We are very happy to announce that the literary contest ‘Nature’ is about to start. This year’s theme is “The Nature of the Universe”, with Earth’s terrestrial nature remaining central to the theme. All are welcome to enter by submitting a piece of writing on the theme of nature and the natural world. This can […]
Read MoreIN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS Pepperland Mark Morris Dance Group Zellerbach Hall Berkeley, California A review by Christopher Bernard Eat your heart out, atheists: there is a god, and his name is Mark Morris. To prove his divinity once again (though what god needs to prove his divinity? I should say: to display it to […]
Read MoreWelcome to October 2018’s issue of Synchronized Chaos! This month’s theme is Aerial Perspective. It’s a time for reflecting on your life’s journey. This month’s contributors look at life from a distance: processing trauma after the fact, considering entire scenes and landscapes, heading off into flights of fancy, and expressing ideas poetically through metaphorical language. […]
Read MoreSilhouette Touch not the inner recesses of my heart. They are forbidden to you, shut and sealed forever. My black atman backlit by life. A dark spirit consuming all. A silhouette of what used to be. An unfillable hollowness. Barren promises, once made, now shattered and broken. I shall […]
Read MoreSuddenly At Noon I was lying at noon Suddenly a sound of cock’s calling voice reached my ear At the same time a bird, after that a crow and dove One by one serially raised their voice enough to disturb my sleep My heart swelled and I felt like love I went to the […]
Read MoreIsland Of The Simpletons I came upon an island of the simpletons, who knew nothing of the whims, caprices and hobnobs of the civilized world Neither are they governed by idiosyncrasies of laws nor by the vain office of a ludicrous crown they ply their daily affairs with kids gloves hardly upsetting the status quo […]
Read MorePlease feel welcome to read the four previous installments of The Success Story here, here, here. and most recently, here. [Greg begins his journey of writing in the Living Room. All parts of the Living Room are convenient for Greg except there are visitors.] Greg stays in the house continues for the next three years. […]
Read MoreCrissa Constantine’s Love and Accept Yourself Now Love and Accept Yourself Now is the memoir of Crissa Constantine’s journey through being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Ms. Constantine takes the reader through the diagnosis, her shock, then her treatment. She also goes into her life and travels through Europe and her friends and people she meets. […]
Read MoreThe Beauty of Originality When there is love, facade fades When there is truth, triviality decays When there is reality, illusion wanes When there is purpose, obscurity gives ways When there is life, death never weighs… That’s the beauty of originality The Wrong Side of Life’s Bell I was in a cell But i never […]
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