By Danae Younge We ran through the dark, the bottoms of our shoes sinking into the sand with every step. Terry was too excited to allow that to slow her down, though, she raced towards the moving beam of light which rotated steadily from the lighthouse like a planet on orbit, illuminating little slivers of … Continue reading Ms. Violet
Photography by Laura Giardina
Photos from Top Left to Bottom are: “Native Palms,” “Pueblo Dwellings,” and “Wild and Free,” Laura Giardina is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, New York, where she majored in Photography and Media Arts/Illustration. She has served as manager in creative at Avon Products, Inc. and has photographed products, models, and many of … Continue reading Photography by Laura Giardina
Poems by Andrew Scott
Fenced In (Poverty Row) I have been here in this part of town since the day I started to have memories. I do not remember the day it was, just the picture and words in my head. Not too much has changed here in this weathered, rusted trailer town. The trees have earned … Continue reading Poems by Andrew Scott
No Future
By Victor Schegin This is an artwork of my dystopia-themed series. The meaning of the text written on the canvas is exactly what you think. This piece supposes feelings, memories, and pieces of you are material. People began selling, buying, trading them some time ago. Through this 116 x 81 cm work I want … Continue reading No Future
Peps
By Marc Carver People never disappoint you I don't know why now after all this time it upsets me the way it does you know what they will do before even they do it. Perhaps my thoughts make them do it but I don't think so it is their nature that is what makes … Continue reading Peps
Poem by Marc Carver
I walk out in the street and people smile at me and wave at me what the hell do they do it for I really don/t know but still they do it like I am some champion I just made it out of the house and that is a big thing for me maybe they … Continue reading Poem by Marc Carver
The Untranslatable: Han
By Thomas Page This is a series of poems of words that do not directly translate into English. I have tried to capture the essence of the word in a poem. The world is an impressionist’s eye exam With the letters blurred from a certain distance. The people you encounter everyday Will always be … Continue reading The Untranslatable: Han
leans into you and whispers
By J.J. Campbell a lonely saxophone plays a hopeful tune the love of your life has never looked better than she does tonight she leans into you and whispers into your ear i can't think of anyone else on earth i'd rather spend the rest of my life with you … Continue reading leans into you and whispers
The Way Our Bodies Break
By James Diaz we thought of all the gardens we had never put into the ground we thought of the daily breaking down into smaller parts till the whole thing could fit into our mouths we thought of the last time we had been happy and we cried because it had been so long we … Continue reading The Way Our Bodies Break
Inside Of My Dream
By Ahmad Al-Khatat Inside of my dream there’s a bird flying from one nest to an- -other, without wings Inside of my dream there’s a man holding a sign that says, I have serious cancer Inside of my dream there’s one refugee with tears of grief because he lost hope Inside of my dream there’s … Continue reading Inside Of My Dream
Academy of the Heart And Mind 