By Lana M. Rochel Originally was written in 2018 and published in Multiply IQ in September 2018. Rochel updated the essay in 2021. More information about the essay will be posted after the essay. I'm looking at a white blank laptop page in front of me. “Hey, mum! Tell the story of your girl!" I … Continue reading My Little Star Girl
Patchouli
By Julia Wilson My 21-year-old son and I are wearing, by happenstance, matching pairs of Birkenstocks. Yes, we live in a city which is the epitome of the liberal East Coast. I spend my days chatting with people who I wholly agree with on the subject of Democrats vs. Republicans, Trump, abortion, vaccines, social services, … Continue reading Patchouli
Exile and My Africa
By Michael Paterson-Jones Exile The slash of red of cardinals playing in the snow, Conflicts with memories of the Africa I know. My mind drifts away from winters cold and cruel, To summers where the bright sun is the fuel That fires the growth of grass and fever trees, Egret perches, and where giraffe can … Continue reading Exile and My Africa
Never Doubt That I Love Only You
By Wayne Russell Please never doubt that my love for you is unwavering, and as long as you want me, I give myself to you, only you, until my departure from this world; even after. For all eternity, when the selfish hands of time, have claimed our souls and the stars and clouds have become … Continue reading Never Doubt That I Love Only You
I Wish
By David Alan Owens I wish it were that we were friends Sharing those things we found common I wish we strolled along the Seine one day And talked with the others who were there I wish tomorrow might never stroll into our lives And chase away forever that seldom felt mood I wish I … Continue reading I Wish
New Day
By Mike Turner Each night As twilight fades I despair for the world’s end Longing for a better tomorrow Each morning As dawn unfolds I am rewarded By the warm embrace Of a fresh beginning With the new day Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was featured … Continue reading New Day
Echoes of a Distant Future
By John Lane For the past fifty years, NASA led a secret government project, called The Spoken Word, to determine the existence of life inside black holes. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, after the first two probes self-destructed, the agency successfully sent out a third probe, nicknamed Alpha 3, equipped with faster-than-light technology. … Continue reading Echoes of a Distant Future
Face to Face
By Uday Mukerji Face to Face I threw off the comforter and ran to the bathroom. I was perspiring, and my heart was pounding inside my chest. I sat down at the edge of the bathtub to put the whole incident into perspective, although I feared the harm had already been done. The words had … Continue reading Face to Face
A Healthy Lifestyle and Other Poems
By Bhupesh Chandra Karmakar A Healthy Lifestyle A retired man, who wants to hit the old age milestone, wants to keep it all as long as he wants. He realised as hard work and discipline are essential in life, but diet is important to improve. He, who is proud to have survived so long, was … Continue reading A Healthy Lifestyle and Other Poems
Swish
By Matthew Ulmer I was invisible until the day I got superpowers. Not literally invisible, of course. Just your average high school kid: a small group of equally irrelevant friends, a crush on a girl who didn’t know I existed, an out-of-reach dream college as I entered sophomore year. And I really sucked at sports. … Continue reading Swish
Academy of the Heart And Mind 