May-June 2013 Issue
Mimi's Garden
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Weeds choke off the plants and thistles rose where dahlias bloomed, painful evidence of her aunt's condition and the cousin who has become overwhelmed by her circumstances, until Cynthia lends a hand, in this short story.
Sneaker on the Beach
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Jadon Calix, at the urging of an Army buddy--veteran of Iraq--who died in his arms, goes to Louisiana in search of something. What he finds is a sneaker on the beach, a mystery, and a lovely painter who captures everything, in this short story by Tom Sheehan.
A Good Enough Mother
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For Odette--unmarried, 22, and with a five-year-old--life is one juggling act after another. All she can hope for is to be a good enough mother, which just might be more than enough.
It Takes All Kinds
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It takes all kinds to make God's world--one in which people answer the "still, small voice" to help one another, as Ed Bird learned on a Friday night when a friend was being evicted and had nowhere to go--or any means to get there.
Letter to My Mother
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A shift in perspective--from being a daughter to also being a mother--brings a new appreciation for "this thing called motherhood," in this essay by Sola Olu.
The Jasmine and Gerber Daisy - Two Poems
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"Spring has sprung yellow..." in The Jasmine and Gerber Daisy, two poems from Danny P. Barbare.