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Cigarettes

Sean O'Leary·February 5, 2023

Cigarettes written by: Sean O’Leary @SeanOl777 ‘This guy I used to go to uni with, Mick Costa,...

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·11 mins read

When Youth Feels Invincible

Kate Leo·January 20, 2023

When Youth Feels Invincible written by: Kate Leo “You’re such a leadfoot. You’re lucky Officer Stiller likes...

English Literature

·8 mins read

Joni Mitchell’s Influence on Prince

Philip D. Webb·October 2, 2022

Joni Mitchell’s Influence on Prince written by: Philip D. Webb To say that Prince was a fan...

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·10 mins read

Blondes in Istanbul

Shirley Goodrum·July 2, 2022

Blondes in Istanbul written by: Shirley Goodrum I swallow my rising vomit and sit astride my Cellini...

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·11 mins read

September ’97 Lament

Karin Porter·March 22, 2022

September ’97 Lament written by: Karin Porter I can’t be wrong My love is real Yet I’m...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Coat Hanger Garrote

G. Rod Hamilton·March 1, 2022

Coat Hanger Garrote written by: Rando Mithlo I’ve noticed lately that the morning skies have something to...

English Featured Post Literature

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Jazz

Sean O'Leary·July 13, 2021

Jazz written by: Sean O’Leary @SeanOl777 When I was nineteen I met this girl and her birthday...

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·12 mins read

A textbook example of nominative determinism, Lou Storey has always been a storyteller, a fact well illustrated in his art and in his writing. His careers have reflected that as well, first as a creator of idea-based exhibitions for museums, and later as a psychotherapist employing narrative therapies. His art and his writing share qualities of rich texture and detail, examining our capacity to be absurd while allowing a measure of forgiveness for our foibles. Storey and his husband Steve retired in 2021 and moved from New Jersey to Savannah Georgia. “We love everything about Savannah, it is like a city that looks like a park and thinks it’s a small town. Best of all, we can grow bananas in the backyard!”

Treats Only, Please! by Lauren Scott

Creepy cackles from tall, looming trees
startle their jumpy heartbeats as they walk.
Shadows discreetly follow the echoes
while they timidly proceed down the block.

Young voices repeat with conviction,
“It’s just a night for entertainment.”
There’s no need for goosebumps and fear
as their eyes focus on the cracked pavement.

Undeniably sensing they’re not alone,
many follow in their hesitant footsteps,
eager to reach doors and push doorbells
but afraid of frightening special effects....

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Cigarettes

When Youth Feels Invincible

Joni Mitchell’s Influence on Prince

Blondes in Istanbul

Coat Hanger Garrote

Jazz

The Kindness of Strangers

Jake Depree and the Castle of Worms

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666 Alverstone Ave.

Hatch

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A Shoreline Somewhere

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Soul of A Ghoul

Now: A Senryu Sequence

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