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Fizza Younis·May 3, 2022

Witless written by: Fizza Younis @fizza_reads Carefully, I tried to craft, The life I thought I want;...

English Poetry

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Behaving Day

Ken Gosse·December 24, 2021

Behaving Day written by: Ken Gosse One day left to settle the score, knowing the list’s being...

Poetry Christmas English

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School of The Electric Fence

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·February 28, 2020

School of The Electric Fence written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay I suppose I knew this, once...

Doug Stanfield English Poetry

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You Only See

Brad Osborne·January 6, 2020

You Only See written by: Brad Osborne You only see what I want you to see The...

Poetry English

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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

Inside Mia D.

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Lower Strata

Interviews

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

Spotlight On Writers – Joseph F Coniglio

Inside Mia D.

Ode to Ron

I Never Loved You

Two Black Cats

Dandelion Stanley

Sooner

Polar Bear

Don’t Be Seen

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Witless

School of The Electric Fence

You Only See

Lower Strata

On Being a Modern Dead Person

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Tattered Byrds

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

Inside Mia D.

Dos Pepes

Fear of the Known

Islands of Isolation

Zenith

Roots of Resilience

The Swinging Dreams