Category: Published Issues
Trailing Clouds of Glory, 1994
by William Heyen The Hutu leader of a small Rwandan village suffered from his government’s rebuke: he’d been lax in “bush-clearing” — in cutting
Force
by William Heyen Iwo Jima, 1945 — a small boat intercepted a transport evacuating a wounded Marine, asked for the casualty, was granted
Manhole
by Emily Carmen Manholes allow access to underground structures. I fell into one today and hit my head on cement. Now, my DNA twists about
Wet Onions
by Emily Carmen At night, I gather up oblivion, breathing in shadows through fertile earth and the scent of moments gone. I do it for you, and
the consideration of men
by normal “Sing love and life and love All that lives is Holy. The unholiest, most holy all.” — Bob
The Safety of Flight
by normal “I am circling around God, around the ancient tower, and I have been circling for a thousand years. And I still
the last jungle
normal the last jungle “ — bang is the meaning of a gun” — ee cummings some fires never die. there were 2 old ’boes
Desert is the Memory of Water
by Jack Myers After I am gone and the ache begins to cease and the slow erosion I felt, being years ahead of you, starts to invade you too,
Art
by Jack Myers is a quality of attention, the way color says how light feels: yellow for the aerosol of happiness, black for the zero of what
What it Takes
by Jack Myers The smart ones think they can climb with their brains. The talented ones slide halfway up without trying. Those who merely feel