The smallest book among my miniatures is an unreadable New Testament. 224 pages, 1” by 1½”, and its 3rd dimension— the spine— is 3/8 of an inch. Are there other dimensions? When I hold the book I measure that trinity. Any more than three would be the stuff of flash fiction, like the New Testament itself, Jesus stories that contradict each other and hide in the microcosm of their settings, […]
Laurinda Lind | Selected poems
By the Numbers, for the Numbers Cost a million, make a million in algorithms-to-go. Watson uncovers your preexisting condition, Watson finds what you said in a fit of rage on Facebook but thought you had erased right away, Watson archives the things your mitochondria mutter to themselves. Already Watsons are bankers, brand consultants, insurance adjustors. It won’t be long before our government of gigabytes. Best now to learn to say […]
An unprecedented opportunity | An interview with Rev. angel Kyodo williams
Rev. angel Kyodo williams is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest, spiritual maverick, author, activist, and founder of CXC (Center for Transformative Change), in Berkeley, California, which is dedicated to “changing the way change is done.” Rather than encourage spiritual seekers to become more politically active, CXC supports social activists in becoming more spiritual. Rev. angel believes this is the only way we will “flip the switch” in people’s hearts so […]
Thomas Atkinson | Ruint Horse
I WAS SITTING in Miss Jerolee’s Trims ‘n Tans. It’s my grandma’s beauty parlor, my mom’s mom, and everybody calls her Miss Jeri, or just Jeri. Even me if anybody’s in earshot ‘cause she says she don’t look old enough to be a grandmother. She does. Dad used to say she’s “fighting the good fight” but spray tan and teeth whitener can only take you so far. The tanning bed’s […]
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