March 7, 2015
HISTORICAL NONFICTION BY CHARLES E.J. MOULTON "VIENNA'S INTERNATIONAL THEATRE-LIVING THE DREAM"
FICTION BY STINSON ANDERSON "THE GHOST OF GOODWILL"
Stinson writes fiction and poetry from his front porch in small town Indiana. He has a BA in European History from Indiana University, Bloomington. His poem about growing up during the Nuclear Arms Race appeared in the blog, Are You There God, It’s Me, Generation X.
FLASH FICTION BY ROCHELLE CASHDAN "REVENGE OF THE PASTA"
Decades after a family vacation in the Indiana dunes, Rochelle Cashdan writes from Guanajuato, Mexico where she is a cultural journalist. “The Revenge of the Pasta” first appeared online in 2011 at www.longstoryshort.com. Rochelle has a blog MEXIGUANA .
US citizen living in Mexico. Member, International PEN
FICTION BY COLE KINNA "UNCLE CHUCK'S MUSE SAFARI"
Cole is a senior at Miami
University from Glen Ellyn, IL studying creative writing and attempting to
publish his first piece. He’s not really a fan of pickles.
FICTION BY MARY LARSEN "FLATTENED CORN"
I am a graduate of Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas where I obtained my MA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. For my thesis I wrote a collection of four short stories that explored the relationships between individuals suffering from great losses and deep mistrusts. My passion is unlocking the intricacies that bind people together or tear them apart.
FLASH FICTION BY LILY IONA MACKENZIE "THE INTRUDER"
Lily Iona MacKenzie teaches writing at the
University of San Francisco. Her essays, poetry, book reviews, interviews, and
short fiction have found a home in numerous publications. Her poetry
collection, All This, was published in October 2011. Fling, one of her novels, will be published in July 2015.
FLASH FICTION BY ALAN SEMROW "WE USED TO FEED CHICKENS"
Alan Semrow lives in Wisconsin and is a graduate of English from
the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. His poems and fiction have
been featured in multiple publications, including BlazeVOX14, Red Fez, The Bicycle Review, Barney Street, and Wordplay,
and he won the Essayist Award from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point English Department for his nonfiction work. In 2015, his stories
are set to be featured in Earl of Plaid Lit Journal, EAP: The Magazine, Former People: A Journal of Bangs and Whimpers, and Blotterature Lit Mag. Semrow spends the vast majority of his free time with his boyfriend, best friends, family, and Shih Tzu, Remy.
February 28, 2015
INDIANA VOICE JOURNAL "OUT OF THE SHADOWS" SPECIAL ISSUE #2
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| NOMADIC EXISTENCE BY HELEN HILL |
This issue is dedicated to the homeless, the hungry, and the people who feed them...
With Special Thanks to Eric Hill, Helen Hill and Robert Rivera, a team of NYC street photographers who have a passion for bringing social injustice out of the shadows and into the light.
Special Thanks to Allen Forrest for the use of his paintings from the Fairtrade Coffee Series.
~FEATURED CONTENT~
Click the links...
POETRY
(An unpublished poem written by my Great-Great Grandmother in 1921)
CREATIVE NONFICTION/ESSAYS
FICTION
PHOTOGRAPHY
A POEM WITH MUSIC BY DB COX: NIGHTWATCH
POEM: "ONEIRIC ALMS" BY SUDHA SRIVATSAN
Born and raised in India. Worked in Middle East and London. Daughter, wife and sister, aspiring to be known in the space of poetry as someone who weaves magic into language and combines unique design and strong color to her work of art.
In this issue: Oneiric Alms
3 POEMS BY TOM SHEEHAN: A VOICE TOUCHING, REMNANTS, A SPIRIT NOT YET HOME
A Voice Touching (appeared in The Cenacle, 2011)
Remnants (an earlier version appeared in River Poets Journal, 2009)
A Spirit Not yet Home (an earlier version appeared in my collection, Ah,
Devon Unbowed, 1978A Voice Touching
A drunk startles me
from a doorway.
3 POEMS BY PRERNA BAKSHI: ON A CALL WITH DEATH, THE BOY WHO SOLD BALLOONS, THE HOMELESS MAN
4 POEMS: "POVERTY, IT CAN BE BETTER, CLEANING HOUSE, CARLTON" BY ERIC HILL
Eric
Hill, born in Washington DC, was first photographed among the cherry
blossoms. This, no doubt, forms the basis for his colorful politics and a
life long pursuit of cherry pie. That his Grandfather was a minister,
no doubt explains, his intense desire to find another way to God than
Religion. His writing comes from his profound need to get this crazy
stuff out of his head.He has published with Black Wire, Indiana Voice Journal, Rain/Disaster/Party, Ijagun Poetry Journal and Behhutet.
His photography can be found throughout this issue of IVJ.
HISTORICAL POEM: "THE GREAT WHITE CITY" BY LYDIA FENWICK PATTERSON CIRCA 1921
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| Lydia Fenwick Patterson |
NONFICTION AND ART: FAIRTRADE NEWS "WOMEN IN COFFEE PROJECT" VISUAL ART BY ALLEN FORREST
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| ©Allen Forrest |
Why Fair Trade?
Fair Trade provides artisans with an opportunity to earn vital income and improve their quality of life by establishing a sustainable market for their handcrafted products. Fair Trade looks to create positive and long-term impact for artisans and farmers while delivering great products to the public. When you choose to purchase Fair Trade products, you are endorsing an economic system that provides opportunities for producers to lift themselves out of poverty. Fair Trade provides assurances to consumers that producers are paid fair prices for their products and labor. In addition, Fair Trade provides a set of requirements that assure consumers that strict standards have been met to protect the environment, build economic sustainability, empower women, and allow opportunities for education, poverty alleviation, and health care.
Fair Trade provides artisans with an opportunity to earn vital income and improve their quality of life by establishing a sustainable market for their handcrafted products. Fair Trade looks to create positive and long-term impact for artisans and farmers while delivering great products to the public. When you choose to purchase Fair Trade products, you are endorsing an economic system that provides opportunities for producers to lift themselves out of poverty. Fair Trade provides assurances to consumers that producers are paid fair prices for their products and labor. In addition, Fair Trade provides a set of requirements that assure consumers that strict standards have been met to protect the environment, build economic sustainability, empower women, and allow opportunities for education, poverty alleviation, and health care.
Today,
more than 1.3 million people - farmers and workers - across more
than 70 developing countries benefit from the international Fairtrade
system.
ESSAY: "THE CONUNDRUM OF POVERTY" BY RAYMOND GREINER
Raymond
Greiner's writings include short stories and essays published frequently
in various literary journals and magazines: Branches
magazine, La Joie Journal, Literary Yard Journal, Nib Magazine, Canary
Literary Journal, Bellesprit Magazine, Freedom Journal, Grace Notes
Literary Magazine. His book, a collection of fiction and nonfiction essays titled Hinterland Journal was recently published by Outskirts Press. Raymond lives in a
remote area of southern Indiana in a cabin far off a lightly traveled
road with his two dogs Orion and Venus. He is a frequent contributor to
Indiana Voice Journal.
ESSAY: "WESTERN PULPS AND SIMILAR MAGAZINES OF DEPRESSION HUNGERS" BY TOM SHEEHAN
FICTION: "AS THE CROWS FLY" BY NANCY LANE
Another story written by Nancy, "Tales Of Meander" appears in the February 2015 issue of IVJ.
As the Crows Fly
“Miss, Miss,” I turned to see if somebody was addressing me. An old man waved his hand as he looked my way.
FICTION: "OBTAINING MERCY" BY DB COX
His poetry is also featured in this issue of IVJ.
Obtaining Mercy
Arthur Nagel is an ugly, little man. He stands barely four feet tall, and his head
is much too big for his body. The muscles on the left side of his face are totally
FICTION: "WHEEL OF LIFE" BY JAMES LAWLESS
James Lawless, a north American English teacher, is a former coeditor
of an underground college newspaper, a history graduate from a foreign
university and a published author. He's currently living near Milan
Italy.
Wheel of Life
It’s early morning. We’re in bed. The room is dark and the house is cold. My wife begins to stir beneath the flannel sheets. “Please don’t take your body heater away,” I say while burying my sleepy head in the pillow.
Wheel of Life
It’s early morning. We’re in bed. The room is dark and the house is cold. My wife begins to stir beneath the flannel sheets. “Please don’t take your body heater away,” I say while burying my sleepy head in the pillow.
NEW YORK CITY STREET PHOTOGRAPHY BY HELEN HILL
"It's all about the Beauty of Light...I still prefer working with the Imperfections of Film." ~Helen Hill
Helen Hill is a street photographer living in NYC. Her work is featured below, and can be seen in the following publications:
Helen Hill is a street photographer living in NYC. Her work is featured below, and can be seen in the following publications:
Feb 2012: Group Exhibition Huesca Spain featuring 111 Photographers from around the World visually Interpreting the Literary texts of Ramon J Sender’s book ‘Memorias Biestas’ to mark his 111th anniversary of his birth.
Aug 2012: Featured in Erik Kim’s Street Photography Blog / Ms Helen Hill: Mise -en-scene
Jan 2013: Featured in ‘Leica Myself’ Book
Jan 2013: Featured in ‘Leica Myself’ Book
March 2014: Featured in ‘Buffalo Almanack’ Magazine
NEW YORK CITY "STREET LIFE" PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT RIVERA
"When I was young I held a gun and thought: I can point and shoot to kill. But then I held a camera, and thought: Hell yeah! I can point and shoot to thrill. My mother birthed and raised me where hip hop was born. I finished high school and it pays well. Then I went to college and "i" pay well. ....Hahaha.
When it comes to shooting, I aim to wow myself before I wow anyone else. I enjoy shooting different themes. People have different tastes and to vary in subjects keeps me open minded and creative" Photographs were taken with an iPod5. ~Robert Rivera
You can see more of his work at the following link: https://instagram.com/boogieblam/
NEW YORK CITY STREET PHOTOGRAPHY AND FLASH FICTION "I AM NOBODY" BY ERIC HILL
He has published with Black Wire, Indiana Voice Journal, Rain/Disaster/Party, Ijagun Poetry Journal and Behhutet.
Eric is also a street photographer in New York City. Featured here are some of his photographs.
To see more of Eric's work: https://www.flickr.com/photos/erichill418/
February 1, 2015
INDIANA VOICE JOURNAL FEBRUARY 2015 ISSUE #7
~FEATURED CONTENT~
POETRY
CREATIVE NONFICTION/ESSAY:
RAYMOND GREINER "THE GRACE OF COMPANIONSHIP"
MADGE KAPLAN "VOCAL EXERCISE"
LIZ GILMORE WILLIAMS "APRIL LOVE"
FICTION:
DAVID DOMINE "LUCILLE IN LINE"
DAN FIELDS "CACHETTE"
NELS HANSON "THE GOOD BOY"
BELINDA HUBERT "NEMESIS"
NANCY LANE "TALES OF MEANDER"
ADAM MATSON "DAIRY QUEEN"
BRAD SIDES "ACHIEVED DREAMS"
VISUAL ART
"INDIANA" AN UNDOCUMENTED PHOTO GALLERY BY DAVID J. THOMPSON
POETRY BY PHILLIP BROWN
The Presence
I’ve fought for the causes
And I’ve laid with death
In the shadow of no reason
But always around me
Was the presence of the Galilean
POETRY BY WITTY FAY
Witty Fay
is a translator by trade and a humanist by nature. She has been writing herself
into her poems for some time into the virtual world at www.iexile.com, www.allpoetry.com, www.scriggler.com, www.destinypoets.co.uk, www.writerscafe.org www.poetrysoup.com and www.versewrights.com . Also, she proudly had her
first bilingual volume of poetry, Nefelibata
(Brian Brixon Books, 2014), published and she is aiming at unraveling
prose.
POETRY BY NICK HOPKINS
Nick Hopkins is a professor of English, holding an M.F.A. in Writing
from Lindenwood University. He is also an accomplished songwriter, whose
work has been featured in numerous television shows, such as America's
Next Top Model and The Real World. His non-musical writing has appeared
in publications like Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, The MacGuffin, and
Punchnel's. He resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his more-talented
wife and couldn’t-care-less cat.
Ain’t No Sinners
On the seventh day, we rested.
Cold pew or warm bed?
POETRY BY NELS HANSON
Nels Hanson has worked as a farmer, teacher and contract writer/editor. Poems have appeared in Word Riot, Oklahoma Review, Pacific Review and other magazines, and are in press at Squalorly, Sediments, Blotterature, Digital Papercuts, and Straight Forward Poetry. Poems in Outside In Literary & Travel Magazine and Citron Review were nominated for 2014 Pushcart Prizes and poems in the Sharkpack Review Annual were awarded its Prospero Prize.
3 Poems: Sky Pilot-The Miracle-The Friends
POETRY BY DR. BELINDA HUBERT
In addition to writing fiction and poetry, Belinda Hubert is currently working on a novel, titled Shrink Wrapped and a collection of short stories about life in the Midwest. She works as a clinical psychologist
in a private practice in Lowell, Indiana.
http://buelasprairiepractice.blogspot.com/
http://buelasprairiepractice.blogspot.com/
2 Poems: Taking It, End of Autumn
POETRY BY SASHA KASOFF
Sasha Kasoff is a published poet, fantasy writer, and
aspiring teacher. Having recently returned from studying abroad in Ireland, she
is currently attending University of the Pacific earning her BA in English with
plans to continue her studies in creative writing as a graduate next year. Her
poetry can be found in two self-published books as well as in anthologies,
magazines, and other literary presses. Look for her on Goodreads.
3 Poems: Addiction, Lonesome Morning, Love Is
POETRY BY ROSS KNAPP
Ross Knapp is a recent college
graduate with degrees in philosophy and literature. He has an
experimental literary novel forthcoming and various poetry publications
in Blue Lake Review, Poetry Pacific Magazine, Burningword Literary
Journal, Belle Reve Literary Journal,
Carcinogenic Poetry, Blood and Thunder Literary Magazine, Tipsy Lit
Literary Magazine, and Clockwise Cat Literary Magazine.
He lives and works in Minneapolis.
3 Poems: We Venetian Heathen Lovers, A Room Of One's Own, Waiting
POETRY BY DR. MEL WALDMAN "BACK IN OGUNQUIT"
Mel
Waldman, Ph. D.
Dr. Mel Waldman is a psychologist, poet, and writer. He
is a past winner of the literary GRADIVA AWARD in Psychoanalysis and was
nominated for a PUSHCART PRIZE in literature. He is the author of 11
books.
BACK IN OGUNQUIT
I
imagine I’m back in Ogunquit with my wife in the late summer of 2011. We often
returned to the Beautiful Place by the
Sea in July or August and stayed at the Seafarer’s Motel, across from the
Ogunquit Playhouse, on the other side of Main Street.
POETRY BY GEORGE ZAMALEA
George Zamalea's credits include articles, short stories, novels and books review online. He was awarded the first place from the 2011 International Latino Book Awards in the category of Best Spiritual / New Age book in English with the Six Seasonal Amendments, A Hispanic Inspiration. He is a member of The American Society of Journalists.
6 Short Poems: The Spiritual People Useless Taken, Exclude It Out, Relentless Fall, The Black Magic, Life, The Flowers
CNF ESSAY BY RAYMOND GREINER "THE GRACE OF COMPANIONSHIP"
Raymond Greiner's writings include short stories and essays published frequently in various literary journals and magazines: Branches magazine, La Joie Journal, Literary Yard Journal, Nib Magazine, Canary Literary Journal, Bellesprit Magazine, Freedom Journal, Grace Notes Literary Magazine. His book, a collection of fiction and nonfiction essays titled Hinterland Journal was recently published by Outskirts Press. Raymond lives in a remote area of southern Indiana in a cabin far off a lightly traveled road with his two dogs Orion and Venus. He is a frequent contributor to Indiana Voice Journal.
The Grace of Companionship
Companionship defines life. Instinctive thought is of long-term, human partnerships, sharing each day, approaching the bond as a single unit, yet interacting in dual servitude toward shared goals. Frequently such arrangements lack balance, but when in sync it’s the best of the best.
CNF/ESSAY BY MADGE KAPLAN "VOCAL EXERCISE"
Madge Kaplan, Director of
Communications, Institute for Healthcare
Improvement (IHI), is responsible for developing new and innovative
means for
IHI to communicate the stories, leading examples of change, and policy
implications emerging from the world of quality improvement in health
care. Madge is also the host and producer of IHI's online audio "talk
show" called WIHI, a program she conceived of and founded in 2009.
Madge came to IHI after a
20-year career in broadcast journalism for public radio. She began
exploring
non-fiction and playwriting more than a decade ago. Many of her essays have aired on radio or been published in print. Her first play, The Last Appointment,
was produced on Martha’s Vineyard in October 2011.
CNF/ESSAY BY LIZ GILMORE WILLIAMS "APRIL LOVE"
Liz Gilmore Williams is a retired writer and editor with more than 20 years' experience in
the private and public sectors. Most of her work was done for two
agencies of the U.S. Congress. She asks that we please don't hold that against her.
This essay, "April Love" won an honorable mention award in the Summer Shorts contest held by the Virginia Writers Club in 2014.
FICTION BY DAVID DOMINE "LUCILLE IN LINE"
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