Friday, March 29, 2024

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Nigerian poet

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...
the dead cannot speak

Poems on war and power ‘as the dead cannot speak’

(Editor’s note: NonDoc publishes poetry and creative writing in addition to commentary and news reporting. To submit your poetry for consideration, email editorial@nondoc.com.) No More by...
hope

‘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

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

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...
Cody Miller

Poems by Cody Miller: ‘My addiction’s here to stay’

(Editor's note: NonDoc publishes poetry and creative writing in addition to commentary and news reporting. To submit your poetry for consideration, email editorial@nondoc.com.) Junkie by Cody...
War on Christmas

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

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

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...
bat-signal

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...

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