Portrait of a Lonely Man
by: Genevieve Palmieri He sits at the bar, a third full globe of pinot noir in front of him. It is only 12:30 pm. Everything about…
Life
Around the Margin – Trayvon Martin
Brought to you by: Across the Margin Trayvon Martin’s murder (The use of the word murder in this introductory paragraph is a telling sign of…
What are you afraid of?
by: Douglas Grant The first time it happened I thought I was having a heart attack. I was twenty-six years old. I was just back…
My Good Friend and I
by: Michael Shields In remembrance of a day amongst days, one that served as a reminder of the true power of friendship… Exactly a year has…
HonduRaus: Part II
by: Tom Rau A nine year old boy in New Jersey named Karl Stanley read a book about submarines, not completely unlike other 9 year…
HonduRaus: Part 1
By: Tom Rau Migrant sex workers; something about that phrase kills me. Partly because it’s a funny play on words and partly because there is…
Around the Margin – Kony 2012
Brought to you by: Across the Margin The only way that you may have avoided the recent online campaign by a group called Invisible Children…
Misinformed
by: Michael Shields The circumstances that led me to my involvement with a small pack of filmmakers from the Netherlands are easily explained away. I…
Around the Margin – Sunday Night in America
Brought to you by: Across the Margin The beginning of a series of discussions where the voices of Across the Margin convene to discuss pertinent…
Seduction via Syntax
by: Genevieve Palmieri I have oft found myself among the ranks of the mad pencil scrawlers. Words strewn every which way, reading like blue prints—…
Across the Margin
by: Michael Shields And we’re off….. I have heard in passing that if you want to actualize your dreams, if you truly want to make…
On the Other Side of the Line
by: Tom Rau How do you define something that hasn’t yet developed? I would think maybe ask the parent of a newborn child. What is…