Issue: Griffel #16
WHITE WALL by Neal Donahue
White Wall
It was a moment to remember,
the wave of green water rising
above as it hit the rock shelf,
spray lifted over my head,
a constellation of foam bits
suspended briefly, then falling
in a sheet of spume, white stars
against the bluest sky, epiphany,
before the water rushing forward
thigh deep nearly knocked me over.… Read More “WHITE WALL by Neal Donahue”
DOG IN THE HEADLIGHT by Zola Macarambon
The dog that used to stare at our carpool
doing a deer in the headlight
every morning on our way to work down Peridot Road
is winter’s roadkill.… Read More “DOG IN THE HEADLIGHT by Zola Macarambon”
AN INSPIRATIONAL BREAK FROM ALL THAT WAR NEWS by Yvette Schnoeker-Shorb
Blue Origin’s Astro-Tourism
Flight Set to Launch Again.… Read More “AN INSPIRATIONAL BREAK FROM ALL THAT WAR NEWS by Yvette Schnoeker-Shorb”
A GOOD PERSON by Jacqueline Heinze
I spotted the cat streaking by the moment Kyle yelled, “Watch out!”… Read More “A GOOD PERSON by Jacqueline Heinze”
MISS RELIABLE by Rocio Carranza
Daniela’s world became very small with John.… Read More “MISS RELIABLE by Rocio Carranza”
LEFTOVER WOMAN by Monica Woo
Part I
“Once upon a time, there was a girl warrior called Lixian.… Read More “LEFTOVER WOMAN by Monica Woo”
MOUNT SIGH by Christi Krug
Cars rumble skid past our trailer park—long-finned cars of red orange silver blue mustard.… Read More “MOUNT SIGH by Christi Krug”
“CENTAUR” COPILOTS* by Gerard Sarnat
”Centaur” Copilots*
The hottest new programming language is English.… Read More ““CENTAUR” COPILOTS* by Gerard Sarnat”
THE COLOR OF MEMORY by Fairness Peck
When I was young,
I named color.… Read More “THE COLOR OF MEMORY by Fairness Peck”