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Better Late Than Never, a poem by Melissa Lemay at Spillwords.com

I Won’t Forget My Classroom Globes…

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C19, commentary written by Maria Dulce Leitão Reis at Spillwords.com

The Trumpets Call

Anne G·December 21, 2015

The Trumpets Call Prose-Poetry by Anne G These are the days, so often mentioned. The days of calm, before the...

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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

Santa’s Workshop

Waiting for the Past to Call

The Significant Breadth of Breath

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Nick Adigu Burke

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

Waiting for the Past to Call

Better Days

Santa’s Workshop

Better Late Than Never

Drop in The Ocean

I Won’t Forget My Classroom Globes…

Upheaval

globe

The Trumpets Call

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Inside Mia D.

Tattered Byrds

Zenith

Waiting for the Past to Call

The Significant Breadth of Breath

Santa’s Workshop

The Death Parade

22 Maple Lane

I Am A Robot

Driven by Desire

Guitar Duel