By Meenakshi Bhatt A few years ago, I came across a YouTube channel that dealt with elegant dressing. I was trying to improve several aspects of my life and my dressing sense was one of those aspects. Though I watched several of the creator’s videos, I did not form a good impression of her. To … Continue reading Too Sweet
Fairy Lanterns and Wings
By Petrouchka Alexieva Riding a Unicorn I am riding my crispy-white unicorn With sparkling star on his horn. Where am I going? Silver moonlight from above Is painting a path Among blossoming meadows Of my dreams and desires. I am riding my unicorn Through the mist; Barefooted, with veil on my hips, Softly wearing my … Continue reading Fairy Lanterns and Wings
Pixie Dust: The Magic Weight Loss Ingredient?
By Kathleen S. Zoll A scientific debate was recently introduced in my best friend’s home, when her son and I discussed the various fae and their historic role versus their representation in various games and movies. While Taylor and I were quite serious in our conversation, Christine asked, “So here’s what I want to know. … Continue reading Pixie Dust: The Magic Weight Loss Ingredient?
Kintsugi and Other Poems
By Paula M. Rodriguez Kintsugi (The Japanese art of gluing broken pottery pieces back together with gold, a process that embraces the beauty of imperfections.) In the old yellowed photograph, I’m posing in a pale sundress by a small table that holds the Satsuma vase gifted to my parents for their wedding. I must be … Continue reading Kintsugi and Other Poems
The Path Well Traveled
By Alexandra Tbare Her name was Elinor. She had done life exactly right. She had been married, had children, divorced, and remarried. A life is not exactly right unless there is at least one divorce. Her children were from her first marriage, and they felt Elinor had grown selfish after the divorce, but Elinor had … Continue reading The Path Well Traveled
Salt and Iron
By Adelaide Miller The beach is cold. Sand beats at your clothes in the breeze. Cloud cover washes the world in duller hues. Not even the sun peers out from behind the fog. In the distance, the lighthouse teeters on the edge of a rocky plunge. You wonder how it doesn’t falter. What it would … Continue reading Salt and Iron
Trnava
By Griffith Pound “Why not stop in Trnava?” suggests Juraj. “Where the hell is Tranava?” asks Kyle. “Trnava,” corrects Juraj. “It’s where my aunt and uncle live. You can stay with them for as long as you like, yes?” Kyle holds the socks he was about to place in his suitcase and looks at Juraj … Continue reading Trnava
Where is This Thing Going? and A Seat Beyond the Sounds
By Deidre Sullivan Where is This Thing Going? Are you the subject? Am I the verb? Who’s the object? Let’s slur our words. Let’s spill our drinks And fall on the floor. Let’s open the windows And slam a door. Are you mixed up? I’m so confused. Is it time for quiet? Is it time … Continue reading Where is This Thing Going? and A Seat Beyond the Sounds
Dog Dreams
By Devane Clarke What do dogs dream about? Muffled whimpers in the night Restless legs thrash the sheet Before rolling over next to your feet Dogs are dreaming it has been said About drinking from the toilet And the lid falls on their head Anxiety dreams perhaps But I think not Anthropomorphize with me instead … Continue reading Dog Dreams
Cezanne Road
By Bernard Martoia Although the twenty-seat transit bus was adapted to the narrow and winding Cezanne Road, an oppressive silence smothered small talk inside the cabin after crossing the town’s limit. Every passenger could not help but monitor the bus’s progression above the ravines. Regardless of the danger requiring his undivided attention, the bus driver … Continue reading Cezanne Road
Academy of the Heart And Mind 