Earlier this week, in response to death threats aimed at him for kneeling during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick said that killing him would only be another example of why his protest […]
Outside of Mr. Smalls, his eyes see the stars and their absence. Light pollution again polluting this light. Angel Olsen polluted the air with questions. Won’t you open a window sometime? I […]
Moving chains across sidewalks. Pots banging on guard rails. A noise made to silence the police sirens in the distance. Distance is what got us here. Distance from our ancestor’s guilt. […]
July 1, 2016 By Laura Quinn Review of Book: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer, Doubleday, 2016, 449 pages. Jane […]
I have dreamed of those: In 2015 the people were at war and fighting in the streets of Syria Below a foreign God watched the cities bleed. Under his view, children screamed […]
Listen as the battle cry comes calling, As the battle cry calls you to come. Listen hard, for the enemy sings louder He muffles her voice so it may not be heard […]
A little birdie came and sat right outside my window Body all confident, lips smirking, it said it saw you cry for me. He asked God why you had to be an […]
A stock broker bumped into the good-deed fairy on the E-train. She was wearing a short frilly dress, holding a pink magic wand, and sported gossamer wings flecked with glittering faith and […]
Your love is so difficult to read from behind these slits for eyes Your love is so very painful that I couldn’t imagine your hate My kindness is met with curses they […]
Workmen restore the Church of Nativity Among the broken hearted of Bethlehem Where walls define our boundaries of fear. Rifle sights from watchtowers scope out the youth In Al-Aida refugee camp. Guards […]
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