Kari Gunter-Seymour: A History of Fireworks
It’s July 1st. Whose idea it was to wait
I can’t remember, but me, my son
and two granddaughters, nine and ten,
are at the fireworks warehouse
July 2, 2025 · 10 Comments
Barbara Hamby: Ode to Barbecue
We are lost again in the middle of redneck nowhere,
which is a hundred times scarier
than any other nowhere because everyone has guns.
July 3, 2023 · 23 Comments
Aileen Cassinetto: There are no kings in America
There are no kings in America.
Only gilded men we can topple
again and again.
July 4, 2020 · 4 Comments
W.J. Astore: Happy 4th of July! And a Global War on Something
I live in a fairly posh area of America. A place where people have vacation “cottages” with pools, a “destination” place for some, especially in July and August. July 4th … Continue reading
July 4, 2017 · Leave a comment
John Samuel Tieman: My War as a Clarinetist
“One time, the band played a welcoming ceremony for these grunts – and I mean they walked right out of the bush and into “Stars and Stripes Forever.” John Samuel … Continue reading
July 19, 2016 · 7 Comments
