By Sam Zarenmark Twinkling lights, wailing winds: the hour before sunrise was alive with a muted, nervous energy that made the herring churn the black water and the dry grass rustle angrily. A party walked slowly along the edge of the beach, zigzagging lazily along the hazy border where brown foam obscured the sand; they … Continue reading Fish-Dream
Devlin’s Wife
By Lamont A. Turner Above two graves there stands a stone, proud with cross engraved, reared to praise the love that shone, while hiding love enslaved; for near it lays a lonely stone, cracked and worn and leaning, where sleeps the wife of Devlin in darkness blindly weeping: “How well I served the man I … Continue reading Devlin’s Wife
Everlasting Love
By Karl Majerus The summer sun shone like copper on the ocean as it began its descent in the distance. Heedless to the beautiful scene around them, the couple strode shoeless, hand in hand through the waves. Their eyes focused only on each other. As they strolled along, almost in the same footprints, they shared giggles and … Continue reading Everlasting Love
Choices
By Jacob Meadows In life, one must make innumerable choices. These choices vary in importance, some being as trivial as deciding if one should take the direct route home from the mosque, or embark upon the route which follows the river for a mile before returning to the main road. Other choices hold such weight … Continue reading Choices
I Will
By Tammy Carter On this day I will marry you, I will take your hand today, and forever. I will be there for you from this day forward. I will treasure every moment. Your love your trust and your forgiveness. Not only will I stand beside you, but I will walk with you. When … Continue reading I Will
Change of Heart
By Dianne Moritz Melissa closed the card, letter inside, and placed the envelope on her mantle. Sunshine filtered through the windows, bathing her in its radiant warmth. She thought of Mark and wondered if she could ever forgive him, trust him again. “Don’t go there!” she thought, then grabbed her wallet and headed out … Continue reading Change of Heart
Academy of the Heart And Mind 