self-portrait Archives

self-portrait

Introspection

Charlie Bottle·December 31, 2019

Introspection written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle Etherized I lie before me, incising layers of years, feeling each...

Poetry English

·1 min read

With A Sharpener?

Andrea E. Lodge·November 11, 2019

With A Sharpener? written by: Andrea E. Lodge So take your crayon to my face, Crayon cannot...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Writing For The Mentally Disturbed 101.2

RayFed·October 18, 2019

Writing For The Mentally Disturbed 101.2 written by: RayFed @MrRayFed There are three types of people in...

Literature English

·2 mins read

Who’s There?

Diane Leopard·October 12, 2019

Who’s There? written by: Diane Leopard @dianeleopard I stand and I stare Lip hair, grey hair and...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Goodbye

Mona Lisa·September 18, 2019

Goodbye written by: Mona Lisa Subtle, Gross. Ecstatic, Pensive. Beautiful, Ugly. The “I” keeps changing its inner...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Self-Image

John Grey·September 13, 2019

Self-Image written by: John Grey Can’t be invisible. People stare. Too many oversized body parts. Too much...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Unique Half-Moon Shape by GINGER M COCHRAN at Spillwords.com

The Unique Half-Moon Shape

Ginger M Cochran·January 31, 2019

The Unique Half-Moon Shape written by: GINGER M COCHRAN The light filters softly through the window Highlighting the...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Fences – Emotional Barriers In Life

Glen McKenzie·January 6, 2019

Fences – Emotional Barriers In Life written by: glenmck @justabitfurther Everyone has seen fences. We have them...

Broken Things

Alexa Cleasby·August 26, 2017

Broken Things written by: Alexa Cleasby @Lexicon_Fuse I like them broken and strange. I like them knotted...

The Curl Before My Eye

Aurora Kastanias·June 21, 2017

The Curl Before My Eye written by: Aurora Kastanias Every morning is the same, I inevitably wake...

English Poetry

·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

Waiting for the Past to Call

The Significant Breadth of Breath

Inside Mia D.

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Nick Adigu Burke

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

The Significant Breadth of Breath

Millions of Misty Epitaphs

Busted

Photographic Memory

Self-Portrait

Tip-Toe Selfie

Journey to Worth

A Self-Portrait In Letters

self-portrait

Introspection

With A Sharpener?

Writing For The Mentally Disturbed 101.2

Who’s There?

Goodbye

Self-Image

The Unique Half-Moon Shape

Fences – Emotional Barriers In Life

Broken Things

The Curl Before My Eye

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Inside Mia D.

Tattered Byrds

Lower Strata

Zenith

On Being a Modern Dead Person

Waiting for the Past to Call

Better Days

Zmiana Klimatu

Identity

Expensive Cities

The Landing of the Pilgrims