Culture
Nigerian poet offers up two short pieces
A Slap on Revolution
by Nelson Vincent Ayomitunde
When we raise our hands in resilience
We are battered down in disdain
When we raise our eyes against decadence
We...
Poems on war and power ‘as the dead cannot speak’
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No More
by...
‘Hope is a choice’ that can make all the difference
In 1985, Czechoslovakian playwright and dissident Vaclav Havel sat in prison while his country was under the control of the Soviet Union.
At that time,...
2016 must die: One more week of this wretched year
I'll speak for myself while assuming I also speak for a great deal of you folks out there: 2016 needs to end already.
Sure, 2016 as...
Christmas: Santa saddled with great expectations
Christmas Sundaze
The story of Saint Nicholas has always been much more interesting to me than Santa Claus.
I've always wondered, however, if he really didn't...
Poems by Cody Miller: ‘My addiction’s here to stay’
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Junkie
by Cody...
There is a War on Christmas, but it’s not what you think
For Christians, this weekend culminates with the celebration of the birth of the Christ child who came to provide the greatest gift — self-sacrifice...
Holiday stress: One man’s ‘scientific’ analysis
Holiday stress
It's not that I hate this time of year — I'm no Grinch — but as I get older, I'm finding more reasons...
Christmas poem: The Little Candlestick Girl
The Little Candlestick Girl
by James Coburn
Little Anna sauntered alone
Down snowy streets of cobblestone.
In old Boston, she wandered far from home.
Her threadbare mittens were patched...
Pastor: ‘Break out the Bat-Signal for Christians’
For as long as I can remember, there have been giant crosses made from the lights on two buildings in downtown Oklahoma City during...