There’s something terribly wrong with older men holding the power when it comes to state laws regarding abortion. This is clearly reflected in the recent bill…
THE CAT’S MEOW: Cruelty to animals and animal revenge
I liked Jimmy – nobody else did. Not my friends, parents, roommates, and not Zeus. Zeus was a four year old Siamese with attitude and I belonged to him…
THE USE OF SYMBOLISM: Joyce’s “Araby” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”
Symbolism is a literary device used in the short stories “Araby” and “The Story of an Hour”. In “Araby”, symbolism is used to illustrate the meaning of several…
A LETTER TO PAULINE: Because I Loved Her So
We have put together this dynamic anthology of poetry and prose expressing the profound love of Tom McFerran for his wife, Pauline who died …
POEMS by SARAH HAWKINS: Where the River Runs
I am the water flowing down the stream When I hit a rock I keep going unbruised, untainted I adjust to the rocks presence but once gone I don’t look…
SELF LOVE: Understanding true beauty
We are often exposed to beauty in the world. We see the beauty in flowers as we shuffle ourselves…
POEMS by Ruth Holloway: Finding Joy in Life
How do you find joy in life when your world is falling apart? Is the nature of a lot of my unhappiness that I expect too much out of life, out of others.
POEMS by JANE OLIVIER
Touch We sail together – detached shadows – silhouette hearts projected on screens
POEMS from ISSUE 3
YOGA A smile so bright Envelops me in light Reverberating my soul with its endless echo
STORIES>> Kusala the Burmese Monk
KUSALA THE BURMESE MONK He was born one spring morning with his eyes open, while his mother was sowing rice in the terraces, up to her knees in water. He was the tenth and last child in his family, so they delighted in all his childhood pranks. At the age of five his father took [...]







