By Michal Reiben Clouds drift on a gentle breeze in an Iris blue sky. Tree’s branches sway in the warm light wind and birds in the trees chatter. An old hag wearing a moth-eaten dress with a face like crumpled paper is sitting on a bench by the side of a playground. She’s enjoying the … Continue reading Soap Bubbles
The Beasts
By Thomas Page Behemoth Behold mighty Behemoth Howling in sounds arcane Making the world anemic To its power amain. Its teeth gnawed shade yellow With choleric humour The many souls made hollow In their mandated stupor. However can I portray The disasters before me? The ruins tossed anyway Like an old spent fusee? A spoken … Continue reading The Beasts
Funny and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Funny What is so funny? All that is joyous in life Enjoy life honey! Mountainous Hills rise above the ground Like how phoenixes rise above ashes Phoenixes are mystical, magical, and symbolize rebirth Leave your mark upon the world Because time flies and life is short One does not need … Continue reading Funny and Other Poems
Pratt Street, Baltimore: A Nonfiction Story
By George Keyes There are several famous courses and stores along Pratt Street that seems to carry a common railroad myth to the Western Hemisphere. There is the link to the historical traffic at the Mount Clare Station near of Pratt and Poppleton Streets that was the first full-fledged railroad depot in the entire country … Continue reading Pratt Street, Baltimore: A Nonfiction Story
The Trench Coat
By Nancy Lou Henderson Hanging on a new hook now, but what the existence I have had. My first owner was a man. After purchasing me, for some reason, the man took me to a tailor then instructed the tailor to add a secret pocket in my lining. At different times, strange items hid in … Continue reading The Trench Coat
Contrasts, Opposites, and the Need to be Different
By Alex Andy Phuong A prevalent theme in literature and poetry is the idea of opposites. Famous examples include Marianne and Elinor Dashwood in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, and various character foils in novels like Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. Because it is such an effective technique, contrasting ideas have the ability to reveal universal … Continue reading Contrasts, Opposites, and the Need to be Different
Moonlight Over the Coconut Field
By George Keyes A PIECE OF LIFE It doesn’t matter how many times I come to Washington, District of Columbia, there’s always a thrill. Its old splendidly designed wide avenues lined with high-reaching trees and exquisite modernized buildings make it the most astonished city in the world. One observer can never forget the superb dome … Continue reading Moonlight Over the Coconut Field
On the Ruins and Other Poems
By Arti Rai on the ruins on the ruins of my grave strew those flowers that bloom in love season and lovers which crave forget not to lay a bunch of roses and carve my grave next to his lane by the side of the river in lover's premises midst the roses and roses and … Continue reading On the Ruins and Other Poems
Midges and Other Poems
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan Midges We are being good Canadians. Saving up all our recycling until it piles over and we have to drive out to the recycling place by the water treatment plant. And we have to drive deep into the woods. The windows rolled up because of the bugs. Swarms of midges that … Continue reading Midges and Other Poems
The Dress
By Dawn DeBraal Lana called dibs on the front seat. Her little sister, Abby, pouted and crawled into the back. As they were driving, Abby hummed some silly children's song from a cartoon she watched that morning. As she sang, she kicked the back of the seat. Floor to the back of the seat, down … Continue reading The Dress
Academy of the Heart And Mind 