Five Settings by Akachi Obijiaku

Five Settings by Akachi Obijiaku

Art: Fabrice Poussin FIVE SETTINGS I have five settings   In the morning, When I rise and my face falls to glorify my maker   In the afternoon, When I lose all orientation, and question the purpose of my existence   In the evening, When I covet my...
A Crisis of Faith by M. Stone

A Crisis of Faith by M. Stone

Art: Fabrice Poussin A CRISIS OF FAITH A woman shall be silent in church. She shall be submissive to her husband. Her skirt shall be no more than two inches above the knee.   We girls stood in neat rows and held sour lemon drops of shame on our tongues. At day’s...
To the Grail by Fabrice Poussin

To the Grail by Fabrice Poussin

Art: Nikolas Karathanasis, @nikolas_k_photography TO THE GRAIL It is a symphony of feet in the midst of fireworks and lights; they come, they go, hesitate, return, turn around, and back; insane in their indecision, shoes of sports, and pumps of circumstance, molding...
Scenery by Steven Mayoff

Scenery by Steven Mayoff

Art: Fall by Fabrice Poussin SCENERY “When you own a big chunk of the bloody third world the babies just come with the scenery.” Chrissie Hynde – Middle of the Road   snapshots of heaven spill out of the open wallet’s unfolding plastic inserts and in each...
Leonard’s Flat by Steven Mayoff

Leonard’s Flat by Steven Mayoff

Art: Dimension by Fabrice Poussin LEONARD’S FLAT “You’ve got to accept the flat surface. Not try to pretend it’s not there.”  David Hockney   The flat like a gallery with all your artwork wall to wall, I wandered through it as if...