THE SACRIFICE
Sasha’s footsteps echoed loudly on the bleached red cedar planks. The forest was old and so did not say much. She didn’t mind. She had run…
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Life is like the tattered coat of a beggar To which, every day, a new rag of pain is added. — Faiz Ahmed Faiz, A Few…
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Jared and the dog stared each other down. Between them, the glass door was smeared with paw prints. Jared held his surgical mask in his hand.…
Read articleTHERE WERE NO CROPS
There were no crops to pick up that day. Despite being in his early twenties, his hands were rough and scarred and his expression hard, almost…
Read articleTHE BUDDHA IS SMILING
In the island park of Nirvana Nagar, a giant statue of the Blessed with its head in the clouds — against a golden orb, nimbused by…
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Last winter was our sleepless recollection through the lanes a breath drawn in and paved over before exhalation came clicking in the frozen leaves a song…
Read articleWHAT YOU DON’T SEE
She sees A bum Squatting outside his tent, begging for money Head bent low, Eyes evasive, Toothless grin, almost scornful of the people Passing him by,…
Read articleFIRST PERSON TREE F.A.Q. (NEFF MIX) (OR IF TREES COULD TALK)
Q: So, Great Hemlock, you have been in this forest for a while, tell me what it was like back when you were a seedling. A:…
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My blood has become poison Running through me. In death’s sterile ash I flip coins to keep From going mad. Life and Death on the face…
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METAPHYSICS
By James W Breckenridge,
It was a timeless moment of Epiphany, of incredible clarity. I had just finished swimming 1500 metres and was floating in the water when suddenly, it…
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