Charlie Brice: Out of the Closet
Clothed in my cheap JC Penny’s suit, holding a bible, sitting on a container of disinfectant that smells like murder, like what they’d use to clean the war machine of … Continue reading
Edwin Muir: The Horses
Barely a twelvemonth after
The seven days war that put the world to sleep,
Late in the evening the strange horses came.
By then we had made our covenant with silence
Chard deNiord: What Can Anyone Say
In memory of the Ukrainian children, parents, and civilians who have been murdered by Russian troops and Prime Minister Putin during Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine
Lex Runciman: News from Kyev
…bombs
explode in streets, on rooftops, through windows,
doorways. Statues have toppled.
Frida Berrigan: Worried about nuclear war? You can actually do something to prevent it
If anything good can come out of the horrific war in Ukraine, it might be a renewed movement to abolish nuclear weapons once and for all.
Gary Fincke: After War News
The moon, lately, was a celebrity, full
and a few miles closer than usual, enough
to bring three neighbors outside near midnight.
Bill McKibben: To Reduce Putin’s Power, Ditch Oil and Gas
Today, 60% of Russia’s exports are oil and gas. Control of oil and gas supplies is Russia’s main weapon.
Michael Simms: No
No is not nothing. When everything has been taken from you, no is all you have left.
Abby Zimet: You Will See Our Faces
With so much fast-moving news in Ukraine – bad, good, ambiguous – a quick update. Among Russian atrocities is ongoing heavy bombing in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, after a Russian … Continue reading
Kenny Stancil: Russia Warns Kyiv Residents to Leave Homes Ahead of Bombing Blitz
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced plans for a bombing campaign in the Ukrainian capital.
Daniel Hunter: Ukraine’s secret weapon may prove to be civilian resistance
Unarmed Ukrainians changing road signs, blocking tanks and confronting the Russian military are showing their bravery and strategic brilliance.
Kenny Stancil: US Bombed Somalia Amid Russian Invasion of Ukraine
“You do not, in fact, have to choose between American and Russian imperialisms,” wrote one anti-war reporter. “The correct choice is to detest and resist both.”
Kimberly Parish Davis: The Messenger
When he came to the bottom of his street he could hear the screams. Chaos unfolded before him. Houses were burning and women were running hunched over as they tried to protect their children. Soldiers on horseback ran them down, shooting and slashing and impaling people indiscriminately.
Michael Simms: Rumor of War | February 24, 2022 
I’ll say it again and say it differently
because the horror of war must never be forgotten.
The boy hid beneath the stairs
when the Good Guys came to kill him.
