By Devin Vandriel Parvez sat like a puddle, waiting for the town Priestesses to help his mother through her suffering. The dropping sun was just caressing the tops of distant trees. A howl - thin as water - cut the air. As the howls of Sachio corroded the night air, his neck hair stood, urging … Continue reading Sun Rise Tomorrow
Her Voice on the Train to Milan
By Alan Herman It was a chilly October afternoon. I had walked from my hotel laden with suitcase and backpack through dark streets and across a highway before being welcomed by the lit, warm and quiet waiting room of the Verona railroad station. Only a few people were waiting for the rare east- or west-bound … Continue reading Her Voice on the Train to Milan
Faith, a Name for Hope and Other Poems
By Amrita Valan Faith, a Name for Hope We all worship differently At the altar of God Heaven allures Earthy blue green beauty A labour of love Needs to satiate a Wanderlust An Eden, El Paradiso Swarga dham A better place to go Across the bridge Spanning Time And eternity We long for reassurance Searching … Continue reading Faith, a Name for Hope and Other Poems
Their Time: Female Biathletes, a Landmark Anniversary, and the Battle against Climate Change
By Kris Haines-Sharp She came with two kids, two guns, and a dog. The dog and children stayed. The guns? Another story. One sold to a man in his forties who had taken up biathlon. The other, propped in a case in the back of our bedroom closet. I stopped reading the stickers, plastered on … Continue reading Their Time: Female Biathletes, a Landmark Anniversary, and the Battle against Climate Change
Miracle Stain Remover
By Glen Donaldson Even while in the act of asking, long-suffering Gwendolyn O’Malley felt the tiredness that comes with uttering pointless words. “How hard would it be to put your dirty glass in the dishwasher instead of leaving it on the counter?” Her self-aware-grump husband Art, reclined in the floral-patterned lounge chair not ten feet … Continue reading Miracle Stain Remover
Twelve Years Old and Other Poems
By Rayne Lacko Twelve Years Old The rain falls outside. A rainbow of possibility punctuates the length of Twelve’s windowsill (poised for action): Sorbet-colored ponies with magic-infused birthmarks and long curling hair, a croaking wooden frog, a blue-grey shark with an epileptic motion-activated light in its belly, a hand-painted ceramic turtle, plastic robots presumably programmed … Continue reading Twelve Years Old and Other Poems
God Realization
By Jegadeesh Kumar Have broken a coconut In front of Ganesha to Come flourishing in exams. Read theological comics, Debated who was powerful, Vishnu or Vinayaka? When the eye of reasoning opened, Discerned God is not many but one. With closed eyes, have knelt before the lord Praying for A.C.T.S, Until knees wore out, tears … Continue reading God Realization
It’s somewhere
By JJ Moonchild It's somewhere between half-past missing you, and it all never having happened. It's somewhere in the middle of a panic attack, and the fetal position in your favorite sweatshirt. Time zones apart and miles from who we used to be, I catch myself slipping into oblivion repeatedly. waiting to one day be … Continue reading It’s somewhere
Flowers
By Anusha Jekay Anusha Jekay is from Walterboro, SC, US.
Angel
By Ms. Inspiration She never asks for anything in return, And never complains when life is unfair. After all, she is an angel divine in her own way. She smiles and is never filled with sorrow, The hurt inside her stays hidden besides, Angels never show defeat. How beautiful she is, not outer beauty. There … Continue reading Angel
Academy of the Heart And Mind 