Faith is like a Shimmering Veil – by Jane Beal
Faith is like a shimmering veil. You can’t see through it. It’s like a cold shower. It wakes you up early and makes you...
Finally home – by Hiba Zafran
Finally home
Watching someone dig a grave, you realize the ground can teach us the importance of the willingness to receive.
Last month, mangled heart in...
The Body: A Barometer – by Jennifer Schaeffer
The Body: A Barometer
It has been said that there are seven wonders of the world. I think one was left off the list; the...
BOXING UP THE SELF
Resistance really is futile! I spent much of my life resisting the way the world operates: a seemingly impervious place where people are in...
A Sense of Self in Hope – by Mary Curran
Hope
By Mary Curran
“May I help?” he asked.
I half turned and noted his accent, Northern European, a thin handsome face, a black over coat, a...
HaTikvah – by Aviva Derenowski
The Israeli national hymn is called “Hatikvah” which translates as “The Hope.” It expresses the hope of the Jewish people to settle in Israel,...
Stalking Anacrusis, Staying Upbeat – by Laurie Klein
“Ana-what-sis,” you ask?
Also translated “upbeat,” anacrusis signifies a pickup or lead-in: the notes and/or words preceding a song’s downbeat, like the “A” in “Amazing...
Mudslide – by Janette Kennedy
Danger brings us here, where the experts smile and say, “Just a little more time.” In their swagger, we let our secret seed out...
The 10 Aspirations – by Alison McBain
I. I am one truth of many. Thou shalt respect all gods and religions, not just one.
II. Thou shalt not eschew those who make...
The Past is Glass, Turpentine, Rags: A Garden of Love by Nathan Hauke
Originally posted in 2017, this essay has been updated by the author and is being republished with his permission.
God! It is only his...