Of Words and Images

The special aaduna 2020 double issue will feature a diverse array of tantalizing words transformed and woven into poems, fiction and non-fiction. And those inspiring words will be complemented by poignant visual images that will prompt discovery and reflection. Here are a few excerpts, snippets and teasers from the forthcoming May/June issue.

Christella Almonacy (Photo provided)

Timeless Vengeance

Libya; 63 B.C.

He was arrogant, self-righteous, and claimed to have been sent by the gods. No man that overbearing could possibly have been given a task by the gods. From the moment they met, Anatha knew that he would bring her nothing but trouble. She chose to treat him, nonetheless.

            Her clay hut looked just as ordinary as the ones around it. There were no mystical talismans, no indiscernible markings, nor any other such thing alluding to any evildoings. Nothing but a humble garden adorned the small house within the Sahara Desert oasis.

- Christella Almonacy

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M. E. Mishcon (photo provided)

THE WOLVES

      The wolves are out again.

            Out there baying at the moon.  Although there is no moon. Well, there is a moon, of course, there is a moon.  There is always a moon tucked behind the smog and fraying ozone. Although the moon is hiding, the wolves know it is there.  They call to it the way that whales sing in the sea.

            There must be six wolves at least. I should get back to work but their woeful canine voices ricochet around our high city ceilings, shoot through me, stop me from trying to balance this free ranging checkbook of ours. We are digging deeper into overdraft.  I  should have paid more attention to  New Math in  junior high.  I never counted on a practical application for negative numbers.

- Melissa Mishcon

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Maria P. Alvarez

Maria P. Alvarez is an emerging photographer residing in Orlando, Florida. An exhibition of her work will grace an aaduna gallery in the forthcoming issue. Here is a visual peek of her work.

Maria P. Alvarez, Photographer

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* aaduna is an exclusively volunteer-driven staffed and global journal. During this period of world-wide COVID-19, we remain keenly sensitive to the time commitments of volunteers as they grapple with personal, family and life issues associated with this global pandemic. While every step will be implemented to stay on our publication timeframe, delays may be predicated by the impact of this disease or an overloaded Internet. Contributors will be advised accordingly or there will be updates posted on www.aadunanotes.blogspot.com. We appreciate your understanding.

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