They say that in 1803 all Haitian roosters lost their ability to tell time—or at least to admit they knew how—when Toussaint L’Ouverture was betrayed at the hands of one of his own. It was the beginning of a new … Continue reading The Wee Hours, by Diane Allerdyce
Three weeks after the earthquake, Enel and I are both amazed he’s alive as we step through the sharp smell of decaying bodies coming up from under the rubble of his university. [He had been inside the university building when … Continue reading The World Crashes All the Time, by Kent Annan
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 5: Lost in Translation (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) Walking through the hospital one day I passed the isolation ward, where people with contagious diseases like TB and AIDS … Continue reading Lost in Translation, by Leita Kaldi
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 4: Zombies (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) Antoine Veus, the retired morgue attendant, told me a zombie story I’d never forget. Antoine was very tall, heavy-shouldered and slightly bent with … Continue reading Zombies, by Leita Kaldi
Check these out: 23 People Who Will Make You Care About Poetry in 2013 By Jason Diamond Inspired by Patricia Lockwood’s poem “Rape Joke,” Jason Diamond produced for Flavorwire the list “23 People who will make you care about poetry … Continue reading 46 People who made you care about Poetry in 2013
Obsession and betrayal. Plot twists and suspense. Vicki Hendrick‘s latest novel, Fur People, is now available on Amazon. Vicki Hendricks is renowned for her noir novels—Miami Purity, Iguana Love, Voluntary Madness, Sky Blues, and Cruel Poetry. Although Fur People doesn’t qualify … Continue reading Vicki Hendricks: Fur People
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 3: Ti Moustik’s Coq (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) My restless nights were disturbed by a rooster. He trumpeted his ko-ko-ri-co outside my bedroom window as if he served as … Continue reading Ti Moustik’s Coq, by Leita Kaldi
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 2: Beware of Flatterers (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) I had arrived in Haiti arrogantly convinced that I would make a difference. But the magnitude of poverty, the needs, the … Continue reading Beware of Flatterers, by Leita Kaldi
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 1: Fano Filo (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) My gardener, Fano Filo, advanced from the periphery of my little world into its center. His name sounded so lyrical to me … Continue reading Fano Filo, by Leita Kaldi
Barbara Ellen Sorensen is former senior editor for Winds of Change magazine, the flagship publication of the American Indian Science & Engineering Society. She now freelances for The Tribal College Journal and the National Indian Child Welfare Association. Barbara is the author of the chapbook, Song from the … Continue reading Poet Barbara Ellen Sorensen
Elizabeth M. Dalton‘s fiction and poetry have appeared in a number of journals, including Earth’s Daughters, River City, Ellipsis: Literature and Art, and Flying Island. She received an Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Project grant to develop drafts of some … Continue reading Elizabeth Dalton’s Long Hair
FutureCycle Press, a nonprofit publisher of poetry and flash fiction, published its first Good Works project, Malala: Poems for Malala Yousafzai, on October 9, the one-year anniversary of Malala’s shooting by the Taliban for speaking out for the right of girls to … Continue reading Poems for Malala Yousafzai
The leaves on the orange trees by the sides of the road were still green, even though it was already September, and the tall Oaks forming the windbreaks were showing the actual colors of the season. My father and I … Continue reading The Gathering Area, by Jorge Valdes
Lisbeth Davidow‘s work has appeared in Mandala, Prime Mincer, Pilgrimage, and Alligator Juniper. Her essay, “Separation Anxiety,” was nominated to be included in Best of Creative Nonfiction, Volume 2. She also co-wrote Ryan and Angela, an original screenplay, for Universal Pictures and edited and assisted in writing Women in … Continue reading Lisbeth Davidow’s Last Suitor