by JL Jacobs | Feb 8, 2019 | Poetry
Art: La révérence, huile sur toile by Jérôme Romain NASA TEST SUBJECT Magic Transistor, NASA, Spacesuit Tests, 1960s Etch A Sketch an astronaut,sheathed by a spacesuit’s anonymity, standing before a camera capturing the still-frame stirrings of a man in pressurized...
by JL Jacobs | Feb 6, 2019 | Memoir
Art: Iced Web by Robert Ferrier AN EASY CHAT ABOUT NOTHING My wife always thought that someday I’d be a big success. I taught Russian literature and linguistics at the local college and held seminars every other weekend to make some extra money. Then came the...
by JL Jacobs | Feb 4, 2019 | Poetry
Art: Patchwork abstract with turquoise by Kerry Ramirez 7/24/18 (OBSERVATIONAL HAIKU) 9:57 a grey butterfly hovers over the fronds of watermelon leaves 10:16 a small four-year-old child plays with a heavy rock shaped like a raindrop 10:19...
by JL Jacobs | Feb 1, 2019 | Goncalves, Poetry
Art: André Gonçalves, chaotic_mind_portraits AN ENCOUNTER AT A BAR ON 10TH STREET I’m at the crossroads of the noosphere and synergy, wondering if spiritual development can co-exist with cosmic creativity, seated at a bar, looking at myself in the huge back mirror,...
by JL Jacobs | Jan 30, 2019 | Poetry
Art: Tale of a City by Seigar SUBMILLIMETRIC Blinking out of a daze White Smile absent of emotion Pearl Swallowing bile saliva Yellow Breathe in to think of a lie Chartreuse Hold the breath to feel warm again Green Hemorrhage the blood strangled on your face Blue Her...
