All Cultures Stories

• Kaffeewahnsinn: The death of the American coffeehouse
  Posted: Saturday, October 18, 2025  by Kalikiano Kalei
  The American coffeehouse experience seems to have gone the way of the Great Dodo, unless you live in a hip cultural crucible like NYC. More..
• Ode to South Philly
  Posted: Sunday, December 22, 2024  by Sandy Paluzzi
  My memories of South Philly in the 1970s - colorful, vibrant and neighborly, especially over the Christmas holidays. More..
• Both Sides Now
  Posted: Saturday, November 16, 2024  by Sandy Paluzzi
  The music and culture of the sixties focusing on the Jefferson Airplane More..
• Standing in Line
  Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2024  by Mark M Lichterman
  Look, up in the Sky! More..
• Animal Rights Protest South Beach
  Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2022  by David Arthur Walters
  The Underground Man thinks Medicare Advantage is metaphorical cannibalism. More..
• Stars
  Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2020  by J D Anderson
  Serviceman finds a friend and a new lifestyle in a foreign country. More..
• Black Coffee
  Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020  by Rasheed Rambler
  A girl is kept as a slave-maid More..
• Buffalo Mayor Byron B. Brown Do The right Thing!
  Posted: Friday, June 5, 2020  by Julius JE Thompson
  I hope Buffalo Mayor Byron B. More..
• MeMe
  Posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2019  by Bob Gray smith
  Another strange word. More..
• Singularity
  Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017  by Jerri Blair
  An American grad student goes out into the desert seeking guidance for her career. More..
• Marriage in Indian Middle Class
  Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2017  by Arnav Daksh
  Sometimes, you do things you know are wrong but you do not have a choice. More..
• Just a friendly reminder to all euros
  Posted: Monday, January 30, 2017  by Lewis W Findley
  Here posting More..
• Illa Learns A Leson (Set in 14th Century India)
  Posted: Saturday, December 19, 2015  by Firoze F Hirjikaka
  Illa, a village girl in 14th Century India, rebels against the strict customs and rituals of her tribe. More..
• The Appreciative Powers of Taste
  Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2015  by John Herlihy
  This article is excerpted from my book Wisdom of the Senses. More..
• Pockets
  Posted: Saturday, August 22, 2015  by Odin odin@aflx.com
  A short piece of prosetry/flash fiction addressing the generations of more than one underprivileged class having to continually deal with derogatory and racist terms thrown at them. More..
• The Dragonfly Question
  Posted: Saturday, July 11, 2015  by Mick R Zerr
  Rendition of an ancient Chinese folktale about dragonflies and the afterlife. More..
• Amish Teens Today
  Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2015  by Brenda Nixon
  Often admired. More..
• Donating
  Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2014  by Carolyn D Jernigan
  Donating my Charity More..
• Crow's chicks-A true story 1
  Posted: Friday, September 5, 2014  by Rasheed Rambler
  A true story about crow''s hatchlings More..
• A Day of Quality © 2014
  Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2014  by Joe Vojt
  Quality is not a gift; it is universal and crosses every boundary of life. More..
• Talking Trash
  Posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2014  by Leon A Walker
  A True Story of Conflict More..
• An Update: Gabrielo Bustamente, May 2014.
  Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2014  by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
  Gabrielo "Bust-A-Move" Bustamente from Nashville, Tennessee, updates us on what is going on with him and his life. More..
• The Ronee' Files: Crawfish Festival Time!! (May 3, 2014)
  Posted: Saturday, May 3, 2014  by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
  Ronee'' Le-Anne Stinkowitz is in Louisiana, enjoying the annual Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival. More..
• An Update: Aama Tyorek, Spring 2014.
  Posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2014  by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
  A young Inuit girl (now age 16) updates her us on her life via her online journal. More..
• An Update: Nathan And Krysta Lake, March 2014.
  Posted: Monday, March 31, 2014  by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
  Nathan Lake, who was born with facial deformities and has had numerous surgeries, updates us on what has been going on with him. More..


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