SOCIAL ISSUES 2/10

Jul 262 min read

Masquerading as Crows, a Short Story by Awara Fernandez

Until then, I long for my father to find rest, to fly away on the wings of a dove,* which is perhaps masquerading as a crow...

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Jul 191 min read

Last Words, a Poem by John C. Mannone

They killed a man whose words still echo forgiveness in the spaces under the Walnut Street Bridge, even the unspoken ones they know not...

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Jul 121 min read

Prayer 6, a Poem by Robert Nersesian

I wanted to leave this earth, join you and your son. You wanted nothing of it. Sent angels to rip up my passport, keep me in the country.

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Jul 51 min read

ADHD & Me, a Poem by Haylee Silvia

An adjective people throw around when feeling energetic or unfocused. A joke for most is a reality for me.

Sheridan from Cavan, an Essay by Maeve McCormack

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Jun 284 min read

Sheridan from Cavan, an Essay by Maeve McCormack

The last time I passed by the house it was derelict and overgrown, regressing to an Irish-style wilderness.

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Jun 212 min read

The Old Tracks, a Poem by Nolo Segundo

I walked where Passenger trains Carried lives and Their once warm, Now cold, dreams And I was part of Each life, now gone To ether and mist

Midnight Influx, a Poem by Patrick Morgan

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Jun 141 min read

Midnight Influx, a Poem by Patrick Morgan

as we kickboard our lives across imaginary lines our hearts tied up in plastic bags drifting out to sea.

A Chance For Salvation, a Poem by Carol Alena Aronoff

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Jun 72 min read

A Chance For Salvation, a Poem by Carol Alena Aronoff

I am expatriate, my motherland, the one that birthed and then betrayed me, no longer my home. No songs of redemption, no longer

Daily Resurrection, Creative Non-fiction by Beth Yoakum

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May 315 min read

Daily Resurrection, Creative Non-fiction by Beth Yoakum

Her writing became bolder. In the long, lonely hours alone, she ruminated over the fate of those captured.

Above Rio de Janeiro, a Poem by John C. Mannone

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May 241 min read

Above Rio de Janeiro, a Poem by John C. Mannone

The forest never sleeps and also cries for redemption, the soul of the Amazon, the trees of life-giving air.

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May 171 min read

Granville, a Poem by David Pring-Mill

Meth, opioids, other street drugs claim a spot on the pavement, offering communion with the concrete, the dark like a stern overlord,

To the Homeless Man I Lied To, a Poem by Patrick Morgan

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May 101 min read

To the Homeless Man I Lied To, a Poem by Patrick Morgan

I’m sorry. I didn’t recognize you, in the soiled coat and blue jeans, shuffling along the subway station, praying for money from heaven.

Ventriloquist, a Short Story by R. Craig Sautter

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May 38 min read

Ventriloquist, a Short Story by R. Craig Sautter

“If there is no God, what is left?” he interrogated himself. He stood motionless in a warm, dry wind, felt himself falling into an eternity

Another Military Coup, a Poem by Michael Shoemaker

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Apr 262 min read

Another Military Coup, a Poem by Michael Shoemaker

shallow breathing - high piercing sirens screech in the streets - crouching shoulders - whispers - fences keeping enemies of the state in -

The Vision Returns, a Poem by David Dephy

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Apr 121 min read

The Vision Returns, a Poem by David Dephy

The clouds above you form as the moon rises, you try to give them a sense of purpose, you know that the messenger with the bad news won’t...

Moria, a Short Story by Caroline Siebbeles

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Apr 55 min read

Moria, a Short Story by Caroline Siebbeles

My home in Syria, loud bangs I hear, my hands on my ears, mama say bombs fall from the sky, she grab me down the stairs like she is the wind

My Substitute Warrior, a Poem by Michael Shoemaker

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Mar 291 min read

My Substitute Warrior, a Poem by Michael Shoemaker

To my brother and surrogate thank you for gifting me life to see the light in my unborn son's eyes,

On a Saturday Night in the Inner City, a Poem by John Grey

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Mar 221 min read

On a Saturday Night in the Inner City, a Poem by John Grey

The siren startles with its high-pitched fever, late summer night, sending folks scrambling down side streets or indoors. Cops are either...

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Mar 151 min read

Refugees, a Poem by Craig Kirchner

And in the undisturbed brick and limestone, everything quietly waiting for the nocturnal, the gutters to run clear,

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Mar 88 min read

Fault, a Short Story by Anna Ross

My parents decided not to give my brother a funeral. I guess they didn’t want to talk about his death. I know I didn’t. Instead, we had a...