Cartoon – Artistic Woes
Author: Antarctica Journal
Poem – AT A DISTANCE (By Ray Gallucci)
AT A DISTANCE Gently rolling, runneled hills, Colored like a daffodil. Rivulets to ocean spill Under cloudy skies. Atmosphere of shrouding haze Rising from the surface waves, Where beneath lie ancient caves Never brought to light. Yet this sky’s a different hue From what we’re accustomed to B Yellow, not a trace of blue, Dares to […]
Read morePoem – Prophylactic Measures (By Frank De Canio)
Prophylactic Measures Like any doctor versed in patient care, the campus carry, gun rights advocate had listened to the PhD’s despair. For students now bear guns, while poised to get an education in philosophy. She heard with empathy the gal’s concern that arguing could spell catastrophe, should prickly issues make the passions churn in those who have another point of […]
Read moreThe past is not an obstacle
“The past is not an obstacle, just a force exerted against my back.”
Read morePoem – Stone Slate (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
Stone Slate – By Melissa R. Mendelson They tell me that I am alive. If that were so, shouldn’t I breathe? Listen to your heart, and I’m stupid for listening once more. I don’t hear anything. Check your pulse. “I am checking,” I scream. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. How could they tell me what they tell me, and how could I […]
Read moreBarbara Sher quote – You know what to do
“Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do — can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music. You know what to do.” – Barbara Sher
Read morePope Francis Quote – Great Things
“Remember: Christ is calling you; the Church needs you; the Pope believes in you and he expects great things of you!” – Pope Francis
Read moreCartoon – Hell Travel Pamphlet
Why Iranians Flee On False Passports
Most analysts do not believe the two Iranians who used stolen passports to board the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight were terrorists. So why were they on the plane? The most probable reason being… they were simply hoping to find a better life in the West. Decades of debilitating, punitive sanctions have destroyed Iran’s economy, environment, and health-care system. Sanctions have […]
Read moreMarilyn Monroe Quote – Things Fall Together
“And sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” – Marilyn Monroe
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