By Ryan Quinn Flanagan you begin to wonder why life happens at all when death is so easy. Ryan Quinn Flanagan is a Canadian-born author residing in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada with his wife and many bears that rifle through his garbage. His work can be found both in print and online in such … Continue reading Formalehyde
Crisis
By Laura Slack Crisis in my heart I felt it from the start It’s hard to retain Peace, I need to begin again Emotions flowing over Need to run for cover The storm has started And I have darted My mind has gone So weak, and forlorn Need my strength back And that is what … Continue reading Crisis
Yeats, and why I choose to laugh
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan I got to be honest. I never liked Yeats. An Irishman who doesn’t dig Yeats, what sacrilege! Well, a Canadian-Irishman anyways. And maybe it is that geographical distance which allows for a more honest literary distance as well. Yeats always seemed so sad to me; the eternal victim covering himself in … Continue reading Yeats, and why I choose to laugh
BOLO
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan my few belongings gather me in a body bag of memories drag me behind a hot Chevelle with the windows knocked out like crooked streetwalker smiles down to the toe tag place where Death is pulling a double and no one ever gets paid. Ryan Quinn Flanagan is a Canadian-born … Continue reading BOLO
Letter to a Far Away Friend
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan I come out of the bathroom and sit down to write a letter to this friend on the other side of the world who is expecting another. Another son according to his letter. That makes two. “Another mouth to feed and another bum to clean,” he confesses. But he is happy, … Continue reading Letter to a Far Away Friend
A Poem by Marc Caver
I met the Australian man with the Russian wife again. Neither looked to pleased to see me almost straight away he asked me what I did. I have been waiting a long time for someone to ask I said and I was tempted to say I am retarded and when they ask again I would … Continue reading A Poem by Marc Caver
The Devil on Drums
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan Have you ever looked at the projects and wondered why those that claim they could terraform Mars don’t start right here on earth? I guess it is a prestige thing. Who wants to terraform Regent Park when you can terraform Mars? That’s the red planet. Has its own crayon and everything. … Continue reading The Devil on Drums
The Tooth Fairy
By Dr.Imbesat Maheen Syed The tooth fairy came in, In the middle of the night. Tip toeing in from Her fairy land, With a gift in Her hand. Mother told Me to sleep tight, I kept My tooth by the pillow, holding onto it tight. I dreamt of candy canes and chocolates, And mumbled … Continue reading The Tooth Fairy
Living On Earth
By Natasha Kafka 1. Day and night Is the Earth flat? Holographic picture of the moon in the billion years old sky Death and the knight playing poker at the seashore the missing joker slowly burns at the Earth`s inner core 2. Cockroach nonradioactive milk the poison … Continue reading Living On Earth
In My Old Neighborhood
By Alyssa Trivett The trains run every so often, jackhammering off and above the track and the sound effects are glass smashing in a silent movie ear shrill pounding nails into quicksand. Kids fish reel their bikes over different Tetris levels of sidewalks, an elderly man hula hoops in front of his work desk on his driveway in … Continue reading In My Old Neighborhood
Academy of the Heart And Mind 