After leaving homedaughter learned to cookmore food than at home.One day father askedabout her skills:“How do you makean egg roll?”“Like a tortilla,”she began, glad to shareand father listened.After a while, … Continue reading DAD SAID by Duane L Herrmann
America Agonistes: a Triptych by Jack Carney
“Eclipsed”Jack Carney, Long Lake, May 1, 2024We saw the recent total solar eclipse,my wife and me, sitting on our rear deckdirectly facing the sun and moon as they pursuedtheir convergence … Continue reading America Agonistes: a Triptych by Jack Carney
I Want To Be Everything By Arielle O’Donnell
I want to stay here forever, To get swept up in the warmth of the water and the strength of the tides. To sit in the golden sand and never leave,To watch … Continue reading I Want To Be Everything By Arielle O’Donnell
ECLIPSE OF THE SOUL by Michelle B. Beagle
Yesterday, 8 April 2024, I stood in a park surrounded by strangers, acquaintances, and friends. We had gathered to experience a once-in-a-lifetime event in our little corner of God’s green … Continue reading ECLIPSE OF THE SOUL by Michelle B. Beagle
What an eclipse means to me by Duane L Herrmann
Since my religion teaches that science is crucial to human progress and the advancement of civilization, I do not think an eclipse is punishment by God for some general deficiency … Continue reading What an eclipse means to me by Duane L Herrmann
Eclipse by Carol Schupp Star
Going into the unknown Hoards of people waiting… As the moon Covers the sun Excitement Cheers Birds stop Stars pop out Planets are seen Beauty, gorgeous night, shadows Sunset during … Continue reading Eclipse by Carol Schupp Star
Eclipse poem by Alissa Vidulich
Somehow foundsinge burningupdrowns downsanctified soundspacenotesgem crownedbeholdand beholdensolar goldenmoon silvershiversheaven's rainsdeep fallto the rise of brazensun's carried callAnd this the weather of our accordwells wealth beyondany common afford
War Criminals: a Triptych by Jack Carney
I – “The Ukraine”Oskars …“Three days in Mariupol”left me numb and outragedtossed between tears andpowerless anger.A newscast …witnessed Der Trumper and Der Grosserfrom Hungaryforsaking UkrainePutin puppets.My mind’s eye …pictures Mis-spoken … Continue reading War Criminals: a Triptych by Jack Carney
“And Here Comes Kelso!” by William Gole
I stopped by the Winner’s Circle Bar and Grill, my preferred watering hole, on a Saturday afternoon in September to catch that week’s feature horse race on the bar’s black and white … Continue reading “And Here Comes Kelso!” by William Gole