“The Boy on the Box” by GG Burrows
There’s lights on the ceiling, big white circles, each one brighter than beach sun, but you can’t blink or squint when they’re taking your picture . . .
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Stephanie Stio: On the Paz Prize for Poetry and Dinapiera Di Donato’s Colaterales/Collateral
Stephanie Stio discusses the creation of the Paz Prize for Poetry and the selection of the prize’s inaugural winner, Dinapiera Di Donato’s Colaterales/Collateral.
“No Time Like the Past” by Matthew Sharpe
There’s no time like the past, Steven thought as he entered his time machine. He found himself in the maternity ward of a small rural hospital at 8 am on April 16, 1971—the day he was to be born . . .
“Paignton Rust” by Tom Leins
It’s happy hour at the Dirty Lemon, but I recognize the same lipstick smear on my glass from when I was in here this morning. It’s 9 pm, but the room is still hot and my half-drunk beer is already warm . . .
Celebrate the Holidays with Akashic Sale Bundles!
We’re pleased to offer six sale packages just in time for the holiday rush!
“White Sneakers: The Art of Saying Fuck You” by Bernice L. McFadden
Many years ago I read a collection of essays entitled: The Habit of Surviving: Black Woman’s Strategies For Life, by Kesho Yvonne Scott . . .
“Mathers Bridge” by John J. White
With the full moon there’d be a strong tide to pull the shrimp from the warm lagoons to their spawning ground in the Atlantic. It seemed like all of God’s creatures needed love and were willing to risk everything for it . . .
Simon’s Cat in Good Company: Spotlight on City Critters, Inc. (New York, NY)
Read about City Critters, Inc., a volunteer organization in New York that works to find foster and permanent homes for stray and rescued cats, kittens, and dogs!