Dust

by Rickey Rivers Jr. That dust             does dance                        in the air                                    with little care                                                 for allergy                                                            or infant. Inevitable pest,            plaguing homes and such,                         a silent guest,                                     growing,                                                 ever growing,                                                             waiting                                                                         to be wiped away. Rickey Rivers Jr. was born and Read More

Calle Neptuno, La Habana

by Ray Ball, PhD My ankle wobbles as I step                                                                on the uneven textures                                               of the street                                                               and                              sidewalks.                                     In the afternoon heat                                                                 the trash                      piled high             shimmers                                            in the intersections of                                 Centro                                                 Havana.                                                                                       A sign reads:               do                                                                                                 not                                                                                                             litter! But a man                                     tosses an Read More