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July is My Time

Kate Savidge·July 22, 2023

July is My Time written by: Kate Savidge I was told one summer, when the kids were...

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Christmas Meditation

Bruce Levine·December 14, 2022

Christmas Meditation written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 Christmas in July Countdown to Christmas A prelude to the...

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July

Joan McNerney·July 25, 2017

July written by: Joan McNerney This sun is a giant beach ball and we can play all...

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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.

Zenith

Ode to Ron

The Stairwell

The Watered Down Version

Long Dancing

Rubble Women

#Balkanblues

July

July is My Time

Christmas Meditation

July

Lower Strata

On Being a Modern Dead Person

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Inside Mia D.

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

Tattered Byrds

Dos Pepes

Fear of the Known

Islands of Isolation

Zenith

Roots of Resilience

The Swinging Dreams