Silent Monkeys by Laura Del Col Brown
Laura Del Col Brown’s short story, “The Silent Monkeys,” captures radiance in comforting tokens of silence. … Continue readingSilent Monkeys by Laura Del Col Brown
Author: Justin O'Donnell
Museum Spotlight: Danbury Railway Museum
– The Danbury Railway Museum’s mission is to “educate the public as to the history of railroading and to the role of the railroads as part of our local and national heritage, and to engage in any and all activities convenient to said purposes.” This museum is filled with
Behind the Crooked Cross by Christine Lalla
The positive origins of one of the world’s oldest symbols, the swastika, are explored in Christine Lalla’s documentary Behind the Crooked Cross. … Continue readingBehind the Crooked Cross by Christine Lalla
Rediscovered Stories: Interview with Behind the Crooked Cross Filmmaker Christine Lalla
– A Q&A by Melissa Gordon PY: What inspired you to submit to Poor Yorick? CL: The swastika is such a potent symbol that I wanted as many people as possible to understand its history and why some cultures continue to use the symbol. By sharing knowledge, we widen
Whose Mouth is Fire by Phillip Aijian
Phillip Aijian’s poem glows with the human soul and burning books. … Continue readingWhose Mouth is Fire by Phillip Aijian
Rediscovered Stories: Howling Fire Ascending
By Camellia Mukherjee – I was in middle school and my friends and I, who hated Physics with passion, decided to burn our Physics: Principles and Problems book after class. It was a sunny afternoon. My apartment was the closest one with an open terrace, so we chose to hold
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Rediscovered Stories: The Glass Harmonica – Delirium or Delightful? An Interview with Glass Armonica expert William Zeitler
– A Q&A by Jeannette Ronson According to William Zeitler’s book The Glass Armonica – the Music and the Madness, rumors of the instrument’s music leading to madness snuffed out the glass harmonica fad during the early nineteenth century. Mozart and Beethoven composed music for this instrument that emits eerie
Glass Harmonica by W. F. Lantry
W. F. Lantry invokes the esoteric sound of a bygone musical instrument in this poem “The Glass Harmonica.” … Continue readingGlass Harmonica by W. F. Lantry
The Ghost of the Westchester Northern by Vincent P. Kmetz
Vincent P. Kmetz explores an old railway route along the fairways of Brae Burn Country Club. … Continue readingThe Ghost of the Westchester Northern by Vincent P. Kmetz
At the Zoo by Katherine Maurer
Katherine Maurer’s poem “At the Zoo” reaches into the soul of an animal on the verge of being lost to the world. … Continue readingAt the Zoo by Katherine Maurer