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A short story in Vietnamese by Nguyễn Văn Thiện Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
We were born in the middle of a storm, hence, we worship power. Both you and I are aware of this but neither of us will ever speak of it, neither will admit to this fact. We don’t know how to walk, don’t know how to run, but would often…
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Experiences: Having Lived an NDE by J Ré Crivello
“It is not necessary to be run over by a truck or suffer a heart attack for an increase in consciousness or spirituality to occur, for materialistic worries to decrease, and for a more loving and peaceful temperament to be acquired.” (p. 73, Brian Weiss, Through Time) Spiritual experiences surround…
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Connecting with… a possible Love? By J. Ré Crivello
It’s a light that manifests itself without force, like a tiresome fly that circles again and again, waiting for the mess it inhabits to end—I thought. Yesterday, as I crossed the street, I noticed my shoe wasn’t clean. The mud from the unpaved road, after a long rain, bothered me.…
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A Flippant Muse Needs No Excuse: An Interview with Poet Nigel Byng
A Flippant Muse Needs No Excuse: An Interview with Poet Nigel Byng by Michelle Ayón Navajas Nigel Byng’s muse doesn’t knock—she barges in, wreaks havoc, and vanishes when it suits her. In this delightfully chaotic interview, Byng reveals a world where inspiration flirts, characters rebel, and creativity comes with a…
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The Diary of Dead Friends by J. Ré Crivello
“Four days have passed since the full moon, and on the wall there is a square patch of moonlight staring at me like a great, milky, blind eye. […] My head is as fluffy as whipped cream, but not as sweet.” (p. 278, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye) Enrique B.…
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Valuing diversity by Susana Cabaço
In the variety of forms lies the richness of life. Diversity equates to value, and Nature epitomizes it beautifully and functionally. All of its bountifulness reflects that. Countless species and traits enrich the planet in unparalleled and fascinating ways. Oddly enough, humans choose to compare and copy one another instead…
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Dis-exile (living in exile) by J Ré Crivello
Among my own memories of Jane Bowles, the most satisfying revolve around a month we spent in adjoining rooms in a pleasantly neglected hotel […] during a frigid Parisian winter: January 1951. […] Long evenings listening to the phonograph and drinking lukewarm apple brandy. (p. 9 Two Serious Ladies /…
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Please come home with me. by John Coyote
Please come home with me. Was Tuesday and I leading the poetry reading at the Monterey coffee shop. Was a good night and we read, we listen and we appreciate the poet’s words. The quiet girl Margarete read her poem with a soft voice. ( Just like a hurricane from the sea,…
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The Price of life by j. Ré Crivello
It sounds like… “if the circus owner has decided to continue the tour without you, or if something else has happened that has forced the lions, the gymnasts, or the illusionists to leave the place and vanish without a trace” (p. 151, Disappearing, Maria Stepanova). Last night, in one of…
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Book Review: The Correspondent by Edward Ortiz
Photo by Ed Ortiz – Coffee was nice and hot! Last November, I wrote a post titled When a Story Finally Finds Its Moment, where I discussed an article I read in The Wall Street Journal about the novel The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. It took her a long time…
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Earthly mastery by Susana Cabaço
Making the most of what is, as it is, is the way of the masters. They don’t demand outer perfection but make each moment perfect by the way they see and use outer conditions to refine their beingness. If it’s rainy, they don’t fight the rain; they peacefully use an…
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