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My Life As A Green Balloon

Richard Hernaman Allen·April 11, 2021

My Life As A Green Balloon written by: Richard Allen I emerged into the light, flat and...

Sweet and Sour

Gabriela Docan·January 29, 2021

Sweet and Sour written by: Gabriela Docan When angels fed us with candies: words became sweet, colourful...

Poetry English

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#stellalovesaparty

Valerie Miller·January 9, 2021

#stellalovesaparty written by: Valerie Miller @valeriegmiller We pulled up to the church. Well, not a church in...

English Literature

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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....

Features

The Significant Breadth of Breath

Inside Mia D.

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Nick Adigu Burke

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

Zenith

Fear of the Known

Dos Pepes

Holiday Inflatables Take to the Air

Hazy

The Seller of Balloons

The Saboteur

Softly, Spineless, Clueless

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My Life As A Green Balloon

Sweet and Sour

#stellalovesaparty

Lower Strata

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Inside Mia D.

On Being a Modern Dead Person

Tattered Byrds

A Plum for Oxford Don

Spotlight On Writers – Nick Adigu Burke

The Significant Breadth of Breath

Millions of Misty Epitaphs

Busted

Brighter Light Will Find You

Moonlit Vow