poem de Michal Mitrík
Sarcină the English version can be read here masochismul veritabil al extazului în negare se intercalează treptat cu alte tipuri de apropiere a lui Buddha.
Kali Yuga
by A.R. Ispas Fire is a living organism Blood melted the snow in tones of crimson. Hector grunted as he pulled the knife out. Boiling sinew followed the blade on its way out. The Forest witnessed the act in silence, waiting for the fire to fade.
The Being of a Poet
by Steven W. Burgess With the following scrap scribbled in pencil I am off to say something too brief about the concerns of my late dearest friend and associate, Gordon Keller: Notes Respecting a Natural Order of Archeo-Pithanological Analysis. A definition, and the brief MS, folded or stuffed as in hiding between […]
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
by L. A. Robbins ‘Why didn’t you tell me he was in hospital?’ I half-whisper as I follow Florin into the garden potting shed. ‘That he’d had a mini stroke? And then another?’ In the long rectangular space, my brother jerks out a wooden stool, sets it down with a bang, takes a seat on […]
Synthetic Sincerity (2025)
by Alina Cherata “Synthetic Sincerity” – this intriguing title belongs to a mix of documentary and fiction directed by Marc Isaacs. The film recounts the details of a fictitious project carried out by the equally fictitious Synthetic Sincerity Lab at the University of Southern England, whose aim is to use AI in order to imitate […]
A Multi-Theoretical Deconstruction of Matrimony in Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi’s ‘The Marriage Class’
by Adeleke Emmanuel Adegboyega Independent Researcher, Lagos, Nigeria ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0914-2733 ABSTRACT This paper presents a comprehensive critical analysis of Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi’s novel, The Marriage Class, using a multi-theoretical framework to deconstruct the complexity of modern relationships and the institution of marriage in the novel. The study investigates the complex interplay of personal desire and […]
On Ancient Egypt: The Descent
by Dominik Slusarczyk Pharaohs ruled ancient Egypt for thousands of years but their time ended. The military replaced them. The pharaohs were the ones who originally gave the military power. They were desperate. The country was falling apart. Giving the generals power seemed like a good idea. But the generals tasted power and decided […]
poems by Doug Tanoury
Domestic Reliquary There is a wicker basket in the kitchen on a shelf under the coffee maker that holds a wild mix of wayward things,
poems by Partha Sarkar
Mistakenly spread the gold coins Mistakenly spread the gold coins In the wrong hemisphere Of the paradise
Imperator
by Anca Cristofovici There is an apartment for sale at 119 Promenade des Anglais, in Nice. Writer Joseph Roth stayed there with his friend Hermann Kesten on several occasions in the — more nomadic than ever — last years of his life.