Pepper Trail

2 years ago

To the Hornet in the Buddha Garden Under the compassionate gaze of Vajrasattva You patrol the grounds of the Buddha…

Paul Willis

2 years ago

The Collar Our dog Homer had a purple collar that clashed with his red retriever fur. The collar was made…

Back Page with Rachel Coyne

2 years ago

  Artist Statement: I came back to painting with a new seriousness just in the last few years.  I’m a…

About Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani

2 years ago

Anis Mojgani is the current Poet Laureate of Oregon. A two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and winner of the…

Shake the Dust

2 years ago

This is for the fat girls. This is for the little brothers. This is for the schoolyard wimps. This is…

Notes from the Editor

3 years ago

Hello Readers, Though not official on the calendar, the days have already shifted and shortened; autumn is here. Many of…

Ken Anderson

3 years ago

Sparrows A surgeon soon will open your ears, letting in the din. For years, I’ve watched the sparrows perched in…

Frank Babcock

3 years ago

Astronomy and Me Planets, real and imagined, often get attention here on earth. Like Frank Herbert’s Dune Wonder, Arrakis, home…

Jodi Balas

3 years ago

My Lover's in Texas My lover's in Texas-- Left with a white flag and wet bones, no luggage. Said he…