A Priest to Believe In by Vincent Barry

A Priest to Believe In by Vincent Barry

Art: Photography by Robert L. Ferrier A PRIEST TO BELIEVE IN Drip by drip by drip, gravity bags bring near the final turning, and the mind turns to sin and soul and to a priest I can believe in. . . .What’s her name? What was her name? Sister—Sister Whatshername, who...
A Number on Reality by Bryan Jansing

A Number on Reality by Bryan Jansing

Art: Waiting by Alex Duensing A NUMBER ON REALITY My wife is behind me with her chemistry book open, her head buried in another world. Every once in a while she breaks the silence. “Light travels 3 million meters per second.” I stand up and stride across the room in...
Cezanne’s Apples by Cordelia Hanemann

Cezanne’s Apples by Cordelia Hanemann

Art: Live Now by Andrew Flint Shipman CEZANNE’S APPLES The apples lie there, larger than life, leaping from the canvas, so many canvases—tempting; you paint them over and over, like  real apples you eat and eat again, each bite bursting anew in your mouth; each...
No Longer in a Hurry by Helga Gruendler-Schierloh

No Longer in a Hurry by Helga Gruendler-Schierloh

Art: Cyril Larvor NO LONGER IN A HURRY She was in a hurry, as usual. Turning the corner, she bumped into something soft and unyielding, and when she glanced up, she found herself face to face with a clown who stood totally still. The only thing in motion was the...