BE PREPARED FOR PROBLEMS
by Trudy Graham, Tulsa, Ok

Better yet, expect them. Unless you are a perfect person living in some kind of utopian world, problems are inevitable. . .

MIRACLE IN MY HEART
by Alice Benavides, Jenks, Ok

I stepped out of the car and immediately noticed the pungent smell of livestock. I looked around at all the little huts that made up the barrio, Spanish for neighborhood

SNOW IN JULY
by Verda Norville, Tulsa, Ok

Since July is bad for tornadoes, I woke up the other morning remembering a true story that happened when I was sixteen years old. Dad had warned me about the terrible destruction tornadoes do...

THE LATTER GLORY
by Linda Cravens, Tulsa, Ok

Most people get introspective around the beginning of the year. They make resolutions that they keep for a few days until they decide they really didn't need to change...

FIGURES OF SPEECH
by James Tate, Tulsa, Ok

Figures of speech in poetry can add flair and texture unequaled by other conventions. But use them sparingly since too many figures of speech are like a woman wearing too much jewelry. When we embody figures of speech in thoughts, feelings, and actions,...