By Kurma Murrain In my experience, in Colombia (my home country), the way pets are treated is very different from that in the United States. Dogs and cats are usually kept outside. We certainly don’t cuddle with them at night, and we rarely consider them members of the family.We love them.Continue reading “THOUGHTS ON MY BEST FRIEND”
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Essential
"I'm looking for a job," he shouted in the bar
"I'm looking for a job," he posted on social media
"I'm looking for a job in the countryside or the city"
And he found a job before he woke up…
Under the Same Moon
It’s been more than seven years now
since we wanted to fly off the radar
skimming the ground,
cheating fate.
searching for a visa to a dream.
And ever since then, we’ve been eating the grapes
from afar, stepping outside the confines
of the squares crowded with fellow countrymen
keeping an eye on a clock
on the other side of the pond.
Anise-flavored doughnuts
By Loli Molina The smell of freshly baked anise-flavored doughnuts filled the air in the courtyard of Block One, the one next to the highway, behind the school, and across from the old vacant lot that had once been a sugarcane field. The neighborhood was never really the countryside, but it was enoughto… Continue reading “Anise-Flavored Doughnuts”
I am a strong pillar / I am a strong pillar
I am a strong column
I am a strong column
The ocean wonders if I am unbreakable
The ocean wonders if I am unbreakable
WE COME TO YOU
By Kurma Murrain We drift in every direction Driven by Boreas, Zephyrs, Notus, and Eurus Carried by the clouds we see in our dreams We move like leaves following the seasons Disintegrating in winter Crackling within us We yawn, stretch, and look to the sky to give thanks We pack our burdens, our dead,Continue reading “WE MOVE”