ancestry
The Taste of Ancestral Sorrow
The Taste of Ancestral Sorrow written by: Raymond Brunell - The ceramic mug sits warm in my hands, a steady anchor amid the kitchen’s usual hum...
The Keeper of Rains
The Keeper of Rains written by: Monika Ajay Kaul - It had been raining for six days straight. But that wasn’t unusual for Cherrapunji...
Cultural Debt Paid In Full
Cultural Debt Paid In Full written by: Ankita Gupta There’s a grey in my black, an immigrant...
Mr. Clerk
Mr. Clerk written by: Uchechukwu Onyedikam I opened up my hands wide scatter regrets in the hot...
Banjara
Banjara written by: Anushka Chauhan All the pomp and show will be left behind When the Banjara...
The Road That Drinks Our Shadows
The Road That Drinks Our Shadows written by: Gloria Ogo We paved it with old hymns and...
Ebony Queen
Ebony Queen written by: Mustapha Malik Adedayo Carved from the earth and touched by the sun, Her...
On Being a Modern Dead Person
On Being a Modern Dead Person written by: Andrea Eschen - My ninety-four-year-old mother reminded me for the fifth or sixth time...
Soul Retrieval
Soul Retrieval written by: Lasara Firefox Allen - To my bones the ancient stones spelled home. Arriving in the Scottish Highlands...
In the Dark and in the Light
In the Dark and in the Light written by: Mark Tulin @Crow_writer I know where my DNA...
Skeletons
Skeletons written by: Dr. Ratan Ghosh @DrRATANGHO66801 Walking through the skeletons of bygone years I look for…...
I Wrapped in Heart
I Wrapped in Heart written by: Simona Prilogan I wrapped in heart the golden thoughts Uprooted from...
My Folks
My Folks written by: Mike Ricketts My folks they came from Jamaica Many years ago, They thought...
A Bloody Path: The Colonization of Scotland
A Bloody Path The Colonization of Scotland written by: Lasara Firefox Allen @firefoxallen I start my day...
