Summer at Twenty-One by Eva M. Schlesinger
…crickets singing their chorus over and over and I was happy to let each moment come to me the way the stars burst, sparkling, one at a time ____________________…
Water Women by Alla Bozarth
…sharing the reality that for some time we have not been in the boat. We jumped or were pushed or fell, and some leaped overboard. Our bodies form a freedom…
The Mirror by Lytton Bell
…ever jealous of the cool hush of the emerald forest? Every bird you see is a prayer When they see you coming, they hunch like vultures swiping a tender…
“Look at that, you son of a bitch” by Peg Duthie
…coming back to tell you just enough to ignite a fury fit to rinse out stables—just enough to stagger you with its shiningness, this world I have seen and want…
In Memory Of by Peg Duthie
…yearbook into the dumpster: four days later, I fish it out in spite of the stains it acquired. I salvage a few pages, snipping out squares and folding them into…