Andrew Lang, The Master of Fairyland
By Kenny Chumbley
In the late 19th century, fairy tales had fallen out of favor with the general public; some educationalists even attacked them as...
The Long Weeping – By Jessie van Eerden ( An excerpt )
( The Long Weeping - In this collection of portraits, the eye is the vital “lamp of the body,” a spiritual organ...
Old Iron – By Peter Barrett
The routine was always the same. Winters, usually; summers occasionally. The search for a new car always occurred in the extremes of each season.
Dad,...
What is Poetry? – By Colin Ian Jeffery
I believe poetry is the highest of mankind’s literary achievements, timeless, appealing down the ages, revealing imagery of the poet’s struggles and experiences, stresses...
The Bone-Crushers – By Jeanne Farewell
They did not just crush them: they ate them. Some of the bones were of animals from the slaughterhouse; others were human bones from...
Theater Musings – By Gary Beck
Seven million G.I.s returned from World War II and went to college on the G.I. bill, paid for by grateful Uncle Sam. This led...
Ever More – By George Angel
We are temporary arrangements, assuming some improvised access to autonomy, exploring surrounding chaos, telescoping, with what filters appear to be in reach, at whims...
The Eight Memes of the Postmodern Mystery – By Ted Gioia
What do postmodern writers have against the mystery novel? For reasons that perhaps only a Lacan or Derrida could deconstruct, they have turned to it again...
Vanshree – By Swati Moheet Agrawal
Vanshree, Marve Road, Mumbai – 64
An ode to my childhood home,
the house that built me,
the place etched in my heart forever!
I am overwhelmed with...
