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WHAT CHOICE?: How men affect women’s rights in the abortion debate

THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE - The ongoing abortion debate

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…

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THE CAT’S MEOW: Cruelty to animals and animal revenge

THE CAT'S MEOW: The reality of 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…

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THE USE OF SYMBOLISM: Joyce’s “Araby” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”

Through an open window from The Story Of An Hour by Kate Chopin - geanine.files.wordpress.com

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…

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A LETTER TO PAULINE: Because I Loved Her So

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 …

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POEMS by SARAH HAWKINS: Where the River Runs

The Art of Being Alone - a poem by Sarah Hawkins

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…

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SELF LOVE: Understanding true beauty

Self Love - Understanding True Beauty -- Girl looking in the mirror (painting by Norman Rockwell)

We are often exposed to beauty in the world. We see the beauty in flowers as we shuffle ourselves…

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POEMS by Ruth Holloway: Finding Joy in Life

Happy people 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.

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POEMS by TOM McFERRAN

PAULINE, LOOK It is so strange, this my loving you when you aren’t here,

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POEMS by MAX REIF

(………aug26) The River of Ordinary Moments Because living is a river of

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POEMS by JANE OLIVIER

Touch We sail together – detached shadows – silhouette hearts projected on screens

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POEMS from ISSUE 3

YOGA A smile so bright Envelops me in light Reverberating my soul with its endless echo

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POEMS from ISSUE 2

POEMS from ISSUE 2

Evolutions’ End Speaking from the heart I implore you to feel your own.

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STORIES>> Kusala the Burmese Monk

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 [...]

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THE GOOD NEWS: Poetry by Thich Nhat Hanh

THE GOOD NEWS: Poetry by Thich Nhat Hanh

The good news / they do not print. / The good news / we do print. / We have a special edition every moment, / and we need you to read it.

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WHAT CHOICE?: How men affect women’s rights in the abortion debate

THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE - The ongoing abortion debate

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…

YOUTH BRIGADE: Giving a voice to young DIY punk rockers

YOUTH BRIGADE - reviving DIY punk rock

As the 1980s approached, the punk subculture exposed a generation of youth who were searching for a musical outlet to a “do-it-yourself” attitude. California band…

THE USE OF SYMBOLISM: Joyce’s “Araby” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”

Through an open window from The Story Of An Hour by Kate Chopin - geanine.files.wordpress.com

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…

THIKSEY MONASTERY: Ladakh offers respite from India’s busyness

Fifty monks sit cross-legged in long rows. Their prayer books, narrow strips of thick paper bound by string, sit open in front of them. They chant the Buddhist sutras…