by Shaun HunterThe charts and markings can’t be trusted.We made pizza and crossed the river into Washington to eat it. Walking from the shoulder of the road beneath the decommissioned military fort that once stood sentry over the mouth of the Columbia River, and winding beneath the grove of trees that rustled gently in the weighted atmosphere of the Pacific … [Read more...] about Thick as Thieves, or, Astoria: A Love Story.
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Poetry and Comics.
by Lorraine ScheinComics, one of the most American of art forms, have increasingly appeared in American poetry over the last fifty years. Yet poets have been interested in, intrigued or angered by comics, and worried about the increasing popularity of visual imagery in print material over oral traditions of poetry for a long time.In an 1846 sonnet titled “Illustrated … [Read more...] about Poetry and Comics.
Marcel.
by Janet W. Hardy I cheated, of course. Like generations of married people before me and generations yet to come, I tried to reason it out: perhaps my desires were temporary, a craving that would vanish for good once sated; how could I know except to try? I waited as long as I could stand it, and then I did the only thing I could figure out how to do.The first (but … [Read more...] about Marcel.
By “Chance.”
by Laura RomanCatholicism defines grace as “the help God gives us to respond to our vocation.” Grace in my interpretation can be sensed as “chance” - the sometimes synchronous events that indicate we are engaged with purposeful work and travelling on the right path. Chance can be seen as a kind of divine alignment with a promise and potential; at … [Read more...] about By “Chance.”
The Tops of the Cupboards.
by Glenis Burgess He did what he did every morning. He got up and put on his slippers and he looked out of the window. He was pleased when he saw it was a sunny day. The clothes he would wear today - his Thursday clothes - would keep him nice and cool. He went to the … [Read more...] about The Tops of the Cupboards.