I could do no more, no less. The fate that brought my father here, ill-omened town, stinking of show, deceit and filth-filled waterways—so outwardly […]
Month: December 2025
Bryan Schwartzman – ‘Monument Park’
Almost 38 years, to the day, before my father stopped breathing in the intensive care unit of a South Carolina Hospital, he brought me to […]
David Saidoff – An Excerpt from ‘Israel: Black Swan or White Unicorn”
On October 7, my youngest twin who was then a reserve paratrooper in the IDF was called up to fly down to Gaza from his […]
Fran Levin – ’24 Hadley Court’
1969 Sunday Night The wine glasses are talking to each other again. I can hear their high, tinny voices coming from the glass-fronted cabinet in […]
Barbara Krasner – Four More Poems
The Ring Cycle 1. The Lure of Gold, 1991 The Dutch masters encourage me to lift the lid of their cigar box in the […]
Haya Pomrenze – Three Poems
Things That Are Frayed Yellow hostage ribbons, now dirty and dull. Vocal cords from protesters at Hostage Square, muffling the hoarseness of fruit vendors at […]
