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Ode to the Young Doctor in Gaza
Christine E. Black
Ode to the Young Doctor in Gaza To the Muslim doctor in Gaza, his soft, dark eyes, gloved hands...
A Christmas Star Is Always Born
Edward Curtin
It is no different now. The yearning still gnaws. The night dark, utterly silent, Sky stretched endlessly back Into...
Beijing McCafé
R Weiler
The people’s expectations have evolved in general from satisfying basic needs to improving the quality of life, and their...
On the Day of Departure
Edward Curtin
For my dear friend, Graeme MacQueen, the great 9/11 writer, who departed yesterday from life’s mystery to the other....
Faust Walks Out on Easter Morning
Edward Curtin
“All things transient are but a parable” Goethe, Faust These books are killing me he thought. The sun has...
Inside the Iron Cage
Edward Curtin
“No one knows who will live in this [iron] cage in the future….” Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and...
Mistakes Were NOT Made: An Anthem for Justice
Margaret Anna Alice
The following poem was inspired by a conversation with Mike Yeadon. We have both independently noticed the increasing use...
The Tale of Two Greedy Landlords
Catte Black, with illustrations by JR Leach
Once upon a time in a land far away and in a time of plenty there were two rich...
The Peace of Wild Things
This Sunday morning we want to greet our readers with something beautiful for our Covid Positive section. This poem...
COMPLICITY / COLLUSION
Korvus Korax TAKE 1 In the bread and circuses phase of an empire’s waning days skillfully framed spin-riddled...
Scenes From 2030
TE Creus “Hi, dude!” “Oh. Hi. How are you?” “I’m good. How do you like my shoes?” “Nice. Are...
The Great Unvaxxed
TE Creus The vaccine was a resounding success. Yes, there had been a final death rate of 10% among...
I Wanna Break Lockdown With You
Alison Banville I wanna break lockdown with you Look what it’s turned me into… Fuck Thursday clapping! I’d rather...
A Vision
JR Leach I had this vision back last spring, When the land was ruled by corrupted kings, And greed...
WATCH: Welcome to the Upside Down
Good evening, and welcome to the upside-down. Where what you see, can never be, and what you know, just...
Ragamuffins in Lockdown Time
Christine E. Black I want to be the child In my neighborhood, Kicking a ball down a wet street,...
Locusts; or A Tale of Monstrous Foolishness
Catte Black One day in a land far away and a time long gone a Priest came to where...
The Machine Stops
The second half of short-story double is The Machine Stops, by EM Forster. While technically more science fiction than...
