By Maven Cade Leary Mental health disorders are nothing to take lightly. I’ve stood on the abyss, I have seen the edge, and while I am still on this side of that ravine, I understand how easily one can lose one’s grip and slip. I’ve dated two borderline personality disorders, […]
By Donnie Casto II “It has forever been thus: So long as men write what they think, then all of the other freedoms – all of them – may remain intact. And it is then that writing becomes a weapon of truth, an article of faith, an act of courage.” […]
By: Jim Cosby Editor’s Note: This paper was originally presented as part of Calvin College’s Festival of Faith and Music. This biennial conference brings together musicians, critics, journalists, artists, and listeners to discuss and celebrate popular music—hoping to bridge the gap between the church and popular art. The Curator is delighted to share […]
artwork by Josh Chambers author requests to remain anonymous In 2004, starting on April 6th and running through the 10th, the Battle of Ramadi raged. It has been called the heaviest urban warfare American forces have seen since Vietnam by some historians. By the end of the battle, 13 of […]
By Ashley Beth In this post-counter culture age, where the Druggery and Decadence of the Sixties, or as my generation sees it, the Designated Play Time our parents got to enjoy, resulted with Nixon signing a federal Controlled Substance Act in 1970; the name Hunter S Thompson seems to be […]
By Kyle K. Mann 1) The reason we are fighting in the Middle East is: a. Greedy males want money and power b. Greedy females compel males to fight for money and power c. Because of hideous aliens with amazing powers d. Frighteningly meaningless when […]
By April S. Kelley It must have been four years ago when I terminated my pregnancy. I remember it fondly. Yes, fondly. I was living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I had a two-year-old daughter. I was on the pill — the fucking pill; never trust the goddamn pill. I was […]
By Kyle K. Mann I’m sitting here looking at my beautiful view, distressed and angry. 40 years ago today the Vietnam War ended. We have learned nothing. Nothing!
By Mik Glasser As children most of us were told “Don’t Discuss Politics or Religion” The spin put on that phrase is that we should not engage others who do not have the same belief and values systems as we were taught by our family and our immediate peer group circle. […]
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