Lurking
/Still as a rock
a calico kitten waits in the corner
the spark in her eyes
shines like distant …
By Shih-Fang Wang
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A Spark of Hope
/Sometimes we cower in…
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Solitude, silence, chaos, and confusion.
How could I keep my mind from explosion?
Fear powered the thumping and thrashing.
Was my brain curling and…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreFor You I Shall Be Strong
/My dear, like the fragrant bloom, thou art health
and beauty to my soul, and blood to my
veins which bring to body a bountiful wealth
of life which tearful eyes in joy…
By Ngoc Nguyen
Read MoreA Rough Gem
/I’d be a diamond in the rough
if I were made of firmer stuff,
but, in fact, I’m rather mellow,
somewhat jigglier than…
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreTruth is Cringe
/I’m not half as bad
as Quinn tells her friends.
Phone to her ear,
she spills us…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreCoach Cool
/A personal memory of how a single incident can change life’s trajectory.
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Many years ago, I stopped into Roederer’s Tavern in Burlington, Iowa, for a quick Pabst. To my surprise, sitting there at the bar was the former Burlington Junior College basketball coach Ed Sparling. Back in the late 1960s…
By Don Gardiner
Read MoreThe Final Passage
/Mortality is more than mere statistics
when illness takes a devastating dive
and the failing body
reveals the fragile nature of …
By Shih-Fang Wang
Read MorePut it to Flight
/Our lives are short and should…
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All people of the world comprise humanity.
Our beautiful lives experience ephemerality.
The world around us shows us our…
By Debby Hackbarth
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