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Baseball Echoes

Roger Turner·July 9, 2019

Baseball Echoes written by: roger turner @titansdad Does anyone remember when Baseball fields were full When you...

No Rest For The Winner

Emily Fluckiger·October 12, 2018

No Rest For The Winner written by: Emily Fluckiger Not even the thick headset could block out...

Literature English

·3 mins read

Small Ball

Lorenzo Berardi·March 13, 2018

Small Ball written by: Lorenzo Berardi At the end of the first round, the team stands at...

English Literature

·13 mins read

Pissed Yet?

Brian Wayne Smith·October 19, 2017

Pissed Yet? written by: Brian Wayne Smith @briansmith3575 “Oh my God, they’re not standing for the National...

English Article

·5 mins read

All The World’s A Stage

Spillwords·April 24, 2016

All The World’s A Stage a poem by William Shakespeare All the world’s a stage, And all...

English Literary Greats

·1 min read

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

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

Spotlight On Writers – Joseph F Coniglio

Zenith

Fear of the Known

Dos Pepes

666 Alverstone Ave.

One Night in Chagrin

Tennis Player

Chess

The Lord of Players

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Baseball Echoes

No Rest For The Winner

Small Ball

Pissed Yet?

All The World’s A Stage

Lower Strata

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

On Being a Modern Dead Person

Inside Mia D.

Tattered Byrds

A Plum for Oxford Don

The Significant Breadth of Breath

Millions of Misty Epitaphs

Busted

Brighter Light Will Find You

Moonlit Vow

Dos Pepes