By Zary Fekete You get off the train at the northern end of Subway Line 5 in Beijing. You make your way through the crowd. You work in this city, but your hometown is Guilin, 16 hours away by train in the south of China. You get to visit your hometown once a year during … Continue reading You Are the Domestic Help
Cataract
By Inga Piotrowska The doctor told me that I have cataract and the world will always look blurry. I read somewhere that searching is not poetry. It is a bumpy road and dead-end coming home and instantly leaving sleeping 3 hours a night forgetting to clean the counter. Searching is not about finding. It is … Continue reading Cataract
Quilt of Life and Other Poems
By Petrouchka Alexieva Quilt of Life (To Mom and Dad) “Please, stay. Let’s make this life together!” My father said to my mom in the morning. This is what life is, a colorful quilt – In size that we can make it by choice. Every piece has its story; every color is a season of … Continue reading Quilt of Life and Other Poems
Trees
By Channie Greenberg
An inner voice and Other Poems
By Patricia Saunders An inner voice I thought the world was empty that inspiration was gone and all loved ones were lost until a voice said “See the white of the seed.” How can that be? I thought. There’s no-one nearby, not a rabbit nor a fox, not even a mouse or honeyed bee. Only … Continue reading An inner voice and Other Poems
Cory Robin
By Rod Martinez “Where’s Cory - I thought he was with you. He was helping you with the utensils, remember?” “No Honey, I thought he was with you! I saw him follow you to the fire pit. See, those are the logs he was carrying.” She pointed at the pile of recently chopped twigs on … Continue reading Cory Robin
Life is so uncertain and Other Poems
By Amy Irani Life is so uncertain Only death is certain We know yet we plan, We gain We strive for success Make excess If not, you feel useless Not knowing when On n on for years It only brings tears And more tears To see the loved ones Parting for their abode Now sets … Continue reading Life is so uncertain and Other Poems
Like Sullied Water
By Mehreen Ahmed Short story: ‘As soon as he stepped out of the cubicle, the ‘ghost’ disappeared. Perhaps, it was an optical illusion. Like a rainbow where people saw only the colours, not the water particles behind the veil.’ This was one of those days when the sun had tilted slightly south while rotating on … Continue reading Like Sullied Water
Christmas Time
By David L. Painter There is something magical about snow, those big fluffy flakes falling from a snow-laden sky, the way they drift down not making a sound. Some evenings I walk among the pines that grow out on the edge of town and watch as the snow glistens and is bejeweled by the full … Continue reading Christmas Time
Achat de Noël
By Matthew Allen Lin Ugh. I really should have planned this better. I thought the lines back home in California were bad. Looks like everyone in Paris waited until the last minute to do their Christmas shopping. I checked the time on my phone. 10 a.m. Good thing Melanie was still asleep at our hotel. … Continue reading Achat de Noël
Academy of the Heart And Mind 