When my grandmother died, my mother grieved with all her heart and soul. To a 12-year-old, it seemed she was always crying. There seemed a deep and unreachable sadness about her that no one could heal. One day, the crying stopped. Something happened to help heal her grief, but I never knew what it was … Continue reading The Power of Belief by Linda Freedland
The Visit and the Dream by Ann Munroe Mullen
One night, a decade ago, I went to bed angry with my lover. Towards morning, I had this dream: I’m in prison. On death row. I have killed two people. Today I’m to be executed. Many days, as I sat in my cell, I wondered how it could be that I took two lives. Although … Continue reading The Visit and the Dream by Ann Munroe Mullen
My Family’s Ghostly Inn by Diane Kendall Stevens
A red-brick, three-story inn with a wrap-around porch in Cashtown, Pennsylvania is home to ghosts, according to widespread lore, but the mysterious historical tavern is also deeply embedded in my own family’s story. Cashtown Inn is located at the foot of the Allegheny Mountains, just nine miles west of Gettysburg, site of one of the … Continue reading My Family’s Ghostly Inn by Diane Kendall Stevens
Once is Enough by Phil Gallos
Ronnie lived under Patti. That is to say, Ronnie lived in the apartment directly beneath Patti's. This was on Park Avenue, #84 (now 169), in the section of the street known as Cottage Row because most of the dwellings between Baker Street and Catherine in times past were “cure cottages” packed with tuberculosis patients hoping … Continue reading Once is Enough by Phil Gallos
AN ADIRONDACK APPARITION by Edward Pontacoloni
Recent Forest Ranger Actions New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. Town of Newcomb Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On July 19 at 2:30 a.m. DEC's … Continue reading AN ADIRONDACK APPARITION by Edward Pontacoloni
Maryanne by Carl Rubino
I met her between Rotterdam and AmsterdamRiding on the overnight trainShe looked at me and said her name was MaryanneOr at least, I remember it that wayWe talked all night as we rode the railsPast the tulips and the barges on the SeineWhen we stepped off the train in AmsterdamWe were walking hand in hand … Continue reading Maryanne by Carl Rubino
Carmelite by Diane Goullard
It was a moan that first stirred me out of my dream state. A brushing against my cheek came next. I wanted to scratch where the brushing had tickled me. My hands would come out from under the flannel bedsheets, opening the door to my cocoon. The room was so cold. My mouth exhaled a … Continue reading Carmelite by Diane Goullard
Immigration 1861 by Mary Perrin Scott
the quiet harbor ushered ina ship from abroadimmigrants from afarsearch for a life of hopefreedom’s soil under footconscripted by blue or greythrust into uniformdepending upon harbor of entryNorth or Southrite of passage to citizenship“Go, join the kill”from famine on home soilto war on freedom’s soilhungry souls left behindthe new unknownviolence of another kindfrom good and … Continue reading Immigration 1861 by Mary Perrin Scott
The Sapphire Tree by Evelyn McCord
Eva woke up sore and cold in the same spot she fell asleep: behind a large log in the forest. The multi-colored soft leaves made for a nice bed, but she was hungry and weak from battling the mutants the night before. Ahead in the distance, she heard voices. And she smelled baking bread. She … Continue reading The Sapphire Tree by Evelyn McCord
