TABOO

by L. Roger Owens In the evening of the day that negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz threaten again to collapse and Russian missiles kill...

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WE WON

Cartoon by Nick Anderson “Dwindling Munitions” by Nick Anderson   a cento of public quotes from President Donald Trump in roughly chronologi...

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I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

by Sally Mills That if I ever need to be flown out of Turkey, under threat of attack by Iran in response to a war that I started, I may hide...

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LIVING WITH MA NATURE

by Lenora Rain-Lee Good Wildfires surround my town air quality goes from green to red   my sister’s town is burning her air quality is purpl...

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PRIVATE ALTAR TRUMPS

by J. Alan Nelson AI-generated graphic by NightCafé for  The New Verse News .   You can buy one for the mantel or the corner of the kitchen ...

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ENABLERS

by Elizabeth Kerlikowske   If you let your sons win at card games,          they will never learn strategy. If you talk down to them using s...

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INSOMNIA CHRONICLES LIX

by Erin Murphy The night is full of insomniacs googling insomnia. When I hear contempt , I think contretemps . Instead of raging hatred, I s...

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