This in Remembrance

Something was always on the stove. We talked / until a lid began to dance, and again / when she came back from stirring. As we sat,

Donald Mace Williams

Poetry

From the checkout line in the supermarket

I notice the sun duck behind clouds and blue / sky turns gray. I feel the last of winter

Molly O’Dell

Poetry

Pilgrimage

drawn by liquid chemistry / redolence of home / I made my way to you

Tricia Gates Brown

Forum

Forum, May 2023

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Reflection

We Can Grieve and We Can Build

After the fire comes the hard work of rebuilding lives, and this work requires accompaniment.

Windy Cooler

May 2023 Book Reviews

May 2023 Young Friends Bookshelf

Young Friends Bookshelf

Eileen Redden

QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, May 2023

Making my own Quaker-adjacent community.

Rebecca Hamilton-Levi

News

Two Quaker Organizations Join Faith-Based Groups Calling on the United States to End Military Aid to Israel

American Friends Service Committee and Friends Committee on National Legislation co-signed a letter.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Among Friends

A Humble Band of Prophets

Introduction to our April issue.

Martin Kelley

Features

Ten Miles Around

Going local with universal ministry.

Andy Stanton-Henry

Features

Experiencing Thomas Kelly in Free Verse

A conversation with Kathleen Wilson.

Donna McKusick

Features

Higher Walls and Bigger Guns

A reflection on true safety.

Doug Hostetter

Features

The Life of the Spirit

Guided by the inner and outer Light.

John Andrew Gallery

Features

Every Life Is Precious

Caring for Friends grieving perinatal loss.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Poetry

Stone Egg in Aerie

At the edge of twisted pine and spruce woods, / we found a trail sign, / “Hunter’s Cove .5 mi.”

J. de Richemond

Poetry

Good Morning

You disappeared before daffodils or even the end of spring training, / Sunday night we spoke. In a few days you were gone.

John C. Morgan

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