By Kunal Mehra “Move a bit closer to the board. There. Perfect,” he said, as he stood behind the X-ray machine. “Now take a deep inhale and hold it.” My chest was hurting and I wanted to let go and exhale, but I did what he asked me to. He wrapped up his work and … Continue reading Love at First X-ray
A Summer Awakening
By Nandhini Natarajan I was deleting all Facebook requests when a name suddenly caught and held me. From thirty-five years ago and ten thousand miles away. I was about to click it open, but my fingers stilled. I didn’t want to see the years on him, didn’t want to bring him into the present. I … Continue reading A Summer Awakening
Blue Fringe
By Susan Gene McCartney November 14, 2008. Into Africa I fly on a one-way ticket. Journey through fourteen countries intwenty-two months on local transportation. Learn. Rest. Change. A woman without advantage ofyouth or money. The journey has many pieces. This is one. November 21, 2008. Tozeur. Oasis in southwestern Tunisia on the northern edge of … Continue reading Blue Fringe
On the Threshold
By Ruby Pressman We’re allowed to make mistakes, I thought to myself, as I looked in the mirror at Banana Republic that day. I gazed at my face. It looked tired and grave, and there was a line above my lip from worrying too much. I was going to meet Chris, a guy I had … Continue reading On the Threshold
Driving in Third Gear
By Edith Gallagher Boyd The third floor balcony where we live is a sanctuary for me in many ways. Although it is in Florida, it has an “up north” feel to it, an expression I’ve heard countless times since we moved to the town of Jupiter. The balcony is surrounded with Florida maples, pine trees, … Continue reading Driving in Third Gear
The Ambulance Chasers
By Kevin Hibshman Story 3: Lighting Strikes! Summer was prime time for my sister, our friend Brenda and I. We were the ambulance chasers, running after the sirens and flashing lights. When the town fire siren began booming, we'd run to the end of our street where we could watch the emergency equipment roll out. … Continue reading The Ambulance Chasers
Academy of the Heart And Mind 