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Beijing McCafé

R Weiler

The people’s expectations have evolved in general from satisfying basic needs to improving the quality of life, and their...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Peace of Wild Things

This Sunday morning we want to greet our readers with something beautiful for our Covid Positive section. This poem...

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COMPLICITY / COLLUSION

Korvus Korax TAKE 1 In the bread and circuses phase                             of an empire’s waning days   skillfully framed  spin-riddled...

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Scenes From 2030

TE Creus “Hi, dude!” “Oh. Hi. How are you?” “I’m good. How do you like my shoes?” “Nice. Are...

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The Great Unvaxxed

TE Creus The vaccine was a resounding success. Yes, there had been a final death rate of 10% among...

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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...

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A Vision

JR Leach I had this vision back last spring, When the land was ruled by corrupted kings, And greed...

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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...

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Ragamuffins in Lockdown Time

Christine E. Black I want to be the child In my neighborhood, Kicking a ball down a wet street,...

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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...

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The Machine Stops

The second half of short-story double is The Machine Stops, by EM Forster. While technically more science fiction than...

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