstand and shakes it. The silver white snow swirls around the miniature figures on the bridge and they become obscure, hidden in … Continue reading The Globe
Academy of the Heart And Mind 