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In This Issue...
Joshua Conklin's poem Stimulus Control turns B.F. Skinner into the Pavlov of a marriage bedroom.
In the story of a North African slave girl's escape from captivity, Jacinda Townsend reminds us how far we have to go to escape some of life's cruelest realities.
John M Anderson laments the dropping of a brick of heroin somewhere on the road to Laramie, and conjures the Marlboro Man to mark the past.
Photo art by Eric Coates and staff photog Sal Laughter.
Other poets & writers in this issue:
--Jim Bainbridge
- Adam Deutsch
- Richard Dinges Jr
- Sonia K Ellis
- Teresa Burns Gunther
- Elizabeth Hunter
- Louis Sylvester
- Carl F Thompson Jr
- Jane Zimbaldi
On holiday in Taiwan enjoying a break on the west coast, fine five star hotel, great scenery, nice beach and pretty gals. Two weeks of bliss at a new holiday destination. Little was I aware that Red China was about to plan her invasion to unite her renegade province by force. Recent jet air combats left an uneasy peace with Taiwan the victor. I got up at dinnertime after a long heady night out; to see short range rockets hit the train station. Huge blasts ruptured the sky knocking me senseless. Medium range missiles thundered inland hitting hell knows what. Taiwanese jet fighters rose in their dozens form their bases and headed west. Distant explosions rocked the blue summer Asian sky, what do I do as the air attack sirens sound?
KNOCK EM DEAD
Her plan didn’t go smoothly, her rockets had caused huge material damage but she hadn’t caught the Taiwanese air force on the ground. Her jets had been dispersed; they knew what their brothers were planning. Huge aerial encounters of over a hundred warplanes knocked them dead. By sea communist troops embarked in ships to invade, most died in the ocean. Taiwan missile strikes killed thousands still they came, unstoppable. A single Taiwan jet carried one secret bomb heading to Shanghai. The end…
HOW WE DANCED
Around and round we danced in an exotic Asian club to pounding alternative music. Who said they couldn’t party? Like it’s their, our, last night on earth. Little did we all know that this prophecy was true? One night if fun with a Taiwanese lady, only dancing you understand. They are not like western ladies. On and on we danced feeling alive, when we kissed it was like fire of the positive kind. Neither of us knew we were being watched, that a huge military machine was about to strike. Hours later our nightclub was destroyed; I never did see my Taiwan lady again. I only know her name and have precious memories of th
You're the top! Create for you today Beautiful, full of light, joy and sense of well being. Despite the daily life there are always chances for happiness. Your thoughts and your feelings are the source for your wellbeing. Clasp old things finally starting. Clarify and admit to what you already busy mornings when waking up and your time, peace and serenity takes away. It is important to balance to be in equilibrium, so that the miracle, the glories, the Incredible manifest and can show. Throw the ballast and creates space for light, for fun, for joy of life. In our life plan is nowhere anything of disharmony, of sorrow and suffering. If it is in your life has nestled itself, were you the creator and designer. Now you have the same opportunity to dissolve it, to change yourself and for the opposite decision. Use your freedom and your creative energy for what you really want to live. Live your Lichtsein fullfills and enjoy the life here on earth.
Hello my friend. I would like to invite you to check out my new poem called "I Am a Storm". Just click the picture below and the storm will take you to my blog. Thank you, -byron
If you laugh, You beaming brighter than any sun it can, if you laugh, is it to think calmly what I say to you '. If you laugh, looking at the pure luck to me, if you laugh, You totally put me in your spell. If you laugh, Your eyes sparkle like golden stars, if you laugh ... Do it again! I see it so happy!
I wish you still a cheerful day. In Love and Light ***Erika***;-))
Wenn Du lachst
Wenn Du lachst, strahlst Du heller als jede Sonne es vermag, wenn Du lachst, geht sie auf, glaub' ruhig was ich Dir sag'. Wenn Du lachst, schaut das pure Glück mich an, wenn Du lachst, ziehst Du mich total in Deinen Bann. Wenn Du lachst, funkeln Deine Augen wie goldene Sterne, wenn Du lachst... Mach es nochmal! Ich seh' es so gerne!
Ich wünsche Dir noch einen fröhlichen GuteLauneTag. Ganz liebe Grüße von Erika ;-))
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