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by Artur Grabowski.

My friend is a contractor, so everything
he says is concrete. As hard as an emergenc
night shift, and as short as a thirty
year mortgage in quiet proximity
to other mortal creatures. Our frequent
arguments end in politely stubborn
disagreements over the nearest place
to park. See, you’ve got to be as close
to your front door as possible
in order to slip out of public
sight, right? I’m

a poet, by the way. It frequently so
happens that our hands fall
together on the leaves
the wind has left for us
on the path between the parcels.

 

A Love Poem for Hope and Resistance.

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by Zhinia Noorian. Simin Behbahani (1927-2014) is well known and widely praised, both in Iran and internationally, for her innovations in the classical genre of ghazal (lyric poetry). She used this classical genre because she saw its potential as a vehicle to convey her socio-political passion. Reflecting on her own poetry, Behbahani explained that she […]

The Opposite of Normal.

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by Brian Griffith. Lately I’ve been hearing the word “apocalypse” a lot. People use it to describe any sort of awesome disaster, often ignoring its traditional meaning, which is something like “ultimate war.” Beyond that, “apocalypse” implies a certain kind of war, and a certain view of life. We should notice the connotation, because the […]

Thinning the Veil: The Spiritual Aspect Among Standing Rock Water Protectors.

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by Tamra Lucid.   The protest against an oil pipeline at Standing Rock captured the imagination of the world in the spring of 2016. Participants from roughly 200 indigenous tribes joined together in an unprecedented gathering. In a sense, the Water Protectors became a temporary tribe, among whom certain beliefs were widely held. Though the […]

Jan and Jon’s Final Anatomical Day.

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by Jim Meirose. Jan and Jon, final students, sidled in closer = an’ took up positions before the furthermost pickled dead-cat body-occupied dissection table, leaned out ‘n over, and took the required sharps in hand. At the call of get-go from the major John’s proctor, both went to work, in the classical manner; Jon working […]

Metaphysics.

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by Bruce E. R. Thompson. Of all the terms that make up the technical jargon of philosophy, none is more mysterious and misunderstood than the word ‘metaphysics’. Since it is well-known that metaphysics is a branch of philosophy, the misunderstandings sometimes bleed into a misunderstanding of philosophy itself. I was once at a cast party […]

On This Day in History, 4877 B.C.: Universe is created, according to Kepler.*

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by Sean Murphy. When it came to physics—to name only one subject, there was no saving me, long on imagination, lacking in discipline and so much else— it’s with some humility that I recall dispirited high school teachers serving up pearls before my swinish eyes, me preoccupied with anything other than savoring the ways knowledge […]

Childhood Backyard.

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by James Croal Jackson. Oblivious to the approaching hard- ships of the road, the sleeping leaves with years of nourishment wake with you in your mom’s backyard, under dark sky and pine boughs. Those autumn days the wind blew, singing, but remembering the song has become too loud. Place your palm against the bark to […]

Old Earth, New Testimony.

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by Diana Morley.   Never thought quakes were useful beyond continents pulling up their hems and resettling into new more comfy positions, but turns out they’re not only dead giveaways of the earth’s mettle but also the metal ball at the true center. I imagine the interface between liquid core and the iron-nickel ball four-hundred […]

Recovery.

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by Chris Farago. I count small memories as if they were lights on a string, alternating colors and years and differing quality of breath. At 6 I am alone in a room, somewhere. Again at 17, and also 12, not quite sure of the past or the future, then or ever. Today might be Tuesday, […]