1. the lake lives in light its raindrops surf sun and deep now, I'm gold. now, here 2. an ocean of clouds drowns out daylight. fog lamps...

Interlude There is a long sea that burns blue beyond the pine road to my house. I heard a knock on my door each morning for a year as the...

The cars sped by at eighty where the surfers entered the water, paddling out between cars. No driving home that day when another wave...

By Will Evans The sign on the wooden railing said, “Be shark smart. Know your risk when entering the water. Recent sightings here. Do not swim with seals.” The two men stood beside it, peering over the empty beach forty feet below the bluff. The sky was a blushing indigo at the far reach of the water, and the waves were small but perfect, lines like endless corduroy stretching over the sea. One man turned to the other. “Nothing,” he said, and shrugged, frowned, chewed his lip

By Erin Bondo Imagine a hole. Make it bigger and bigger, like the lake sturgeon your Dad’s been crowing about since 1992 , and deeper and...

Tectonic Love   Plate margins shift Under currents convect Het up conversations   Three types: Volcanic explosions, Tsunami, Earth quakes...

For the Crew of a Downed U-Boat Can I rest the heart assured, rewind the world in scriptured whorls; stride godly on the sea?...

by Stuart Watson   All the trendy weather people warned about climate refugees. Millions of people, migrating north to escape the heat,...

[KELP JOURNAL]  Jennifer, the photos you submitted are magnificent. They all give this sense of awe. I was wondering if that was your...

By Jennifer J. Meyer   Stacey’s head pounded like the bass in last night’s cover band. With a moan, she rolled out of bed and slipped...

Social commentary On love and friendship While being like the fundamental Vessel of a ship, And letting a mighty Titan Blow with an ocean...

The aircon is not currently working   Making out wouldn't cost us a thing, I bemused (While the two of us counted our change) “We could...

A Bad Weather Friend At first glance you appear to just want to hold my hand while the storm rages above. But you never walk barefoot in...

By Lisa Lahey Naomi wore her prettiest dress and flowers in her coiffed, red hair. She arranged the table with a plastic, blue tablecloth...

By Alexandra Danila   That Sunday, the sun was glaring, intent on preparing the city for a summer of heat, although it was only April....

Ocean Breathe  Sunrise and sometimes sunset Ocean Breathe                                                                                ...

Tear Drops   I saw your tears Drop frozen on snow-painted ground by chilly winter winds to wait your heart’s delight. I hear my feet...

By Moshe Schaffzin The day in the life of a snail is best spent in a dark, shady corner. From your own gastropodal point of view, it is...

By Wendy K. Mages     I am standing on the pier, observing my colleagues as they mentor aspiring science teachers. The...

by Ken Been   The first thing he noticed was her hair. That was what shook Alan’s memory in the yellow lighting of the bus. It was...