By Alex Andy Phuong Stern Serious Unrelenting Sometimes using whips. Offer a new quip, And practice pleasantry, And at least try To try To live life Not so seriously, For even though Challenges do make life Challenging, Remember that All human beings Are fundamentally Being human Island Surrounded by sea Alone is not loneliness Simply … Continue reading Stern and Other Poems
The Emperor of 2nd Street
By Leo Hines 7:45 a.m. on Key South-Bay island meant tourists buses, motor-scooters and bikers were hogging the highways. The harbor was a ball of confusion with anxious tour groups meandering to their rental boats. Long crooked lines were at the Amusement park.The snow birds had arrived. Smiley Lehman, age 18, needed to hustle with … Continue reading The Emperor of 2nd Street
Imagine It
By Ciaran J. McLarnon The visits were moments of when Simon was given a precious glimpse of his future. From behind the shelves of tinned fruit and meat, the sacks of flour and rice, he watched the man enter his family’s grocery. Simon saw him as the man he wanted to be; his bowler hat, … Continue reading Imagine It
Review of New Shores by Ciaran J. McLarnon
New Shores By Ciaran J. McLarnon Release Date: October 10, 2021 Review by Thomas Page Imagine, for a moment, if someone came up to you and asked you to draw a circle around where you lived. What would you include? Who would be within your circle? Now, imagine that person taking that map and throwing … Continue reading Review of New Shores by Ciaran J. McLarnon
Interview of Ciaran J. McLarnon
Interview by Thomas Page Interview took place on September 30th over Zoom PAGE: What inspired you to write this novel? MCLARNON: It started about six years as a short story. I didn’t have any idea that it would become a novel. I thought about it for about eighteen months. I wrote the first draft four … Continue reading Interview of Ciaran J. McLarnon
The Day of Judgment
By Archit Joshi In the desert city of Akhmenrah, peace was finally settling after a ferocious battle between King Gohäd and King Dahemòn. The battle had raged on for a decade, causing pitiable destruction of infrastructure and resources. That’s the thing about war. Willing or unwilling, each life is affected, be it a peasant’s or … Continue reading The Day of Judgment
Makeup
By Jegadeesh Kumar Vijayalakshmi alias Vj showered, dried her hair, brushed away the thought of having a ponytail and decided to keep a loose hair style. With larger earrings, it’d look graceful if the hair overflowed the ears. She scanned her image in the mirror. The hair was straight, shiny and bubbly. Yatra’s hair was … Continue reading Makeup
The Smile of God and Other Photos
By Anusha Jekay
A Reasonable Question: A Series of Poems
By Denis O'Sullivan What's Wrong With the World? What has Become of This sad And pathetic world A world We’re there Is no Empathy or compassion A world Of selfish people Who couldn't careless About anyone else But themselves And wouldn't Even help you If you Asked them What happened To the world That I … Continue reading A Reasonable Question: A Series of Poems
Arranged
By Rivka Shlesinger ‘Come out. You are going to meet him and you will like him.’ The bangs on the bathroom door increased. Jessica knew she’d have to open eventually, but for now she yelled, ‘No!’ The bangs stopped for a moment and she heard muffled voices. Her parents were out there discussing her future. … Continue reading Arranged
Academy of the Heart And Mind 