by AJ Saur
And, yet, I stand at the end of this pier
in ovation of the horizon—its long stretch
of periphery, the far wings of a seagull
from which you are certain to emerge in a bow Continue reading
That Ship Has Sailed
Filed under Poetry
The Scorpio
by Khadijah Abdul Haqq
The first day of the conference, I tell myself that I must give people a chance based on their personalities and not where the sun sat in the sky the day they were born. I remind myself that not everyone born in January shares my unequivocal thirst for solitude or management. And that I am a Muslim and referring to zodiac signs is against my religion. Continue reading
Filed under Nonfiction
Along Nippon Way
by Morgan Tayu-Schulz
Was there a boy?
Did he have a face?
Did he have hair?
Or was that just
His silhouette
Standing there
By a mikan tree
Still and distant
Reminding me
Of me Continue reading
Filed under Poetry
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Masha Kisel
On Monday, I ate three Taco Bell Crunch Wraps, two bean burritos, one Fiesta Burrito and an order of Nachos Bellgrande. Washed it down with a large Coke. I practice in the mirror first. Tom always asks if my stomach hurts after, but it never does. Eating in front of the camera is like not eating at all. You’re a second person, a second stomach, a non-corporeal being, stuffing a hologram mouth for ED teens, bored housewives, and perverts. Continue reading
Filed under Fiction
Provincial Girl
by Michael Roque
A provincial girl,
her state is vegetative
as the moors she walks. Continue reading
Filed under Poetry
Hawaii Pacific Review 