academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry

Her Presence in the Mist and Reflections of the Wandering Spirit

By Elmedina Hota Her Presence Covered In Mist Originally published in Sanitarium Magazine, issue 42., 2011. Her pallor gleams under the midnight skies, her beauty indescribable, wrapped by the nocturnal mist, on the cold ground she lies, so pure and dreamy, to human's flesh unreachable Devils in orchestra played symphonies of Hell to her, admiring … Continue reading Her Presence in the Mist and Reflections of the Wandering Spirit

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Thank You and Other Poems

By Elizabeth Galewski Thank You “Emotional interaction advances brain development, and lack of it does the reverse – dendrites don’t branch out; the tendrils that relay signals are fewer and stunted, and messenger chemicals are in shorter supply.” Dr. Sue Johnson, "Love Sense" To you, the perfect balance: Stay. But don’t move! Come no closer. … Continue reading Thank You and Other Poems

academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry

Transpacific Correspondence and Other Poems

By Gemma White Transpacific Correspondence Across the pond our letters flew yours on fluoro yellow, lined, margined fool scrap mine on cartoon cat-themed writing paper that I’d somehow kept since I was 12. We’d used all methods of correspondence. Chatting over the net, email and recently that surreal international phone call so unexpected after 5 … Continue reading Transpacific Correspondence and Other Poems