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A Poem by Nick Lantz
Birds love sound more than they love food. If scientists could harness and utilize the sonic energy produced by a single parakeet, all the working oil rigs could be unplugged and turned into coral…
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“Read & Re-Read” [by Ashleigh Allen]
I’ve got crumbs of old books,A fence, white, a thumb, paint— It sounds like construction next doorIt’s church, it’s jack rabbits and The dead dandelions have Turned into moons. We will do the laundry,…
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South America Stole Our Name
Whenever I mention Randy Newman to my very short friend (I actually have several very short friends—they make me feel better about myself), she says, “Who?” “The guy who wrote ‘Short People’.” “Oh yeah…I…
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Madrid Dispatch: Spain is Different [by Kathleen Heil]
Last night was the World Cup semi-final match of Germany vs. Spain, and, after a week of listening to the little boy on my block shout «¡ESPAÑA! ¡ESPAÑA! ¡ESPAÑA! ¡Es que somos los mejores!»…
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Cool Dad by Joan Vorderbruggen
In the next hundred years, scientists will discover a resiliency gene that explains why some of us don't just survive certain hells, we thrive in their aftermaths. They may find it's entirely genetic, though…
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TAM 8 [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dear Bleaders, Traveling a lot this month. Right now I'm off to The Amazing Meeting! in Las Vegas. I'll give a talk and be on a panel and I'll be going to a lot of…
