Rainy Season

by Annie Bien blinds the savannahblowing toward Kilimanjaro. The horizon, streaked in dark diagonals,drains to a yawning sun, coloring cloud billows in pinks and orange. Thomson gazelles have watchedundaunted       as thunderous downpourssoak        their coats,for so long as hyenabellies stay round and taut,unhungry for meat and bone,       the grazers can walk with ease       under morning shadows. Wild Read More

Forbear

“I mean, I know she loves me more than him. But I worry, you know, that he’s got too many chains on her – the kids, the house, their foundation. He will just do something to keep us apart.” Ken sat despondent, stuck in the tight corner of a love triangle. Around the table, his friends exchanged meaningful glances and searched for Read More