By Susan Sanders Extinct a man whose name she can’t forget opened a heart’s door but later walked away and did not intend to harm anyone or be the last of his own kind Haunted Honeymoon Tucson, Arizona’s sunset bled when we read our vows, then scratched lucky lotto tickets before checking into The Hotel … Continue reading Extinct and Other Poems
Me and the Chandler Mall
By Debra White In mid-October 2001, a sprawling shopping complex including a two-level mall known as Chandler Fashion Square, opened in the East Valley area of Phoenix to rave reviews. Critics said malls were fading away and questioned whether the new mall would succeed. I shrugged off the doom and gloom. Someone always nitpicked, didn’t … Continue reading Me and the Chandler Mall
The Rains
By Ruscena Wiederholt Kate woke to a strange sensation. Light, streaming through the blinds, cast intricate patterns on her bedspread. Something had disturbed her slumber, but she wasn't sure what, a car honking? She stirred, and lodged underneath her sternum there it was, the feeling that something had changed, profoundly and inextricably. But what? Her cat, … Continue reading The Rains
Academy of the Heart And Mind 