Competent But Unfitted

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The Clothes Dictators Wear by John Eppel

Poem / Poetry

Dec 26, 2019

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Award winning poet John Eppel's poem for Competent But Unfitted Read More

The So Called Country by Faisu Mukunana

Essay / Memoir

Dec 27, 2019

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Indigenous Tsou writer Faisu Mukunana from Taiwan writes about the transition of rule when she was a little girl. Image by Bernard Gagnon. This excerpt is from her book Dear Ak'i, Please Don't Be Upset(translated by Dr.… Read More

Barcode by Yen Ai-Lin

Poem / Poetry

Jan 08, 2020

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A short piece of art telling you a lot Read More

Moon Card by Janet Kieffer

Short Story / Literary Fiction

Jan 13, 2020

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Another Fighting Game by Rachel Fenton

Short Story / Literary Fiction

Jan 19, 2020

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Irresistible Sacred White Geometry by Andrew Booth

Poem / Poetry

Jan 21, 2020

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Indigenous Australian writer Andrew Booth writes about the politics of white supremacy. Read More

Book Review by Carmelinda Scian

Book Review / Literary Fiction

Jan 22, 2020

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Canadian writer Carmelinda Scian's book review of My Father, Fortune-Tellers & Me by Eufemia Fantetti Read More

I-Ching Hexagram 23 By Hung Tung-Lu

Article / Religion and Spirituality

Feb 18, 2020

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I Talk To Myself All The Time By C.J. Anderson-Wu

Book Review / Literary Fiction

Feb 21, 2020

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The alter-ego in the fiction of Philip Roth & Paul Auster, image by JR Korpa Read More

Tis the Season to Harvest Palm Fiber Sheaths

Book / Memoir

Mar 11, 2020

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Taiwanese indigenous writer Faisu Mukunana writes about her childhood, translated by Dr. Yao-Chung Tsao. Photo by Guillaume Briard. This excerpt is from her book Dear Ak'i, Please Don't Be Upset(translated by Dr. Tsao Yao-Chung) Read More

Notes to Lee From San Rafael Wilderness by Ginny Jaramillo

Essay / Memoir

Apr 02, 2020

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After several weeks of the passing of her beloved, Ginny Jaramillo wrote to him about the beauty of wilderness they had shared. Cover photo in courtesy of Harold Litwiler Read More

Oxydol Poisoning by Earl Jackson

Essay / Memoir

Apr 03, 2020

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Earl Jackson's memory of his childhood is a mirror of the questionable social issues and politics of America. Photo in courtesy of Kat J Read More

Widow's Memory by Mary Hamilton

Poem / Poetry

Apr 04, 2020

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How to deal the ordeal of losing the beloved one? Mary Hamilton's hopeful poem for those sharing the same pain Photo in courtesy of Mitchell Hartley Read More

Something Extraordinary by Marylou Scavarda

Poem / Poetry

Apr 05, 2020

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The difficult time with a dying parent could be transformed into poetic power. Photo in courtesy of Nine Kopfer Read More

Tears At My Gate by Reid Mitchell

Poem / Poetry

Apr 07, 2020

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Entering the imaginative space and time of the poet Photo by Sangga Rima Roman Selia Read More

ERINNERN COVID 19 2030 by Andrew Booth

Poem / Poetry

Apr 10, 2020

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What it would look like when we look back the pandemic 10 years later? Photo by Andres Siimon Read More

Suicide by C.J. Anderson-Wu

Poem / Poetry

Apr 20, 2020

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"You live on in the cached pages online" Photo by Dylan McLeod Read More

Indigenous Voices from Taiwan

Book / Literary Fiction

Apr 26, 2020

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Two marvelous short stories by Walis Nokan and Gan Yao-Ming Cover image by Chung Ya-Yun Read More

Tastes of Nostalgia

Article / Literary Fiction

Apr 30, 2020

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Lin’s ABC Doggie Bites Piggie is the love story of Marva, a young woman living during the time of regime handover in the 1940s. Luo’s Nomad is an urban fantasy of today’s Taipei. Cover design: Chung Ya-Yun… Read More

Building A House by Faisu Mukunana

Essay / Memoir

Apr 30, 2020

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Indigenous Tsou writer Faisu Mukunana's memory of building a house with her father and brothers This excerpt is from her book Dear Ak'i, Please Don't Be Upset(translated by Dr. Tsao Yao-Chung) Oil Painting by Ling Chen Buy… Read More

Falling Leaves by John Eppel

Poem / Poetry

May 02, 2020

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Enjoy the wonderful scenes Zimbabwean poet John Eppel brings to us. Photo by Oliver Hihn Read More

Glass of Dreams by Dilman Dila

Poem / Poetry

May 10, 2020

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Read Ugandan award-winning writer Dilman Dila's lovely words and click into the link to watch the beautiful animation he made. Read More

Random Juxtaposition by Andrew Booth

Short Story / Literary Fiction

May 13, 2020

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An urban fable by award-winning Australian writer Andrew Booth Photo by Nathan Riley Read More

DRIFTERS by George Szirtes

Poem / Poetry

May 13, 2020

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Read George Szirtes's beautifully metaphored poem. Photp by Eberhard Grossgasteiger Read More

OBOE by James Sutherland-Smith

Poem / Poetry

May 23, 2020

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The splendid landscape in an instrument, join British poet James Sutherland-Smith to share his imagination. Photo by Hal Gatewood Read More