Writing

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

Single flower in cloudy field - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE: The Way of Zen, Storytellers, Sensual Machine, The Plantation, Passing Through

George Cassidy PayneOctober 20, 2018

The Way of Zen is to climb the flattest place on earth. To become a geologic paradox. To crack into the Earth, like a creative carving of erosion. The ...

Poetry2 min read

Orion nebula and Running Man nebula - Poems by Sophia Falco

POEMS BY SOPHIA FALCO: Her Name Is Astrid, Authenticity

ContributorOctober 12, 2018

Her Name Is Astrid Sunshine— the yellow curtains in the studio the entryway to clear our minds, we practice Yoga in the hidden space leave through the sa...

Poetry6 min read

Fallen tree in woods - Poems by John Grey

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Search Goes On, The Old Man of the Woods, Summer Storm, A Family at the Civil War Site

John GreySeptember 1, 2018

Search Goes On I imagine you in the maidenhair, the gentle whorls of bipinnate fronds, vibrant stalks with layers of leaves, along their scalloped edges. ...

Poetry4 min read