By Thomas Page Now, I want to make sure I understand what you have said to me. You said, "You have only one sentence to convince me to let you through the gate." Does this count as a sentence or do you signal to me when my only sentence is done or do you just … Continue reading The Gate
Punishment
By Nalini Priyadarshni on 21.10.2017 To a former lover-of-sorts Between what we like and what we do what lasts longest is the possibility of love left unexplored by our younger unsullied selves We keep replaying in our heads and watch in slow motion lies we believed, in our naivety benign designs of divine intervention Awkward and … Continue reading Punishment
Acts of God and Mom
by Wanda Morrow Clevenger a quake hit at the housing way back when shaking Mom’s aluminum glasses on top the fridge I heard them rattle briefly upstairs in my bedroom before the floor moved it was the only quake to memory in all our years there Mom gave the glasses to the kids in Kansas … Continue reading Acts of God and Mom
Cheese
By Emma Woodford Where we together when we ate that cheese? That one that pooled on our tongues And made them curl in concentration Around its tangy sting? Where you there when we ate that cheese? Shooting down a summer breeze With chunks of bread so soft They melted in our mouths And took the … Continue reading Cheese
“Her Little Irishman”
by Thomas Page My mother would praise me her Irishman. "Can you see his auburn hair and rosy, Cozy complexion. He's a giant and Grand in a room of others. An Irishman, Helmsman of the Emerald Isle today." Lay your Shepherd's Cap on my head, parade, Serenade on St. Patrick's Day old song Long held … Continue reading “Her Little Irishman”
Never Too Late I It seemed like the world was colored on a grayscale. The sky was overcast with clouds in different shades of gray swirling around the sky all the way down to the fog that permeated through the air seeming to suffocate the world in its grasp. Misty remnants of the previous night's … Continue reading
Reunited
By Jessica Ricks
Tommy Haiku #60
By Thomas Page A peacock among Ducks; trying to quack when It should be singing
Putting the Pieces Back Together
By Jessica Ricks Josh Hamel’s bare feet padded across the wood of the pier at Pacific Beach in San Diego. Just twenty feet away from the edge of the pier, Josh saw freedom. He picked up speed until they reached the edge. With all his strength, he jumped off the pier, soared through the air … Continue reading Putting the Pieces Back Together
Darkness Vs. Light
By Jessica Ricks Cloaked in the evening shadows, Dinah quietly stalked the towns making her rounds as usual to find ways to make life better for people. From helping a little girl find her lost cat, to guarding a man from being hit by a car, her duty from day to day as an angel … Continue reading Darkness Vs. Light
Academy of the Heart And Mind 