Writing

Black branches against turquoise sky - Poems by George Cassidy Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE: Nothing Scares Me More, Inside the Tent, Andromeda, Sound Waves of Absolute Zero

George Cassidy PayneDecember 7, 2018

Nothing Scares Me More Immortality is a ruthless harvester of data. Just moments crumbling, into half-hidden traces of prehistoric bones.Like the last remaini...

Poetry1 min read

THE QUESTION OF SANTA CLAUS: I know undoubtedly he is real

Nicholas ArnoldDecember 4, 2018

At least that's what I adamantly told my peers who insisted otherwise. We were approaching that age … the age where childhood begins to fade away, giving birth ...

Non-fiction9 min read

Two people holding hands on top of mountain - Poetry by Liezl Duff

POEMS BY LIEZL DUFF: Not Like This, Today, Sad Goodbye, What Happened Next?

Liezl DuffDecember 1, 2018

Not Like This Take me, Back when it was easy, Water and wind. You and me. Lead me, When doors were open, Hearts were heard, Words were spoken. Love me,...

Poetry2 min read

Man walking in snow - Poems by John Grey

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: In This Quest to Live Forever, Marie from Kinshasa, A Good Time Is Had by All

John GreyNovember 30, 2018

In This Quest to Live Forever, There's Occasional Operations Involved What do I know of my last day on Earth? I do remember the surgeon with the very large sc...

Poetry4 min read

Whale swimming through clouds with birds nearby - Poems by Renee Podunovich

POEMS BY RENEE PODUNOVICH: Darkening, Witness(ed), Allowing, The Self-Caring Sea

Renee PodunovichNovember 23, 2018

Darkening I.Put the light out,go dark.Retreat back to the humming earth,her cloak opens to enfold youas you will unfold your subtle body ...

Poetry4 min read

Lone football player getting ready to throw - The import

THE IMPORT: A day in the life of a professional football player in Germany

Ben von JagowNovember 16, 2018

You won’t hear any ringing alarms in Heinrichstraße 11, Apartment 4, because neither of its two residents has any obligations to attend to this morning. So when...

Writing11 min read

LITTLE MIRACLES: She sees seashells

Danielle DayneyNovember 9, 2018

“Go to your room. NOW!” Mom shouted. I had just talked back to her, an out-of-character act for me. But my seventh birthday was around the corner, and it was my...

Non-fiction7 min read

Tombstones in a cemetery in the fall - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE: Death Is Taking Off a Tight Shoe, The Holy Muscles, Do Not Google It

George Cassidy PayneNovember 3, 2018

Death Is Taking Off a Tight Shoe Watching old YouTube videos,I once heard Ram Dass say —over coffee in a Prague cafe— that death is like taking off ...

Poetry1 min read

BREAKING THE SILENCE: Overcoming fear and doubt in the creative life

Contributing WriterOctober 24, 2018

The life of a creative can be plagued by uncertainty and fear. These feelings permeate all stages of the creative process, including that time when you first se...

Writing6 min read