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Too Early Too Late

Alan David Gould·June 23, 2020

Too Early Too Late written by: Alan David Gould Everything leaves something out The incompletes forming an...

Poetry English

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Blind Roosevelt Graves

DeWayne Moore·January 29, 2018

Blind Roosevelt Graves written by: DeWayne Moore @MtZionFund From the boycotts on buses To wade-ins on the...

English Poetry

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Welcome To Disconnect

Steve Green·November 17, 2016

Welcome To Disconnect written by: Steve Green @Word_Massager Our base of operations transmitting mixed messages on a...

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

Manic Episodes

The Well

Sometimes I Heal

Never Mine

The Aged

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Too Early Too Late

Blind Roosevelt Graves

Welcome To Disconnect

Lower Strata

On Being a Modern Dead Person

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

Tattered Byrds

Inside Mia D.

Dos Pepes

Fear of the Known

Islands of Isolation

Zenith

Roots of Resilience

The Swinging Dreams