In her poem “On Thy Wondrous Works I Will Meditate (Psalm 145),” first published in Five Points, Volume 10, numbers 1 & 2, Mary Oliver gives a [...]
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The universe has a funny way of giving us exactly what we ask for and making us regret it just as soon as we get it. [...]
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To wake up in the morning and open two eyes, or maybe one eye first, just to test the water, just to make sure everything’s okay, [...]
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Sometimes, we find in life that lemons are just that, lemons. The jug in which you prepared to catch the water raining down on you has [...]
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You’ve waited for this day for four years. All of the dreadful 8:00am classes, waiting in long lines in the bookstore, and those nights you spent [...]
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“In Pieces” by Alice Hoffman, first published in Five Points Volume. 18, number 1, is so full of raw empowerment, it is astounding. Hoffman’s story is [...]
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