Thursday, April 09, 2026

TAXES, SEEN FROM THE MOON

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by Indran Amirthanayagam   NASA photo I walked in the woods  today, a spring in my step, the Great Leader had stepped back from  his threats...
Wednesday, April 08, 2026

HINGE DAY

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by Tricia Knoll     So much needs exercising, soothing for the opening to beyond and next. Where applause for sun reverberates across plai...

OIL COUNTRY

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by Pepper Trail         Pepper Trail  is a poet and naturalist based in Ashland, Oregon. His poetry has appeared in  Rattle, Atlanta Review,...

TWO-WEEK TRUCE

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by Howie Good     Trees with buds under the rubble      Howie Good is a widely published but little-known author.

BRIDGES

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by Matthew Murrey   Anadolu Agency  on Facebook   People build them to connect one side to the other, to move people, supplies and food from...
Tuesday, April 07, 2026

HOME IS WHERE

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by Michelle DeRose The Guardian , April 3, 2026 Runaway nuns seek familiar stairs, years of ascent lodged in muscle memory. Passages interna...

RESTING ON A ROCK AT 8000 FEET WHEN IT SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN SO HOT IN MARCH

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an abecedarian by  Malinda Miller The record-breaking heatwave scorching the US west [in March] would have been “virtually impossible” if no...
Monday, April 06, 2026

THE MOMENT OF CLOSEST APPROACH

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by Theta Pavis Using an inflatable Moon globe, [the Artemis II crew] practiced seeing how the angle of the sun changed the colors and text...

DEEPWATER PORTFOLIO

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by Zumwalt     Endangered Rice's whales live their entire lives in the gulf, where they're vulnerable to vessel strikes, noise pollu...
Sunday, April 05, 2026

DROP THE MIC

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by Steven Kent       "U.S. defense spending would rise $445B under Trump budget plan, with steep cuts elsewhere." — The Guardian ,...

ON FINDING JESUS TOTE BAGS AT BRANDY MELVILLE

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by Lisa Seidenberg  The Jesus totes were hung from a bare nail in the store among the tables of baby tees  and short shorts seen  by tweens ...
Saturday, April 04, 2026

NARCISSIGNATURE

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by James Penha "Donald Trump should be focused on lowering costs, but instead he’s busy trying to put his name on your money. How does ...

COCOONED

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by  Marjan Sabouri  Underground shelters with the smell of sweat and fear in musty air— These are my first feelings of war, as I was a littl...
Friday, April 03, 2026

FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH

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Between the Artemis II Launch Live Stream and the Live Stream of the Supreme Court Hearing Arguments Regarding Birthright Citizenship by Liz...