poems by Victor Gheorghe
(Lecturi potrivite/recomandate de Alexandra) Poemul 1: There are nights and days When time is still young And pain is unborn In the womb of nothingness;
Eternal Return
by Laura Lambie The door slammed shut with an echoing thud. John crossed the room, sat down, folded his handcuffed hands and smiled. “So, you came for a visit, finally. It’s good to see you again.” “Likewise,” replied Luke, taking a gold case from the pocket of his suit. He opened it and […]
“Hold off the Night: Short Stories” by Teresa Burns Gunther
by Elizabeth Bruce HOLD OFF THE NIGHT: Short Stories by Teresa Burns Gunther, published by Australia-based Truth Serum Press, gives the reader twelve achingly beautiful, poignant stories of adults and children walking the edge. Filled with strained situations and emotional pivots, these stories will hit your gut and your heart and spin you around and […]
We are all ultimately alone
[interview with Teresa Burns Gunther (author of HOLD OFF THE NIGHT: Short Stories, published by Truth Serum Press] by Elizabeth Bruce QUESTION: Where does the title, HOLD OFF THE NIGHT, come from? From the first story in the collection, “Where Are You, Really?” We meet this narrator at a moment when everything collides and her life […]
poems by Peter Ungár
Daniel is having a threesome After all, it’s also a novelty to ride a scooter-taxi even if there is nothing novel about the boy, maybe the esoterics are correct:
The Grand Debate
by Kevin Johnson Murillo The teacher fed me worms. Innocently enough, I was convinced I had a case on my hands. I walked up to strangers down hallways of the university and showed them my fingers, wriggled them, and wrinkled my nose. They walked away revolted. I told Professor XXY. my theory, that all caterpillars […]
The Influence of non-Western Philosophical Thought on T. S. Eliot’s Poetry
by Abdelhamid Hafsa Abstract. S. Eliot is one of the prominent leading modernist poets. He is acclaimed for his profound thematic explorations through an intricate poetic style. This article aims to delve into the ascendency of the Eastern mysticism and thought, the non-Western philosophical principles and concepts, on the poetry of T. S. Eliot. Through a […]
The prayer for a golden-eyed monk
by Pawel Markiewicz When my dog was dying in agony, I suddenly understood that no Catholic religion could help me. No lying church saints who boast about their holiness could help me or the dog. I wanted to become a Buddha. I have been studying the teachings of Buddha for a few days. I simply […]
poems by Michael Svishchov
translated by: Anna Idelevich Krivoshlyapov brothers First shift in Sosnovy Bor, In the morning things don’t go well – myshel-myshel – In step with a knock, they will walk through the yard
A Sense of Humor
by Douglas Young He loved going to China more than anywhere in the world, and with a Chinese wife, he got to go there every few years to visit her family. How blessed he felt having his own personal tour guide who was fluent in Mandarin. It thrilled him to be in such a […]