By Bakhtiar Ahmed First published: March 2022 in Kindle Thy Embers Anthology published by Lit-light publishers, Pakistan A Pandemic Journal, the First Few Weeks Bakhtiar Ahmed I woke up with a sinking feeling, a feeling of dread and hopelessness; I had an intense urge to flee but there was nowhere to go. I felt trapped, suffocated, … Continue reading A Pandemic Journal, the First Few Weeks
Who Am I? A Journal of Self Discovery
By Savannah Sisk This essay is a journey of self-discovery contained in a meager two thousand-something words. As you read you will watch me discover, then re-discover the concept of identity. As you read, you will watch me discover my identity. Along the way, you might be influenced to begin your own journey of self-discovery. … Continue reading Who Am I? A Journal of Self Discovery
Brain Silence
By Danielle Evans-Cole Those nagging, spinning, twirling thoughts in your head that weave around in and out of your consciousness. Like an invasive weed sprouting up in your synapses twisting around them. The… Should you be worried about that new knocking sound in your car … leads to the time your boyfriend’s car overheated on … Continue reading Brain Silence
Flop Era
By Savannah Sisk We’ve all seen those videos on our For You Pages: “hey, girlies! Welcome to my TikTok on how to get out of your flop era.” The last two words are spat with such disdain you actually frown at your phone. Am I in my flop era? You wonder. I have been laying … Continue reading Flop Era
Moment of Truth
By Peter Rodrigues Variations of the saying “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,” originally attributed to Jesus, are now mottos inscribed in stone above the entrance to several secular universities, and the Original Headquarters Building of the Central Intelligence Agency. “You!” Dr. Steinberger said loudly, his voice piercing the … Continue reading Moment of Truth
Hijacked
By Carol E. Anderson The plane bounces once on the tarmac then screeches to a halt. The flight attendant opens the steel door and the heat blows through the aircraft causing my already pretzeled stomach to twist once again. I snatch my tattered backpack, sling it over my shoulder and step out. Thoughts whip through … Continue reading Hijacked
Too Sweet
By Meenakshi Bhatt A few years ago, I came across a YouTube channel that dealt with elegant dressing. I was trying to improve several aspects of my life and my dressing sense was one of those aspects. Though I watched several of the creator’s videos, I did not form a good impression of her. To … Continue reading Too Sweet
Nebula
By Kim Hayes My mother’s childhood home was just south of a small town called Tangipahoa, Louisiana, about a little over an hour’s drive north of New Orleans. It was one of those rural towns with one blinking light and if you sneezed, you’d drive through it. The house was called Nebula. My three or four … Continue reading Nebula
A Patch of Green
By Ebony Haywood Previously published in Five on the Fifth When my student, Cristina, told me that she lived next door to a cemetery, my ears perked. “A cemetery?” “Yeah. Sometimes it feels creepy.” Cristina is fifteen with eyes that are always alert and a ponytail that sweeps the air like a pendulum. She is … Continue reading A Patch of Green
Why Do I Always Have to be on Time? My Obsession with Punctuality
By Phyllis Bordo My stomach does somersaults, and my palms become sweaty. My heart rockets in my chest and my cheeks go cherry red. It’s crazy; I get anxious even if I think I’ll be only a few minutes late. I don’t know why I have this obsession with being punctual. If I have a … Continue reading Why Do I Always Have to be on Time? My Obsession with Punctuality
Academy of the Heart And Mind 