Month: April 2023

NOVEMBER BY MARK THALMAN

Bits of information pulse through microscopic tunnels. Millions inhale molecules once breathed by Socrates. Memories are gained and lost. Rains flood the crops. Imperceptibly, concrete cracks. Continents drift. Your kiss remains...

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MONET’S GRAIN STACKS BY MARK THALMAN

I am painting the same grain stacks 32 times. From a distance, they resemble thatched huts without windows and doors or huge cupcakes with conical hats. From dawn to dusk, each landscape follows the sun and seasons like...

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THREE SORROWFUL SONNETS BY BARBARA SCHWEITZER

Mother’s Father I remember when her father died, how she talked about him, but I can’t recall who took care of us while she took care of him, four of us hungry children, and all saw her the center of the universe – both Miss...

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JEN D’ARC: CONVERSATIONS BY GERALD KAMENS

“Didn’t want to bother you,” she said one rainy afternoon, to Meredith, her only child, who lived in sun-drenched San Diego, a whole country away. “It was just the right time for us.” Jen decided to ignore the repeated beep...

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