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The Eye of the Storm.

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by Rose Jermusyk.

A storm did rage upon the earth,
it could not calm its winds.
It wondered, wandering near and far,
how it might find some peace.

It spied a traveler further on,
arriving with each step.
It followed after for a time
before it queried forth:

“Be still, be still, and hear my plea,
Dear Traveler be still.
Would you, could you, please calm my mind?
Calm mine as you’ve calmed yours!”

With mercy did the traveler
know just then what to say,
“If you will hand over your mind,
I will calm it for you.”

The storm did then look in its own eye
and saw the peace it sought;
and, just as quickly as it had looked,
the storm became a breeze

Trigger-Unhappy.

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by David D. Horowitz. “You’re so judgmental,” the young woman vented into her cell phone to a male voice I barely heard, as she handed me my spinach fettuccini, neatly packed in a small recyclable plastic container. She took my credit card, processed the $6 payment, and handed the card back to me. “Yes, you […]

The Dictator Confronted by the Magus.

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by Ron Singer. “How the hell did you get in here?” The Dictator groped for the buzzer beneath his desk, almost pressing the red nuclear button, instead.             “”Don’t bother,’ said the intruder, a tall man dressed in the gray hooded robe of a Dominican friar. ”It isn’t working. Besides, I’m not here to harm […]

For Those That Have No Existence.

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by Ronnie Pontiac and Tamra Lucid. In 1312 A.D. Vestilius Corinthius wrote his list of forbidden words. Lists of forbidden words have existed since the beginning of human society but they have mostly been limited to treason, slander, and profanity. Vestilius examined the Latin lexicon for what he called Semina Periculo, in English “dangerous seeds.” […]

A Perfect Stump.

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by Brendan Hamilton. A collage of text fragments from The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-65) I. A conoidal ball entered. II. A peculiar ‘leaden’ feeling had been observed. Complains of difficulty of speaking. Portions of bones received without history. A fatality of 45.9 percent. Meagre details are reported. III. […]

Kitchen Truths.

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by Marie Davis and Margaret Hultz. “Mom said she never gave birth to me, that I came right out of the middle of a lime. She was busy making sliced turkey smothered in brown mole for the Sunday dinner — fifteen aunts, uncles, cousins – my grandparents were alive then – you know. Anyway, Mom […]

What Did You Put in Our Garage?

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by Darren Payne. Tom eyed Margot over the top of his book. While in Moab that morning, Margot had picked up the Denver Post. Now she sat across the room from Tom, reading the real estate pages. He could see miniature images of houses reflected in her glasses. He knew it would only be a […]

East Germany.

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by Benjamin White. I was in Europe To defend the West From godless communists Preparing to storm out Of their red politics And cross over bordered history To claim a Soviet future. She was born In East Germany and knew The policies and practices there Would not hesitate To operate and relieve her Of her […]

Eden.

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by Robert Johnson. My old man was a piece of work. “Certifiable,” as the shrinks say on TV. He sat in that godforsaken attic “office” of his most of the years I was growing up at home, banging out his “tales” on an old portable typewriter, and—truthfully—I think he sold, what . . . two […]

4. Arcadia.

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by K J Kindling. Arcadia by definition is a countryside that’s believed to be perfect -a paradise. It was the only word I got right on a fifth grade vocab quiz. I usually got every word right but I was too distracted by how much I loved the word Arcadia. Momma was mad and asked […]