By: Dr. Cornelia Păun Heinzel Translated by : Sorana Avramescu Once Cornelia stepped into the city of pools, of romance, of supreme love and of the cruelest betrayals in love, Venice, the land rise of water, she had the feeling…

By: Ginger Simons I knew that the wind was shaking the windows. From the low light seeping in from behind the curtains, I knew that it was either early morning, or dusk. I knew that I was lying in a bed,…

By: Daisy Sortibran Amethyst scrunched up her nose as she watched the seats in the big red tent began to fill up. Her dad had dragged her and her younger siblings to the circus and she wasn’t happy about it. She…

By: Gina Huh There are glasses left broken, conversations left unspoken, but there will always be a fire. After tireless pursuit of the dream, there will be a moment where the sky will fall down. The two will continue to pick…

By: Chandra Shekhar Dubey Inside me there is an alchemist transmuting The negative impulses into positive energy Churning thoughts into a cauldron of self-retrieval. Inside me the renewal of dying impulses form the halo of lumniscient rays , melting the…

By: Connie Bae It smelled faintly of hot dogs. However, the strong stench of rotting food and unknown liquids made my eyes water. Everything around me was filthy. I was sitting in a pool of what seemed to be leachate that…

By: Gaither Stewart I read a Facebook post by an American Liberal comparing the refusal of the French Far-Leftist Jean-Luc Melanchon to choose between Emmanuel Macron and the rightist Marine Le Pen as President of France to the Left’s rejection of…

By: Mohammad Anas “What an awe-inspiring beauty” an old familiar voice exclaimed with joy. I was sipping my coffee just behind her table in a cafe. After a while, got a rough sketch that she was talking about her friend’s…

Renee’s Treasure by Indrani Sinha is a novel that claims to transport readers into the lanes and by-lanes of Varanasi through the protagonist – Renee. The author has endeavored to capture each and every aspect of the life that teemed…

By: Kimberly Potter Kendrick Alone dancing in the dark No shadows appear Moonglow creates a spotlight Her face uncovered No mask does she wear Look into her heart You will find her there Alone, ah yes, but not lonely The…