The Box
By Molly Arbuthnott — I carried my box of books and got rather strange looks as it fell from my arms yet again. It all began yesterday when
Oct 5, 2024
Love is being able to hold the pain with the love
By Eileen Nittler — There was no calm place, only the cruel bodyguards of grief—anger, sorrow, confusion, hopelessness. I settled for
Oct 2, 2024
My Path to 100 Years of Age
By Dr. Sidney Trubowitz — What it’s like to be almost 100. At this point in my life, I have a tendency to fixate on the physical—my trouble
Sep 30, 2024
SUFFICIENT
By Dee Allen — I understand this hatred well. The strong dislike for who's different. Our two people have endured slavery in the past. Then
Sep 27, 2024
IF ONLY THERE WERE NO PREDATORS
By John Grey — "That's nature, his father would say, as he put the unfired rifle back in its case. "Fox, coyote, raccoon, they all gotta
Sep 24, 2024
A Mother and Daughter
By Gaurav Ojha — Mother, when your dreams begin to crumble before the eyes, feel the sunshine you have been hiding to protect your daughter
Sep 19, 2024
A Day in the Forest
By Birdman313 — Watching and listening as the streams flow down, around and over debris in its path. Their destination is well traveled
Sep 16, 2024
Another Round
By Marjorie Chesebro — Ziprasidone – Seroquel – Tegretol, the newest sequence of pills for my mental health. My psychiatrist labels it
Sep 14, 2024
The Cruelty of the Blue Sky
By Doug Holder — I am frightened by its blue purity. Some say it makes a simple statement. There is indeed a silver lining but it is way
Sep 8, 2024
A Moment
By Elijah Silva — In the realm of walks home from my campus to the myriad of apartment complexes directly to the south, a heavily debated
Sep 6, 2024
An Omen From COVID
By B. Craig Grafton — When everyone went into a panic mode about the COVID, I did too at first. After all, we were told by our government
Sep 1, 2024
Tanking The Growth Chart
By Emma Grenier — Waving goodbye to my family, I feel okay. Tired, from our strenuous day at the water park, but luckily the drive will be
Aug 30, 2024
Last year’s planner pages
By Sharon Pajka — Insurance will not cover rehab. They will not cover the ER. They will not cover transportation to memory care. I call a
Aug 27, 2024
Her Name Was Sarah
By Beth Davies — I tried to write about these events thirty-three years ago, but the words were elusive back then. The hurt too deep, the
Aug 25, 2024
Wednesday morning on the island with friends
By Craig R. Kirchner — Coffee brewing at 6:45 and the ants beat me to the sugar. The size of two pinheads, but there are hundreds, in an
Aug 22, 2024
Conditional Love
By Carolyn Martin — I’m conditioned to follow Rumi’s advice to sell my tongue and buy a thousand ears when you arrive with the latest
Aug 19, 2024
WHITE HAIR
By Grzegorz Wróblewski — The old mare no longer fit in the expensive stables. She was gray and lame, so her owners sent her to a
Aug 17, 2024
What Smokey Robinson Hears
By Vicki lorio — The summer when I play Motown records at my friend's house, Smokey hears my friend's father say the only good black man is
Aug 14, 2024