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Myth, History & Cultural Memory Poetry

13 June 2026

Year of the (Fire) Horse 丙午

Year of the Fire Horse 丙午 Another day, and the beginning of…

A Black man sleeping in bed while an elderly Black woman sits beside him, reading a book. The background features colorful, abstract patterns.

Myth, History & Cultural Memory Poetry

13 June 2026

I Dreamt About My Love Meaning Life After Death?

My Love Have you ever saw a loved one past in a…

brief A surreal portrait of an African face with a missing nose, wearing a beaded Ade crown, against a white background.

Myth, History & Cultural Memory Poetry

13 June 2026

Unlock Olorun: The African God in the Universal Light

Unlock Olorun Anu ~ high sky 𒀭𒀀𒉡 Enlil ~ storm cry 𒀭𒂗𒆤…

a black male with pen and notebook and an angel on his back, facing the Death

Myth, History & Cultural Memory Poetry

13 June 2026

Ode to Death: Life, Faith, and Earthbound Ends

Ode to Death This Easter Monday Pope Francis died. They say he…

I am Cyrus the King, an Achaemenian" in Old Persian, Elamite and Akkadian languages. It is known as the "CMa inscription", carved in a column of Palace P in Pasargadae. These inscriptions on behalf of Cyrus were probably made later by Darius I in order to affirm his lineage, using the Old Persian script he had designed.

Myth, History & Cultural Memory Poetry

13 June 2026

Cyrus the Great: A Call for Justice and Light From Palestine

Cyrus The Great In days before the Crescent rose, Muhammad’s word was…

Muslims and Jews sharing a meal at Mount Carmel - Skendong Poetry

Creative Writing Myth, History & Cultural Memory Short-Story

13 June 2026

Ba’al vs YHWH: Lost in Translation

Ba’al vs YHWH So Ach’av, ba’al Izevel, sent unto kol Bnei Yisroel,…

a woman holding a rosary while praying

Myth, History & Cultural Memory Poetry

13 June 2026

Black Friday: A Timeless Tapestry of Faith

Black Friday In the beginning All was there. Eating the fruit Broke…

Unknown artist. The occupied placed under herem. An age-old policy worse than haram. Occupation. Destruction. Extermination. Even women and children Cannot be spared. Obliterate them. Show no mercy. Neither old nor sick, Sheep, ass, donkey or ox. Burn the olive groves. The world is in shock. This vicious determination, See allies grow uneasy, For the day after tomorrow, Their villainous hands Shall be implicated In the culling of innocents – Captured in plain sight. People never forget. From the catacombs orphans gush. They gather in the public square And always declare victory In the lion’s den of resistance. Troops have encircled the envclave. Thousands more congregate At the city’s gate. People think – These accounts are exaggerated, Fictional or metaphorical.

Creative Writing Myth, History & Cultural Memory Short-Story

13 June 2026

Jesus Christ: Lost in Translation

Jesus Christ: Lost in Translation.