CRYING NAZI

by David Spicer O Crying Nazi, cry all night longbecause you�re a goddamn human being,Crying Nazi, you weep like a mourningmother at her son�s closed casket.You weep like a goddamn lynching victim on his nickering horse.You weep like a maniac suffering...

T***P ADDRESSES THE SURVIVORS

by Earl J WilcoxThank you all for coming.It�s so good to see such a great crowd,especially those of you in pajamas,without food, but carrying your pets,and those who came wading or boatingin hip-deep waters, such a sacrifice, andI am so pleased to see...

TINY CHAIRS IN BETHLEHEM, AUGUST 2017

by Bonnie Naradzay On the outskirts of BethlehemIsraeli military jeepslate at night arrive at a school,newly built, as locals preparefor next morning�s grand opening.Shooting tear gas, and rubberizedsteel bullets used for crowd control,soldiers clear...

BOTH SIDES

by Judith Terzi Lies and lies are everywhere,and racist slogans fill the airand hatred oozing everywhere.We didn't know this way.And now these folks they block the sun,they ruin love for everyone.So many things he could have done.His base got in the...

FROM THE LOWER DEPTHS

by Lenore WeissLeft: Tom and his dog Winter take a moment as they hang out at his friend's camp site near 5th and Market streets on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. Tom's camp is across the street. Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle. Right:...

THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU'RE IN CHARGE DURING A FLOOD

by Diane Elayne DeesEat birthday cake in the Arizona desert.If, however, you�re not invited to the partylike the other guy was, don�t despair:Arizona still needs you, though it�s as dryas a page torn from the Constitution.There is work to be done in...

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MOSQUE

by Devon BalwitKristin Collins with the letter her son Abraham Davis sent to the Masjid Al Salam Mosque (Fort Smith, Arkansas) in apology for his actions. Davis had driven his friend to the mosque on which the friend drew swastikas and curses while...