by stephanie roberts for Shay Stewart Bouley At 1:51PM, on 02 July 2017, @blackgirlinmain said, To all the white folks who are waking up, stop blocking and ignoring your racist peeps. Talk to them, work with them. That's your work. The first comment was from self described Owner/Attorney, "Learning to do right; seek justice. Defend [...]
By Jemshed Khan That day over lunch, I was going to write about the Yemenites starving while the Saudis build five new palaces on the Red Sea. A poem might make a difference. But the sun was shining, 75 degrees in October, and the outdoor pool is heated, so I went for a swim instead. [...]
By Ellen Stone Deep in the bright red country of the sun, the birds of America raucous, wild, immigrant gather, having flocked in bands surged over borders as snow melts. By July, they rise early to the party in full bloom – voices piercing our cottony night dreams – having taken temporary residence in tiny [...]
By Tim Philippart what worries me is not a great one in China. a razed wall in Berlin, one for holy wailing or, the proposed between Mexico and the US but, the barrier that dams the flow of empathy, compassion and kindness between you and me. Tim Philippart: For three years, I have been [...]
By Marleen S. Barr Baby cages were the last straw for Professor Sondra Lear, a feminist science fiction scholar par excellence. She had tears in her eyes whenever she thought about children wrenched from their parents’ arms. Desiring to drown out her sorrows in a morning cup of coffee, she boiled water and placed a [...]
By Harry Youtt Life goes on. Skies turn darker gray, Lightning has been striking the trees awhile. We expected the storm, but this hasn’t eased the burden. Already thunder booms around us, as we sit down, crouched again together to another meal, thankful for the way the fire in the grate keeps us warm enough [...]
