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Fall

Leila Ziari·November 27, 2020

Fall written by: Leila Ziari The dawning of the new, a seasonal shift Paradoxical significance within this...

English Poetry

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Eyesore

Hanna Abi Akl·January 21, 2020

Eyesore written by: Hanna Abi Akl @HannaAbiAkl Baby, If you are a shooting star I am the...

Poetry English

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Mother

Nivedita Das·March 18, 2019

Mother written by: Nivedita Das She is the prism, through which I saw the world, After the detachment...

Poetry English

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Tinctures Of Gray

Sneha Subramanian Kanta·June 21, 2017

tinctures of gray written by: Sneha Subramanian Kanta dark gray night ...

English Poetry

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Prism

Sian Brighal·October 26, 2016

Prism written by: Sian Brighal @sian_ink Pride keeps them hidden Those coalesced fears and dreams Sundered by...

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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

Tattered Byrds

El Retrato de la Boda

Angels in our Midst

What Resides in My Heart

The Hum

Harp of Psithurism

Tu Prisma

Light Pour

prism

Fall

Eyesore

Mother

Tinctures Of Gray

Prism

Lower Strata

On Being a Modern Dead Person

Edith’s Epiphany

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

A Slave to War

Inside Mia D.

I Never Loved You

Ode to Ron

Meeting

Age

Never Stop Any Time