SOME THOUGHTS ON THE UVALDE TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTING by Yun Xiang Zhang
All claims I have made are tentative; I warn the reader against my bias, but I shall do my best to be honest and accurate. Discourse is welcomed.
“…yet another school shooting in this country…”
“One...
LOUD MUSIC By Leslie Tucker
LOUD MUSICby Leslie Tucker
He is mournful and scornful, bellowing about love in vain, alternating a velvet baritone with a nasal whine. Thick, damp hair flops at his shoulders. His ivory-colored sequined jumpsuit, open to...
BLESSED ARE THE FREE IN SPIRIT. A JOURNAL IN COMPLICATED TIMES by Samuel...
Blessed Are the Free in Spirit. A Journal in Complicated Times
by Samuel Robert Piccoli
Here we go again, a new book is born. A few weeks ago, when all the chapters were already written, I...
IN DA NANG WITH DANA By Roberto Loiederman
A WASTE OF BREATHby Roberto Loiederman November, 1967 -- Da Nang, VietnamI looked over the railing. I’d just smoked half a joint after having swallowed small, measured amounts of Dexedrine and Valium, so I was...
I COULD ONLY HEAR HER SILENCE By Juanita Tovar Mutis
HOLD HER ONCE AGAINby Juanita Tovar IIt’s Saturday. Sábado. In the AM. The sky is a solid shade of light blue, unclouded and pristine. Its pastel hues are reflected on Juanita’s red sunglasses as she...
MY BIG, PERFECT BROTHER By John Bonanni
MY BIG, PERFECT BROTHERby John Bonanni
My brother is Mr. Perfect. My brother can do no wrong.At least that is what my mother always insists. He never gets into trouble. He alwaysavoids confrontation. His tantrums...
MY SUMMER AS A RENT-A-COP By Joe Albanese
MY SUMMER AS A RENT-A-COPBy Joe Albanese Amusement parks are only amusing to its employees in an ironic sense. My summer working there a s security guard in the summer of 2016 could be summed...
ALPHABESTIARY by Omer Wissman
Alphabestiary
Omer Wissman
A is almost the emblem of anarchy, but its structure, like language itself, is fairly hierarchical, with narrow one percent nadir and top triangle superstructure over an empty as alienated base. As a...
HOW COVID STRENGTHENED MY RELATIONSHIP by Sarah de Leon
HOW COVID STRENGTHENED MY RELATIONSHIP
I am at a weird, in-between stage in my relationship. My boyfriend hasn’t popped the big question yet, but everyone knows it is going to happen any day...
CYPRUS: A PAINTERS JOURNAL by Jeri Griffith
Cyprus: A Painter's Journal
a memoir
Now is midsummer. During the month of July, it doesn't rain here. The days are hot and the evenings cool. In a dry streambed, smooth chalky stones absorb and disseminate...