By Thomas Page The Tourists of the Sargasso Sea Marine biologists have been baffled by the Sargasso Sea’s tubular tourists— The eel. The eel Seem to be the true Sexless Ageless Birthless Originless creature swimming along the warm streams. They have baffled the likes of philosophers and psychoanalysts With their knavish resistance … Continue reading The Tourists of Sargasso Sea and Other Poems
Poems by Douglas Young
The Airport Intense faces all around: Black, white, yellow and brown; High expectations mixed with the mundane – No matter the motive, get to that plane. We fervently cling to the notion That the solution is in motion; So everyone’s in a hurry -- So focused, with no time to worry. If we just get … Continue reading Poems by Douglas Young
Art by Jing Kong
Biography: I love life, nature and animals. I think painting is a way to explore human and animal souls. I like traditional painting, using gouache and ballpoint pen. I get inspiration from interesting pet stories. I try to discover the inner world of animals from paintings. Website: https://www.artwanted.com/cat8080 https://www.artmajeur.com/nickyta-k6 https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jing-kong.html
Poems by Vivian Wagner
"In Defense of Cat Ladies" At a certain point you can no longer keep up with the decades: you didn’t see Shrek, have only a tenuous grasp on Pokémon, stopped listening past Smashing Pumpkins, still think of Nirvana as new. There’s only so much a body can take, only so much hype and excitement, … Continue reading Poems by Vivian Wagner
Dramatic Cat
By John Page
Haiku 268-278
By Thomas Page 268 A dying leaf, life In miniature; a mystery Play put on by trees. 269 A wolf howling at The moon is looking for some Other of its kind. 270 A child will not know The fruits thrown into the trash By his own parents. 271 A caterpillar Wishes to be a … Continue reading Haiku 268-278
The Look
By John Page
“Brain of a Cat”
By Thomas Page Dr. Reading wanted to make a scene By transforming a cat into a dream Teacher by the end of fifteen school weeks. Sangchu, his proposed student, barely speaks Nor communicates with the clarity Normally reserved by rarity Of talking animals. “This is harder Than I initially envisioned,” to her He said. … Continue reading “Brain of a Cat”
Release Me
By John Page