The Sound of People Leaving
The Sound of People Leaving by Jamie Holland Midway through my first semester in college (1982), my mom wrote to tell me that plane tickets were too expensive, so I wouldn’t be coming home for Thanksgiving. Besides, she said, Christmas…
The Loneliness Zone
The Loneliness Zone By Bill Marsh I come from a long line of lonely men. Some of these men knew they were lonely, admitted as much in heartfelt letters to loved ones. Others may have known but never gave it…
The Changing Dynamic of Poetry About Birds
The Changing Dynamic of Poetry About Birds (How Poetry About Birds Is Accessed Now as Opposed to How It Was Before Now, Say ‘Then’) By Jayant Kashyap The most basic and observable change, I’ve come to understand, has been…
Best Left
Best Left by Jen Hirt The Mel-O-Cream cashier says call ahead and reserve your favorite doughnuts, otherwise they run out. But I’m here only once, won’t be back, driving through Illinois. Lincoln’s Tomb to what’s left of The Great…
Dan’s Gone, Too, Now
Dan’s Gone, Too, Now by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer Dan’s gone, too, now. He was fishing in a river and was washed away when he didn’t hear the siren announcing that the gates of a nearby dam had opened. Anything can…
