The Classic Henry
Rekha Menon
Henry the classic gentleman /
The distinguished gentleman /
His simple presence felt in the hallways & classrooms / ...
Category:Prose
The Revolution of What Didn’t Get Said
Steve Almond
In the fall of 2012, just a few weeks before the last presidential election, I flew from Billings, Montana to Denver. Shortly after takeoff, I heard the man behind me announce that he and his wife, who sat beside…
“Welcome to the 47th Annual Twins Convention”
Pamela Painter
That is printed on two signs on either side of the hotel’s bar and lounge. Bunches of paired balloons—two blue, two pink, two yellow—sway beside the arched doorway. No wonder the desk clerk at the Carson City Hilton handed me…
Ambush
Pamela Painter
My agent calls. He never calls. He says Gordon wants to see me tomorrow in his office. Gordon is the show’s writer, producer, creative genius. He never talks to us actors, hardly ever comes by the set. My agent says,…
Pamela Painter: Two Stories
Great fiction writers aim for precision. That means more than finding the right words, as important as that doubtlessly is.
Paget Henry and African Ontology
Teodros Kiros
Ontology is the study of Being, existence and becoming, and Africans have long held their commitment to Ontology far longer than their Western counter parts. African Ontology as part of African philosophy has continued to organize African life since it…
Maria
Paris Wu
Lurching out of the classroom, I throw my body against a wall, and allow gravity to pull me to the floor. I haven’t slept in days. Staring into space, I try to process what has happened in the past week—midterms,…
Edges
Liam Cetti
The wind whips my hair as I saunter along the uneven sidewalk. I brush it back with my hand, and then look up at the church building I’d just escaped. My family sits inside, absorbing the thundering words of the…
