The Untouched It
The thought of it excited her. She discussed it with her tender peers. They were open with anticipation For confirmation of their fears, For reprieve from waiting, For a taste of the Garden, Which...
Category: Arts & Literature
The Revenge: The Ship’s Death
Chloe Bradshaw is 13. The previous installment of her pirate saga can be found here. The man who stood before me was supposed to be dead, and yet he wasn't. “How?” I said in a gasp. “I cannot...
Who Speaks For Islam: A Review
This is a review of Who Speaks For Islam: What A Billion Muslims Really Think, by John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed. Gallup Poll Press. First Printing: 2007. This book attempts a systematic survey of...
I Done Wrote Some Letters
"...letters mingle souls" - John Donne. Since I’m something of a handsome expert on everything, I’m familiar with therapeutic techniques. These are the tools that psychiatrists use to keep you...
To Pick & Choose
after the quiz, looking in a mirror, fussing with her hair waiting at the door for his walk, the dog awaits his leash our old dog runs through fields in his dreams first deep snow-- one can hear the...
Shame and Capital
fall fresh sun beams on ceramic features of carved irony warm the deadened impulse to breathe green grass grows on the other side of the world we desensitize the cells until growth is abstract...
The Revenge: Witness to a Murder
Chloe Bradshaw is 13. She counts Darren Shan as one of her main writing influences. Her favourite subjects at school are Drama, History, and English. This is the first installment of "The Revenge,"...
Words from a Lame Man at his Pew
Here in GC land, we thought this poem was especially pertinent considering the recent brouhaha over Barack Obama's minister. Please remember to enjoy the genius of Sim Stafford responsibly....
The Polygamist
Imam Idris Sultan was unmarried, and for this reason he approved of polygamy. He was a religious figure in "this irreligious society" where polygamy was looked down upon. His open advocacy of the...
My Bee
Lalla M’Zouda took pride in the thicket of her burning bush. “Gardens are the scene of assignation,” she told Moulay Aly. “First, your tongue is to brush, barely brush, the dew from the outer...