Rickey Laurentiis

Ghazal for Emmett Till

A poem in the ghazal form that elegizes Emmett Till, an African American boy who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955 after reportedly whistling at a white woman.

Susan Lilley

Dressing Sal Mineo by Susan Lilley

I watched Rebel Without a Cause on TV late one college night when I learned Sal Mineo was our next big draw at Once Upon a Stage dinner theatre. He would star in a stupid play about romantic entanglements, perfect for group sales and Sunday matinees filled with oldsters on field trips from the homes. […]

Cara Strauss

Huddled against Death

Mourning death is dramatically different around the world, as is the care people need in the face of death.