An essay by Jorge Antonio Millan, illustrated by Christopher Woods “With liberty and justice for all.” To some, the morning pledge of allegiance was a formality, routinely required. For me, it was something different altogether. As I remember it, I could sense the somber notion of being part of something bigger. The pledge harnessed […]
By Carolyn Welch The last white male rhino is dying. What among us is meek? The largest? The trophy sized slow moving giants whose downfall is simply a matter of being trophy sized and slow? Scientist ready to rush in with swabs and test tubes to save cells, hair, semen. The stock market, however, […]
By Karly Noelle White I think often of the musician, I forget his name, who drove home from a gig one night, his elderly van coughed up smoke, was braked to the shoulder, he called for a ride and he waited. Just standing by the side of the road, humming a worship tune he […]
By Michelle M. Tokarczyk Where we listen. Each day is a hand opening possibilities. Each story is a nugget of success, or a remnant of lost days and broken bonds. Reminding us the straight and narrow is wide enough to support us. Hold us firm against the cravings that still salivate in our mouths. […]
By John Sheirer After a year of making hundreds of calls each day, wearing out another pair of shoes every few weeks, and knocking on more doors than he thought could exist in the whole country, David planned to take his family for a well-earned weekend in the country on the first Saturday of […]
By Shana Ross 1. Not only is man far from the only animal to use tools, some birds have even been observed making and using prosthetics—mostly artificial legs, after losing them to predators, sometimes in botched attempts to save a nest and fledglings, but one ostrich was observed replacing its wing even though it […]
