by Ariel My favorite coffee mug has a rim of maybe mold around it, but I shrug and select my second-favorite, a bright yellow bucket with art deco owls on the sides. And since it is four o’clock at night (morning in my opinion only occurs after you wake up again, hence it is still … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Poetry 2017
Book Review: “Call me by your name” by Andre Aciman
by Nghia Luong Set in Italy in 1983, Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman is a beautiful LGBT story about seventeen-year-old Elio and a guest at his home for the summer, a twenty-four-year old named Oliver. Their story is told in slow, methodic steps and oftentimes feels as if the world has stopped … Continue reading
“A Quiet Moment “
by Grace Augustin Flash of red in bare branches. capture the beauty, or simply enjoy the moment? But the bird bares its back, showing its velvety skin – whip out phone, curse its poor quality. Technology is no match for the beauty of nature. Continue reading
The Wind by Jeanette Jones
An intangible presence knocks at my window It’s obvious existence is unavoidable This being is causing havoc all across the plane Thump, thump, it must be rain Terrorized screams ring from a distance so near I wonder if this presence brought on that fear Bodies and Blankets float among the grass Pouring out of the … Continue reading
What do you do when something is running away from you? by Julia Stadeker
What do you do when something is running away from you? Do you let it go? Do you chase after it? I don’t know the right answer. Some people would say, “It just depends,” but I want the answer. The answer that solves every problem. An answer that banishes any further questions, an answer that … Continue reading
