Vanessa Martínez-Renuncio, PhD reminds us that the joy of victory springs from our hard work and struggle. Today we celebrate by Vanessa Martínez-Renuncio A blue wave I hoped for, silently while feeling drained from holding space, holding others up on my shoulders I hoped loudly, in safe spaces, with likeminded people, in community, Read More
Thank you to Abbie Shanahan for her poem “The Long Way Home” with its beautiful imagery. The Long Way Home by Abbie Shanahan When I was young, I took the long way home— stopped at the crab apple tree and its bitter fruit, Took every opportunity to run my fingers through the Read More
A humble immigrant food gets star treatment in “Falafel” by Marty Elster & Joan Axelrod-Contrada. Falafel by Martin Elster & Joan Axelrod-Contrada Middle Eastern immigrants brought their chickpea- and fava-bean fritters to America, where falafel discovered that street food could travel very well indeed. I’m the working man of food. I’m always in Read More
With poignancy and striking imagery, Epitaph expresses the complexity and grace sometimes offered to the memory of a deceased parent. Epitaph by Opal Gayle My father’s grave is pink, topped with identical swirly mounds Two large cupcakes piled high with whipped cream – almost too pretty for a man. Whose idea was it to Read More
Stephanie Shafran reminds us eloquently of the power of writing to change our lives. “Remarkable Redemption-The Healing Power of Creative Writing” by Stephanie Shafran. Some years ago, I read an article by Zawn Villines in Medical News Today explaining the therapeutic role writing may have in a person’s life. Writing repeatedly about painful memories Read More
Thank you to Linda Summersea for her engaging flash-memoir piece, “Mr. Buchwald.” Mr. Buchwald by Linda Summersea My interest in writing humor grew from reading the Worcester Evening Gazette daily and The New York Times on Sunday. By seventh grade, I added syndicated columns and The New York Times Book Review. I discovered Art Read More
Thank you, Jendi Reiter, for your vivid poem, “No One Asked Why I Wanted the Gun” that unfolds like a series of scenes from a film. No One Asked Why I Wanted the Gun by Jendi Reiter I put on my one non-homosexual tank top to learn how to shoot a pistol from my Read More
Thanks to Mari Vicente for her emotionally compelling piece of flash nonfiction, “Lost in Translation”! Lost in Translation “I know enough English to understand most of what is said, but I still need a translator to make sure I don’t miss something important” a defendant told me at the Boston Superior Court. Clearly, this Read More
Thanks to Echo Lieb for their poem “Galatea Meets the Golem,” titled for a statue from Greek mythology! Galatea Meets the Golem I am unyielding marble to all your soft clay yet you were built to endure and I to mold to the ways of flesh. You, defender, more stolid than sightly, Read More
Stormy weather with hope for a better future. Thank you, Bonnie, for your submission to the WriteAngles Journal! Weather Advisory by Bonnie Dowd From my porch window, I gazed at cotton candy like clouds sail across an azure blue sky. Mother Nature wore Summer Sunshine head to toe. So posh, this golden shade. My Read More
