By Erin Byrne May you travel in an awakened way, Gathered wisely into your inner ground, That you may not waste the invitations Which wait along the way to transform you. —John O’Donohue, poem “For the Traveler” Stone apostles frowned down over their curly beards, and I withered. Again and again, I had flown from […]

By Katherine Jamieson The neighbors might talk—but it will be worth it. The teenage girl you live with, the younger one with the jutting chin who rarely smiles, is laughing at America’s Funniest Home Videos. A kitten falls off a window ledge onto the back of a large dog.  A small dog runs so fast […]

By Amy Gigi Alexander In Paris, the discovery of Africa on the outskirts of the city assuages sudden grief. Women stand above me, brightly colored boubou dresses blending into an African origami screen blocking my view. Hands, like undecided hummingbirds, hover over my heart, swiftly moving to my eyes, covering them with damp palms. Children […]