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Write To Survive Identity Crisis

Amrita Valan·August 6, 2022

Write To Survive Identity Crisis written by: Amrita Valan @amritavalan Oh what an atomised sob fest To...

Poetry English

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Streetside Socrates

TheHumanAnvil·April 19, 2022

Streetside Socrates written by: TheHumanAnvil Flesh and light Bone and stone Are same, similar; a synonym Of...

Poetry English

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A Working Paper on Sand

Faisal Raza·February 19, 2022

A Working Paper on Sand written by: Faisal Raza @strangerperhaps I wanted to come up with a...

English Poetry

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Encounter With A Shoebill

Steve Carr·September 25, 2021

Encounter With A Shoebill written by: Steve Carr @carrsteven960 I sat in the front of the motorboat...

English Literature Featured Post

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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

Inside Mia D.

El Retrato de la Boda

The Traveller From an Antique Land

Socrates v. The State

Sunburnt Time

Borean Wind

Pan-ic, Pan-demic, Pan-global, Pan-Hermetic

socrates

Write To Survive Identity Crisis

Streetside Socrates

A Working Paper on Sand

Encounter With A Shoebill

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