Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
“Hair of the Dog” by Kristin Abraham
Kristin Abraham HAIR OF THE DOG When he realized he could cause dreams, he started with his horse. Run, he said, and the horse stomped and pawed in its sleep. Fly, he said, and it twitched and shook. This must be how God discovered himself. Then cry, he commanded his sleeping wife. She spilled out [...]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
“Living the Chemical Life” by Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson LIVING THE CHEMICAL LIFE I have to admit that I don’t care about the historical Jesus. One way or the other. I’ve always thought there were larger forces at work. The sun and the wind. The sadness that comes in the afternoon. Did you know that our bones are only 10 years old? [...]
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
“Gloves” by Jose Angel Araguz
José Angel Araguz GLOVES I made up a story for myself once, That each glove I lost Was sent to my father in prison That’s all it would take for him To chart my growth without pictures, Without words or visits, Only colors and design, Texture; it was ok then For skin to chafe and [...]
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
“Jesus Meets the Women” by Joseph Bathanti
Joseph Bathanti JESUS MEETS THE WOMEN They bump into Him shopping in Bloomfield. It’s how many years? He’s skin and bone. The hair. The beard. Some kind of radical. But still He shows respect, kisses each one, inquires about their health, tells them to pray, ask anything in His name and it’s theirs. They laugh. [...]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
“Ortolan” by Nicole Bestard
Nicole Bestard ORTOLAN Once inside his mouth, did it bite back, digging with its beak into the steak-flesh of his tongue a pin-prick on the palette, a pen-knife sticking the spongy membranes in the belly of a whale? Did its head roll around in his mouth before it was crushed like a doll’s glass slipper [...]
