by Tianna G. Hansen I was always told to not go ‘cold turkey’ by each psychiatrist, each therapist. By my sister, studying to be a nurse. My mother, vigilant and worried as ever. My husband, cautioning me to do it right. Before I get too far, let me make one thing clear: I do not recommend anyone go cold turkey Read More
Author: Andre
Connect
She flutters through cyberspace like a ponderous, punctured zeppelin. A couple likes here, some right-swiping there, her trunk trawls the surface of communities in passing. But she never plunges in to join the interactive, GIF-sharing multitudes. Despite their herd backgrounds, elephants never connect. Not like this anyway, she muses. Hashtags and hand-waves, she gets no closer. Then, her interactions begin Read More
Happy Turkey Day
Happy Turkey Day from our flock to your herd! Thank you to all of our readers and contributors, and we hope you enjoy that other holiday.
Happy Turkey Day from our flock to your herd! Thank you to all of our readers and contributors, and we hope you enjoy that other holiday.
Facing the other way
by David Hanlon I feel ashamed of how little I know about current events, I know the basics, scratch the surface, but mostly avoid knowledge of pain so staggering, so global, it’s tough to hold the weight of, but to hold the pain itself,I can’t even begin to imagine— and there it is, shame, and so, I delve into the Read More
Medicate
by Normand Lepine Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, “Where have I gone wrong?” Then a voice says to me, “This is going to take more than one night.” – Charlie Brown, Peanuts (Charles M. Schulz) I was a young bull running with my herd when I hurt my shoulder. They gave me something strong for the pain. Read More
Permit
Steven liked big girls, and Emelia was the biggest beautiful girl around. She had showed up for their date wearing a white sweater and a flared pink skirt that teased all sorts of gray flesh. When he noticed the hairy tip of her tail just poking out in back, his body got excited in all sorts of ways. The date Read More
Duolingo Ponies
by Ray Ball, PhD My horse does not eat rice. I admit the horse is the horse I have only ever had between outwitting advertisements. I can’t omit to tell you the horse drinks milk. My ponies probably have flanks, shiny with sweat, but I don’t know the words for shiny or flank yet. For pony either. Is it the Read More
Learning to Drive
by Amy Alexander In my Southern town, there were, the people claimed, certain surface streets that could kill you. Stay away from the streets named after Greek gods. Stay away from the zip code that ended in 08. These streets festered, filled with bad guys that live in shadows, even at noon, and dirty needles that could jump up and Read More
Desist
by Jack Caseros She tells me she is here to remove obstacles. The nails in the wall, the gaped-mouth hooks, the empty picture frames. The house has had many lives before me. Now they are in the way of her baby elephant painting. The painting is life-sized. When Shreya drags it inside the screen door flaps against the canvas like Read More
Diwali: Defining My Spirituality
by Theresa Nalini Mohabir-Pennella While the basis of Diwali is Lord Rama returning to the lands after 14 years of exile during which he defeated the demon king, Ravana; for me it is a celebration of my culture and heritage. An acknowledgement of my forefathers. The light of the diyas is calming. The tranquility it evokes re-centers me. It is Read More