THE SAD, IRONIC FATE OF SULLIVAN BALLOU by Frank Emerson
THE SAD, IRONIC FATE OF SULLIVAN BALLOU
Of all the letters associated with the American Civil War, two stand out as arguably the most beautiful and touching – certainly...
THIS WINTER by Bridget Kiley
THIS WINTER
This winter, in collaboration with Covid-19
Bridget Kiley
I never wore socks before quarantine, but now I seem to always be...
KNEADING OUR WAY HOME by Kris Haines-Sharp
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light...
DEAR CHEATER, TELL ME WHY by Ben D’Andrea
Cheating on an exam is more of a strike against self-respect than failing it by honest effort. Most college or university students who cheat resent cheating, as if someone or something pressured...
THE DINNER TABLE by Frances Guerin
The Dinner Table
By
Frances Guerin
Dinner at 29 Alpha Road was a formal occasion. My family sat around an antique oak table...
JAM SESSION by Svitlana Matiushenko-Musyj
“Rules for happiness: something to do,
someone to love, something to hope for.” ― Immanuel Kant
She was challenging herself again, “Can I do it? Maybe I can...
SILVER SHADOW by Rekha Valliappan
'We swung over the hills and over the town and back again, and I saw how a man
can be master of a craft, and how a craft...
SHEPARD’S HAUNT by Wes Blake
Years ago I heard that Sam Shepard drank here. Since then I’ve stopped in several times, and I hear a new Shepard story almost every time. When I say “here” I really...
THE PSYCHOPATH By Wendy Swift
THE PSYCHOPATHby Wendy Swift
I struggle to grasp that Danny is an alcoholic, despite the glaring evidence. I understand drinking is a way of life for him, to the...
HOME AND THE WORLD by Michael Mooring
Home and the World
“To be a mass tourist, for me, is to become a pure late-date American: alien, ignorant, greedy for something you cannot ever have, disappointed in...
