By Brooke Seabrease
Just Two People
By: Hemi Gordy It all began with a soda can. I stared at it, perplexed by the unfamiliar contraption. Turning to the stranger sitting next to me at the lunch table, I asked, “Can you open this for me, please?” I still remember the charmingly vacant expression in his blue eyes when he tore his … Continue reading Just Two People
Play To Win
By: Daniel Greigg “25... 15... 18... 20... 37.” Toby listened as the host announced the winning numbers. A complete miss. Loss number 45, and Toby had only been playing for a matter of months. Local lotteries, state lotteries, national lotteries -- he entered them all. He had even started playing the smaller scratch-off tickets. Two … Continue reading Play To Win
Fortunate
By: Viviana Labarca I was born on the 28th of February. Had I come out just six hours later, I would have been born on leap day, destined to experience a quarter of the birthdays that most people experience. In that sense, I am fortunate. Birthdays are supposed to be joyful beginnings. To my … Continue reading Fortunate
It is a Special Time
We are approaching a very special day. On the 21st, it will be the birthday of my co-editor and girlfriend Jessica Ricks. To celebrate her I am going to publish a few of her poems. I hope you like them and let's all hope she has a very special birthday. John Page
Us
By Jessica Ricks I want you by my side. As I embark on this crazy whirlwind … Continue reading Us
A quick reminder
Hi everyone. Just want to remind everyone that if you want to see your work published, send it to us at academyoftheheartandmind@gmail.com Thanks again, John
Shoutout to our Spring Contest Winners!
By now you've probably already seen the winners for our March contest (if you haven't, what are you waiting for?!). Here's another shoutout to our winner, your work was amazing! And a shoutout to everyone who entered the contest. As always we loved reading every submission that we got and encourage everyone to continue to … Continue reading Shoutout to our Spring Contest Winners!
Three poems
By Marc Carver THE LAUGHING MAN I see a man bent slightly forward hands in face as if he is putting on a mask He sobs the only way a man who wears boots and cream shorts can screams with misery then he takes his hands from his face he starts to laugh and his … Continue reading Three poems
The Morning Sun
By Thomas Page Whatever happened to the morning sun Asks the solitary, evening moon b ‘low The stars and the clouds framing a sky done. This time of year, I cough up my own lung Winter’s curse to the body that will know Whatever happened to the morning sun? Leather rancher coat … Continue reading The Morning Sun
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