Since the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been intrigued by the archives and online courses that have opened up to the global community free of charge. There are millions of people who want to continue to learn, and some who are forced to teach remotely during this time. One of my favorite freeContinue reading “Care in Uncertain Times Syllabus: Groundwork to New Futures”
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Braving the Days: If You’re Reading This… aka Tomorrow’s Magnum Opus pt. 1 by Jordannah Elizabeth
“The serpent is eating itself” – Dax Riggs I’ve been thinking about time, consciously aging and the attributes of a magnum opus. My mind is what it is. Several concepts that don’t seem to be mutually exclusive flow and roll like waves within my psyche, creating a narrative that is unique to myself. This mayContinue reading “Braving the Days: If You’re Reading This… aka Tomorrow’s Magnum Opus pt. 1 by Jordannah Elizabeth”
Short Story: The Race by Zoey Howell-Brown {Speculative Fiction}
My department had “no idea” of the plan at hand to exterminate us all and re-create A “new America”. The date this will go into effect states April 24, 2034, which is two weeks from today. This office space always had this dreary feeling to it, but today it’s intensified to the next phase ofContinue reading “Short Story: The Race by Zoey Howell-Brown {Speculative Fiction}”
“To the Core” by Colleen Anderson
trees, young saplings sprout from solid rock gouged by rivers and canyons blistered by sun and furious storms toughened granite resists hammering tremors
Existential Stimuli: 64 Books to Read From Our Literary {Archive}
Accessibility on all fronts has been compromised due to our current global pandemic. I don’t know how long or how many times I am going to have to write the prior sentence, but we at TERSE. are willing to stay as focused and as stimulated as possible. I’ve been reading that a lot of writersContinue reading “Existential Stimuli: 64 Books to Read From Our Literary {Archive}”
{EIC Reading Recommendation} Afrofuturists: Recurrence Plot (and Other Time Travel Tales) by Rasheedah Phillips
The future is now. So, there’s no better time to delve into afrofuturist writing and literary explorations. “Afrofuturism is not only a subgenre of science fiction. It is a larger aesthetic mode that encompasses a diverse range of artists working in different genres and media who are united by their shared interest in projecting blackContinue reading “{EIC Reading Recommendation} Afrofuturists: Recurrence Plot (and Other Time Travel Tales) by Rasheedah Phillips”
“In Every Creation” by Sam Jowett
a sliver of me astral infused queerness myself laid bare upon the mountains I carved the forests I etched the nebulas I paintedContinue reading ““In Every Creation” by Sam Jowett”
“Used Planet, Slightly Worn” by Barney Sperlin
Talking to fruit wasn’t on my list. This casual walk was an after-dinner treat, strolling under the bright moon and stars, searching for owls along the cleared path in the woodlot behind my house. I moved toward a burbling-chortling sound associated with raccoon families, and dropped into a swale. On the opposite side of theContinue reading ““Used Planet, Slightly Worn” by Barney Sperlin”
“That Shining Moment” by Drema Deòraich
They say you don’t see the bullet. They’re wrong. The shooter pulls his trigger, time drags to a crawl. I see mine. It flies toward me like a bee to a flower. # Before, children squeal delight at the sight of the zoo across the busy public square. Teachers remind Margot for the millionth timeContinue reading ““That Shining Moment” by Drema Deòraich “
