RICHARD PERRY: "RUBICON, DICHOTOMY"

Born in Scotland and lived in Iran and London

RUBICON

You ask: was there grief on the veldt?

A leopard stalked us.

We saw it through the tall grass.

It charged.

We fled.

She tripped.

And fell.

I turned.

Its jaws closed upon her neck.

SUDHA SRIVATSAN: "THE INCENSED MOON"

 
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.  

LISA MARIE STROHL: "INFECTED HEART"

Lisa is a new graduate from Purdue University Calumet with a BA in Arts (Spanish International Studies). She is just getting her life started and writing is something she loves to do.

 

www.linkedin.com/in/lisamariestrohl11

CHRISTOPHER SUDA: "A YOUNG MAN STRUGGLES ACROSS FIFTY STATES, THE THIRD COMING, AFTER TURNING OLD"

Christopher's poetry has been published in Digital Americana, Indian Review, Shot Glass Journal, Wilderness House Literary Review, and other literary journals. Christopher attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham and has just attended the A-I-R program at Byrdcliffe Artist Guild in Woodstock, NY.

GEORGE ZAMALEA: "BLACK WHITE, THE OLD U.S. 66, THE BLACK COFFEE FROM MRS. D"

George Zamalea graduated from La Habana University with degrees in Literature, Philosophy, & History. Immigrated to the world. Lived in Spain, France, Italy, and Brazil. Received a recipient of Creative Writing & Language & BA in USA. Awards: First place of 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.  Nominated third and fourth place in 2012 and 2013 respectively from the International Latino Book Awards in the short story titled “I” and a novel titled “Flowery of Evil”.  Members: Academy of American Poets, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Writing & Nonsense Club and American Hispanic in Journalism. Publications and literary journals: The Screech Owl, Hermeneutic Chaos Literary Journal, Spectrum, The Flesh Lit, Indiana Voice Journal, Ink Dot,  Vasasvada,The Front Porch Publication. His credits novels, mysteries, nonfiction and poetry. Lives in Rosamond, California.

LITERARY ESSAY BY SCOTT ARCHER JONES: "THE STREETS OF CROCODILES, THE CINNAMON SHOPS"

I currently live in northern New Mexico, after stints in Louisiana, Texas, the Netherlands, Scotland and Norway. I'm on the masthead at the Prague Revue. I launched a novel last year with Southern Yellow Pine, Jupiter and Gilgamesh, a Novel of Sumeria and Texas. I was a finalist in the 2014 New Mexico-Arizona Book awards in four categories.

I've been a finalist a few places but never a winner. I've published here and there but received enough rejection to achieve humbleness. That publication list is dull but available - what is more important is that I cut and split all my own firewood, live a mile from my nearest neighbor, and write grants for the community. ~Scott Archer Jones

CHARLES E.J. MOULTON: HISTORICAL DOCUMENT "THE MRS. MARDORF SAGA"

Previously published pieces of mine have been published in Skirmish, Socrates, Aphelion, The Woven Tale Press, Idea Gems, SNM Magazine, TWJ Magazine, Shadows Express, 365 Tomorrows, Shadows Express, Redhead Magazine, Aquarius Atlanta, Vocal Images, Cover of Darkness and CLR India. I am the Chorus Master of a Chorus in Germany, a big band vocalist, an operatic baritone and an exhibited artistic painter.
 

Homepages: http://www.reverbnation.com/charlesejmoulton/ 

http://about.me/cmoulton

MADISON SCRUGGS: "A LETTER TO MYSELF AT 21"

 I am currently a senior at Colorado State University double majoring in Communication Studies and English.  Currently, I also work at a local radio station— 99.9 The Point— as an on-air radio personality.  I love telling stories about real people with more interesting lives than me (ha- but who doesn’t love reading that?)  I hope you enjoy my work! ~Madison Scruggs

Here is my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifewithmadi

ADREYO SEN: "SOCIAL CONTROL AND THE LIMINAL WOMAN"

Adreyo Sen resides in Kolkata, India.  He is pursuing his MFA at Stony Brook, Southampton. He has been published in Danse Macabre, Kritya and Garbanzo. 

You can read more of his work in the January 2015 issue of Indiana Voice Journal.

ANA DEBORAH F. DO CANTO: FLASH FICTION "NIGHTS"

Ana Déborah F. do Canto is a 21 years old college student from Brazil.

NIGHTS

“Shhhh!” she said. Her eyes shined in the darkness of the bedroom and I laughed even more.

She put her hand over my mouth. Our eyes met, she smiled and whispered:

“Will you be quiet if I tell you a story?”

DIANA CORBITT: "A LONG WEEKEND"

Diana Corbitt is a retired elementary school teacher who has lived her entire life in northern California. She has two sons who, although grown up and out of the house, still live nearby. Besides writing, Diana enjoys creating stained glass windows and lamps, travel, and eating popcorn at the movies.

FICTION BY GWENDOLYN KISTE: "TINGO"

Gwendolyn Kiste is a horror and fantasy writer based in Pennsylvania. Her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous publications including Sirens Call, Danse Macabre, Dark Fire Fiction, 99 Pine Street, and Saturday Night Reader.

ANTHONY LA FLAME: FLASH "BLUE SUNRISE"

Anthony La Flame is a short story fiction writer who is currently studying for his B.A. in English, His first short story has appeared in Fictionmagazines: Under the Bed. Some of his works in-progress projects include flash fiction and short story pieces. Born in Washington State, he currently resides in Pennsylvania.

KEN LELAND: "SHE AND I"

The author’s first novel was published by Fireship Press in the spring of 2013, entitled 1812 The Land Between Flowing Waters. The author has published two short stories with Inwood Indiana and a third is forthcoming in 2015. The author grew up in Marshall County, Indiana, and as a young man, attended Indiana University.

 She and I, previously published by Inwood Indiana Press in their 2013 summer anthology entitled, Salem Cemetery.

 www.kenlelandauthor.com
  

DONAL MAHONEY: FLASH "A GATHERING OF GENERATIONS"

Nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize, Donal Mahoney has had work published in the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa. Some of his earliest work can be found at http://booksonblog12.blogspot.com/

SHASHANK MANE: "THE ARM REST"

Shashank firmly believes that written word is at the essence of human communication and evolution. He hopes that you will enjoy reading his stories as much as he has enjoyed writing them.

 

JERRY MULLINS: "GIRLS NIGHT OUT"

 

Jerry Mullins grew up in central West Virginia, and has lived in the Washington, DC suburbs in recent years. His work has recently been published in or is forthcoming from Columbia University Journal-Catch and Release, Wilderness House Literary Review, The Broadkill Review, Tower Journal, Newfound Journal, and internationally in Nazar-Look (Romania) and Southern Cross Review (Argentina).

RICHARD PERRY: "THE WOMAN ON THE TRAIN"

Born in Scotland and lived in Iran and London.

The Woman On The Train

Underground!

    In a tube within a tube, people sped through the dark, oblivious to the traffic and the weather on the surface.  In the rush hour, if the system was functioning properly, trains followed each other in quick succession, one pulling out of a station as the next pulled in, each packed with passengers, disgorging then embarking, transporting them in swaying, rattling discomfort, to and from work and home.

CARROLL SUSCO: FLASH "JOAN OF ARC: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY"

Carroll Ann Susco holds an MFA in fiction from the University of Pittsburgh and numerous publications including three essays in The Sun Magazine.  She writes and teaches in Alexandria, VA.  Her chapbook: True Fiction: A Pseudo Autobiographical Chapbook in Three Parts is available at Smashwords.com

You can read more of Carroll's work in the December 2014 issue of IVJ.


 

MICHELLE VLATKOVIC "FAILING THE RORSCHACH TEST"

Michelle works as a researcher and document writer for an Indigenous not for profit in Brisbane. She writes fiction and is one of a team of digital creatives at readspace.com.au