Shades of Departure by Dirk James Life, designed as a rose flowering layer upon layer, petal over petal. The story of creation coming into full bloom. A blueprinted moon placed in motion over this handmade earth moving through the transparency of air. At dawn, one shadow squared across acres of light. The […]
Poetry: On Finding God
On Finding God by Diana Sher On Christmas Eve, I brought two 9 X 13 Containers Of coleslaw and macaroni salad To my synagogue To feed four homeless families We were sheltering for the week. Before dinner we said a prayer I took the hand Of a young black woman And gently squeezed. When […]
Poetry: I Wish to Hold You
I Wish to Hold You by Marc Livanos There are so many words, I wish you could hear whenever you are near. The silence in my throat wishes you could say all that I cannot ask. Voice your fears and you will heal, surely as summer follows spring. Then only can […]
Podcast: Halloween Episode: It’s like Drinking Too Much Jack Daniels!
Content In our Halloween episode, we discuss horror fiction, including but not limited to, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Caitlin Starling’s The Luminous Dead, The Witcher series, and Toni Morrison’s Beloved. We also discuss film, video games, art, and yes, drinking too much Jack Daniel’s. All that in under thirty minutes! Cast Hosted […]