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Gin And Jazz
Short Story I pulled the needle over to the record. It scratched as it spun. Two greats in duet. It had a sweet swell of suspicion to the tone of the cornet. I...
The Handprint
Short Story A wave of tiredness flowed over John as he stepped through the front door of his apartment. Travelling for three months straight really was exhausting, but he hadn’t felt it until...
Dirty Window
Poem Through dirty windows I can see the mountain full of golden days, the days of friendship close to me, when we cared not of yesterday, when everything was greener, shining, and we believed...
The Marching Band
Short Story Today is Fat Tuesday. It is the day that marks the holiday, Mardi Gras, which is a traditional Southern Catholic holiday that I still don’t fully understand. It is a big enough...
Bleak Awakening
The passing of faces or the flipping of pages, the same feeling permeates the last spoken words I recall from my dream: they won’t listen. The tension: tightness, shortness of breath, exhaustion from that...
Courage To Dream
Poem The sky is blue and I’m dreaming. Tell me – is it true the way I am leading? Where? Brazil, Jamaica or Sahara? Stepping the ladder towards the sky? In my dreams,...
Underwater Dance
Poem I sometimes believe I’m in a dance Waves lead me and currents twirl me The melodies are soft and clouded Under the deep blue infinite But if I listen hard enough I know...
The Healing Power of Ham: Some Ham-Only Recipes for Active Adults
Short Story If you’re anything like me, and I strongly suspect you are, you love ham and think of it alone as food. All animals deserve to be eaten, but only one was...
Winsome Woe
Poem I do lament he does not call I am bereft Sagacious Moon I am Withal I cast a Spell and he shall Fall oh Tallest, Tall, of Tall there be take this...