Art by Bob Muschewske

True Myth

By Heid E. Erdrich ● 2014

Tell a child she is composed of parts (her Ojibway quarters, her German half-heart) she’ll find the existence of harpies easy to swallow. Storybook children never come close to her mix, but manticores make great uncles...

Empty Promise

2014

The world is filled with empty promises. It’s like when you tell a person you love them, and they say it back, but after that y’all never speak again...

In Praise of Aging

2014

In praise of buses rattling through the streets In praise of passengers jostling for a seat In praise of a transfer I didn’t need to buy In praise of snow falling from the sky, and my down coat Bought secondhand but warm...

Sidewalk Poetry: Untitled

2014

It is not carelessness...