By John Van Dreal Ghost At a divey place just off the sound, between Bellingham and Ferndale. A rich palette of neon lighting, booze advertisements, dozens of small TVs featuring sports and sitcom reruns filling the den—the bar owners have made the interior their canvas. A sign reads, Fancy Beer Not Found Here. The tap … Continue reading Ghost and Other Poems
Rara Avis
By Angela Acosta I am not some rare bird, a criticism masquerading as a compliment thanks to your private school Latin. Habito un universo plurilingüe de las lenguas romances. I inhabit a multilingual universe of romance languages. Am I still a bird for my wings were clipped and the songs I sing go unheard? Mírame … Continue reading Rara Avis
Synaptic Interferences
By Fabrizia Faustinella You are very organized. This world is full of distractions and inevitably declines into disorder. Entropy always increases with time, resulting in randomness. Therefore, it is critical to stay organized. You are a list maker. Lists help you to compartmentalize. Everything is placed in the right column and the right box: things … Continue reading Synaptic Interferences
More Tulips and Other Artwork
By Kj Hannah Greenberg
Walking Through the Seasons
By Michael De Rosa Four seasons have passed since the world locked down, and my obsession with wildflowers began. When we walk, I am now irresistibly drawn to photograph anything not green. And before COVID-19, in that period between wakefulness and sleep, my mind might turn to work or future travel. Instead, buzzing through my … Continue reading Walking Through the Seasons
The Runaway and Other Poems
By Andrew Scott The Runaway Dear Father, I think it has finally happened. The circle of sins is closing in. The hair on my skin feels it. You may never see me again. The fear that you always had about the free spirit of my life taking over the path of bad decisions has come … Continue reading The Runaway and Other Poems
Hedge Funds and Fine Line
By Stephen Kingsnorth Hedge Funds Where pastures, crops were once enclosed - remember acts from history days - we hedged our bets with layered edge, a folded hem, first tacked, then sown with berried seeds, gin-runny sloes. That edging served as travel routes, safe paths to navigate through space, for isolate, connected ways, where open … Continue reading Hedge Funds and Fine Line
Bountiful Life and Other Poems
By Bhupesh Chandra Karmakar Bountiful Life There is happiness and sorrow in life, but life takes both rain and sunshine, and it creates a rainbow throughout. The people today lead a very hectic life, and work long hours and there is hardly any time left to spend with their family. Life is not just party … Continue reading Bountiful Life and Other Poems
The Forgotten Parcel and Other Poems
By Madhu Gangopadhyay The Forgotten Parcel He left with all things packed The last of his handkerchief His lighter and the half Full cigarette pack! She'd rummaged through the wardrobe Ensured nothing was left! Her nutty heart thought Nothing that belonged to him she'd kept! It was all over and done She could happily move … Continue reading The Forgotten Parcel and Other Poems
The Happiness Tale
By Tim Law Tom met Sally on a Tuesday. He was five and she three. They both lived on Long Street in a little country town near the Copper Triangle. Long Street was a hard packed dirt road that joined the town’s heart to the main highway. Locals sped along that road like startled snakes … Continue reading The Happiness Tale
Academy of the Heart And Mind 