The Leaving
“Her battered suitcase bumped behind her down the cracked concrete stairs, over dung-brown leaves plastered to the pavement.”
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Gossedel the Wily
El’s house, like her, sat on the fringes of a polite community. Where the town ended and the fields began, a few houses, including El’s, barely remembered how to belong.
In the Brain of the Blind Dog
She walks on four legs, and they are weak. She makes her way towards the steps. She cannot see where they start, where they fall off. She doesn’t need to; she hasn’t for a long time.
The Writing Prompt
“I never told anybody this, but…” These were the last words I remember writing at the Third Street Writers’ workshop. It was midmorning in February, two days before Valentine’s day.
A Variation on Prayer
Leaving the gray, bleak evening behind, we enter the massive gothic splendor of stone, stained glass, gilded walls and fluted columns.
Paying Homage
The morning dew soaked through the pants on Hans’ suit. He was on his knees, both hands clasped in front of him, as if paying homage to a shrine.
Experiencing History Through Andalusian Song-Forms in Sequiriyas by Ben Meyerson
As readers, we don’t see the actual musical forms laid out on the page, but we experience their abiding presences through Meyerson’s poetry.
Embrace
“Caduceus. It rhymes with my father’s name, Lucius, which also dates back to ancient Rome.”
5 Timeless Lessons from Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven
Explore five timeless lessons from Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. From its haunting atmosphere to its powerful use of repetition and symbolism, discover what makes this famous poem a lasting masterpiece that continues to captivate readers.