By Kaothar Kadir she’s slim, small but fierce. and she’s seen her nine chicks out of the pouring mid-October rain, the one that tears the roofs off of buildings like i tear off the top of a loaf of warm bread. she’s seen them out the rare hawk that roams and steals chicks away in … Continue reading needles in hard-boiled eggs
Riptide and Other Poems
By Carolyn Chilton Casas Riptide Recall being gripped by the riptide, the sudden panic when it seemed Neptune’s net was mightier than your mortal self, the sharp awareness that measured strokes forward would get you nowhere. In another place, in another time, dragged into a pummeling with Poseidon, you rack your mind for what you’ve … Continue reading Riptide and Other Poems
Grandmother’s Visit
By Michael Theroux It was late, already dark, so I was quite surprised to see my grandmother so primly dressed. Slim and pretty in her two-tone yellow frock, hair all permed, her eyes sparkled as she told me she wanted to get a good start, as she had a long way to go. Nana rose … Continue reading Grandmother’s Visit
The Tomato Song
By S.E. Slaughter I blinked, realizing I’d been watering the same tomato plant for the last five minutes. I released the handle on the hose and the force of the water stopping made my hand jolt. The tomato drooped and water puddled around the bottom. A ripple of panic rolled through me. My eyes drifted … Continue reading The Tomato Song
Love Letter to London
By Solape Adetutu Adeyemi My Dearest London, As I sit here and contemplate the depths of my affection for you, it becomes clear that my heart has been utterly captured by your mesmerizing air and aesthetics. London, you are like no other, and in your embrace, I have found a love that knows no bounds. … Continue reading Love Letter to London
the burden of memory and Other Poems
By Sierra Annabelle the burden of memory you are on my mind as much as i breathe, a single intake of breath similar to the shake of a hand and there you come, all sick and spent, but do not worry for i will take care of you, even if you think the apple is … Continue reading the burden of memory and Other Poems
The Tale of Sam Cain
By H.L. Dowless Once there was a man named Sam Cain. Sam was born in Burlington, on the south bayou. He had been raised to hunt alligators for hides and to forage from the countryside. He once went on long camping trips far back up in the bayou, searching for gators, deer, fish and beaver. … Continue reading The Tale of Sam Cain
Fish-Dream
By Sam Zarenmark Twinkling lights, wailing winds: the hour before sunrise was alive with a muted, nervous energy that made the herring churn the black water and the dry grass rustle angrily. A party walked slowly along the edge of the beach, zigzagging lazily along the hazy border where brown foam obscured the sand; they … Continue reading Fish-Dream
Not Emily
By Gaby Holly Emily sat in her office, reading the resume on the laptop, about to send an email to schedule a phone interview, when she read the name again. The cup of coffee she held in her left hand froze in the air between her the top of her desk and her mouth. The … Continue reading Not Emily
The Cat Who Edits
By Claudia Wysocky The cat who edits what isn't loved is motivated by its own greed for the spotlight. It's been asleep, dreaming of the red pen it'd paw at when it heard a new poem in the hall. Without even asking, it pounces and takes over, removing any trace of what was there before. … Continue reading The Cat Who Edits
Academy of the Heart And Mind 