Two Poems by Peter Bethanis
With just the right amount of useless junk, loneliness is bearable.
Writing and Faith
The Sophist’s Dilemma
May 18, 2020
Writing in a Crisis
Apr 20, 2020
TW Contributors Respond to the Global Pandemic
It makes no sense to close yourself off from others now. I receive a joke, laugh my head off, pass it on. If it's not in a language that the other person knows, I translate it.
Western PA Air and Water Ballet
Nov 25, 2019
Poems by Terry Dawson
The Kumbh Mela never comes to Pittsburgh: no one mistakes the Allegheny for the Ganges.
Measures of Grace
Mar 11, 2019
by Iris Jamahl Dunkle
The first days after you died sunk like stones.
Detour to the Cathedral
Feb 25, 2019
Essay by Susan Butterworth
Then the interrogation began. He described “vicious verbal violence,” with his interrogators screaming, swearing at him, 'You don’t preach Christianity, you preach shit.'
Turn the Page
Feb 11, 2019
Essay by Miriam Cole
A survivor craves closeness, yet sabotages even the slightest hint of it.
Excommunicate
Feb 04, 2019
Poem by Maryanne Hannan
Always someone somewhere whose wall-kicking must be stopped.
Nancy Hands
Jan 21, 2019
Essay by Cherie Nelson
I see her reach for the bare-chested man with the homemade tattoos and the dog that doesn’t respond.
How a Woman Describes Hope in Midlife
Jan 21, 2019
Two Poems by Chelsea Dingman
I don’t know how the world ends, but I know fire lies.
The Jasmine Harvest
Jan 21, 2019
Poem by Salma Harba
The soul of its scent captivates the heart of hearts.
