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Wonder Lotion

Joan McNerney·October 8, 2024

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Wonder Lotion

written by: Joan McNerney

This can erase years from your face,
cover blemishes, sun spots, crow’s feet.
You will glow in the dark capturing
hearts, especially those of rich men.

Now you can procure a position of
prominence with a prestige company.
You are to be admired by all, heads
turning whenever you enter a room.

Coarse dry skin can become
divine, silkier than angel wings.
The alluring scent of this balm
enraptures legions of devotees.

Old friends will stare at a new you.
Baffled, they ask if you had surgery.
With a smug but unwrinkled smile,
you point to your precious ointment.

Decades of time, grime and slime
magically erased. See dramatic
transformation as you stand beguiled
by glowing beauty in your mirror.

Envision flying down boulevards
patronizing haute fashion shops, driven
by limos…all this and more now from
Miracle Creme at an amazingly low price.

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Joan McNerney has been the recipient of three scholarships. She has recited her work at the National Arts Club, New York City, State University of New York, Oneonta, McNay Art Institute, San Antonio and the University of Houston, Texas. Published worldwide in over thirty five countries, her work has appeared in literary publications too numerous to mention. Four Best of the Net nominations have been awarded to her. The Muse in Miniature, Love Poems for Michael and At Work are available on Amazon. A new release entitled Light & Shadow explores the recent historic COVID pandemic.

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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!”

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