by Sean Ruane
It was very warm outside.
There was a man in a smart ‘Johnny Carson’ suit choking to death.
He made not the universal sign of choking, that classic grabbing of […]
A Man Dying
Bird Feeder
by Michael Lee Johnson
Baby,
born
just
a
sparrow-
first flight
from balcony
to tree limb.
A chip of corn falls
from the feeder
to the ground.
Starbucks
by Brendan O’Brien
Snowflakes swarm like inebriated gnats as I turn up Vleet Street and trudge north. People on this block have refused to remove the accumulating precipitation and with […]
Rififi (Du rififi chez les hommes)
Directed by Jules Dassin
Review by Shannon Scott Stebbins
A few years ago I bought a ticket and some popcorn. The French film Rififi was playing at the Music Box Theatre in […]
La Misma Luna
Directed by Patricia Riggen
Starring Adrian Alonso and Kate del Castillo
Review by Laura Hawbaker
An alarm clock beeps. Sleepy eyed, a young mother slaps the clock off and […]
