Published 5m ago - Jeffrey Meyers
The Persian Version by Jeffrey Meyers In June 1971 my wife and I drove across Turkey in a Volkswagen bug without seat belts or air conditioning and reached Iran during the fading years of the Shah, who would flee the country in 1979. Fifty years ago Iran, cl... More »
Published 6m ago - Jeffrey Meyers
Japan and Korea: Delights and Horrors by Jeffrey Meyers After completing my two-year appointment at UCLA in 1965 and leaving my year-long English girlfriend there, I had a longing to travel and spent the next year teaching college courses for air force personn... More »
Published 6m ago - Casey Alexander
Goodnight Mold By Casey Alexander Ben was partway through his morning pigeon salute. It was an inhospitable morning; he stood on the balcony with an umbrella, waiting for one to appear. Thus far, his call had gone unanswered. Of course, they were under no obli... More »
Published 7m ago - Bill Curtis
New Salem University by Bill Curtis “Why does Socrates end the dialogue by talking about a myth of all things? Isn’t that puzzling? Isn’t myth the very antithesis of philosophy?” The professor surveyed the room and the six students it held. Three were ... More »
Published 9m ago - Jeffrey Meyers
by Jeffrey Meyers As a college student I’d been traveling alone for a month through Greece, Yugoslavia and Germany, where I didn’t know the languages, and had scarcely spoken to anyone all that time. When I boarded the Rhine River boat in Heidelberg I sa... More »
Published 10m ago - Louis Marvick
By Louis Marvick ‘But how the devil did it come about in the first place,’ I asked, ‘that the conductor of a great symphony orchestra was demoted to the office of attendant in the monkey house at the zoo? That’s surely an unusual career move.’ I had ... More »
Published 11m ago - Casey Alexander
Loved, Solvent, Alive Casey Alexander A hostile-looking woman flickered onto the screen. As the established employee, Erin enjoyed the privilege of drabness: she’d thrown a cardigan over her nightgown. Anne, on the other hand, was corporate glam to the waist... More »
Published 12m ago - Sona Lea Dombourian
Silent Night, Holy Night Sona Lea Dombourian I have changed my foreign ways and am reborn. Imbued with the Spirit, I will go West and expand my dominion over all creatures, puny despite their efforts, sub-intelligent because of their origins. But a thorn persi... More »
Published 1y ago - Edward Giron
Edward Giron The voices in the room returned at the same hour. I knew to expect them, to invite them, to welcome them. When they ceased, followed by a steady rhythmic coda, I would be led away. Again. This particular night was only slightly different. L... More »
Published 1y ago - Virginia Konchan
To Pee or Not to Pee by Virginia Konchan An unnamed, middle-aged female Amazon Fulfillment worker getting paid $12/hour without benefits, working 40 hours a week, with a one-hour bus commute each way from a cramped, airless studio apartment in a rundown buildi... More »
Published 1y ago - Blechner
Chapter Two: Names “The tribe, huh? You should take advantage of that.” I was sitting in a downtown cafe with my former political science teacher, Kincaid, who as far as either of us knew had not a drop of Jewish anything in him and distrusted all religion... More »
Published 1y ago - Kristine Laco
by Kristine Laco I headed to my illegal occupation, expecting it to be a normal Tuesday. I am a consensual participant in one of the oldest professions and forced to hide my talents behind heavy drapery and secrecy. If asked at dinner, I always reply that I am... More »