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| "TOPROCK" |
By James Lawless
MAKE US HAPPY
Breakers in Italy, like breakers all over the world, don't want to be called break dancers. "That's a media term; we're B-boys!," A breaker told me in the street near Duomo Square in Milan.
June 5, 2015
CNF By James Lawless: B-Boys In Milan, Italy
By James Lawless
MAKE US HAPPY
Breakers in Italy, like breakers all over the world, don't want to be called break dancers. "That's a media term; we're B-boys!," A breaker told me in the street near Duomo Square in Milan.
Essay By Tom Sheehan: A Salutation to Saugus, Embassy of the 2nd Muse
Sheehan
has 28 Pushcart nominations. In the Garden of Long Shadows and The
Nations (Native American fiction collection) were recently published
by Pocol Press with solid reviews in Serving
House Journal. Now in the Pocol production cycle are Where Skies Grow
Wide, Cross Trails, Between Mountain and River and The Cowboys, the
last five titles from Pocol Press are all western short story collections. In
addition, a new collection, Sons of Guns, Inc. was just released (print
and eBook) by Nazar Look Books in Romania and is on Amazon.
Essay By Kathryn Streeter: What Shakespeare Taught Me About Family
Kathryn Streeter’s writing has appeared in publications including Mamalode, BLUNTmoms, elephant journal and CSMonitor. The Briar Cliff Review, Volume 26 includes Streeter’s essay, a finalist in their Creative Nonfiction Contest. Connect with Kathryn on her website or on Twitter @streeterkathryn.
In January, our family left our charming Mass Ave condo in Indianapolis and now reside in Austin, Texas.
A Novel Excerpt By Author A.D. Ellis: Decker
About the Author
A.D. Ellis is the author of A Torey Hope Novel Series and a new series titled Torey Hope: The Later Years. Her 2014 debut novel, For Nicky, was voted #3 of the Top 50 Indie Books of 2014 by ReadFree.ly readers/voters. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America and the Indiana Romance Writers of America.
Fiction By Liz Flaherty: Roll Back The Clouds
About The Author
I'm Liz Flaherty. I live in the cornfields
of Indiana with my husband of—gasp—40 years and I write romance. The
genre has changed over the years, as I have, and my writing feels more
like Women's Fiction to me than straight romance, but the truth is I
always have a heroine, a hero, and a happy ending. When I'm not writing,
I sew, making quilts for my grandkids, the Magnificent Seven.
Liz is a multi-published author with Harlequin, The Wild
Rose Press and Carina Press.
Fiction By Jason Constantine Ford: A Choice Between Two Rivals
Jason Constantine Ford is from Perth in W.A, Australia. He works at a book shop and has over ninety publications of poetry and fiction in various literary magazine, ezines and journals from around the world. Edgar Alan Poe and William Blake are his main influences.
Fiction By Sharon R. Hill: Life in Silhouette
Life in Silhouette
"You'll never amount to anything anyway." her father told Patsy when she was just six years old. She’d been told he was drunk, but she was too young to understand what that meant. Patsy regretted allowing herself to be noticed by him and yearned to instantly return to her solitary life as a shadow, or a mere silhouette, in the life of her father, Max Willett. Her pint-sized physical frame absorbed the callous delivery of each word and the intended fear and shame.
Flash Fiction By Belinda Hubert: Paul
http://buelasprairiepractice.blogspot.com/
Fiction By Jim Kjeldsen: The Giant Gila Monster
M.J. Kjeldsen
writes under the name Marvin Redblood. He is author of the non-fiction
book THE MOUNTAINEERS: A HISTORY and the fiction book A FLASH ON THE
RIVER, as well as numerous novels and short stories. He lives with his
we-wife and dog in Red Wing, Minnesota.
Fiction By Alex Mantel: An Apologia For Boarding School
Alex grew up in New York City and
attended University of Virginia's Young Writer's Workshop. He has been
previously published in the Winter Poetry Anthology of Jaded Ibis Press.
Fiction By Sunil Kumar Poudyal: Hardship
Sunil Kumar Poudyal is a poet, writer and journalist from Nepal (Country of Mt. Everest-South Asia).
Hardship
It was the middle of the first month of fall drizzling outside with a gentle breeze. The leaves of some trees had slowly started to change their color. Squirrels were not busy jumping, playing and collecting nuts. They were hiding somewhere. Few birds were seen in the sky. Suddenly an idea clicked in my mind. I wanted to eat meat.
Fiction By Charles E.J. Moulton: Leaf In The Wind
Fiction By BB Riefner: A Brush With Reality In The Key Of B-Flat Minor
B. B. Riefner wrote with chalk on blackboards; then, with a 1918 typewriter on tailgates and picnic tables in South America, Europe and Africa. Today he and his wife live near Washington D.C. with a canine muse and a computer which must be fed daily.
Fiction By Barbara Kinsey Sable: He Made Me Laugh
Barbara Kinsey Sable: Retired professor from the University of Colorado,
College of Music. I have published many academic articles including a
text book: The Vocal Sound, poetry over many years and short stories.
Fiction By Steve Slavin: The Wedding Date
A recovering economics professor, Steve Slavin earns a living writing math and economics books.
The Wedding Date
Diane is one of my best friends. We hang out, talk on the phone, go out to dinner occasionally, but that’s it. So don’t go getting any ideas. Yeah, she’s very attractive, smart, a lot of fun to be with, but we always been and always will be strictly platonic.
May 20, 2015
May 15, 2015
"The Kings" A Poem By Blues Guitarist DB Cox In Honor Of BB King
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| Legendary Blues Guitarist BB King |
there’s a decaying piano
in “the graveyard bar”
that nobody plays
whenever i feel
like i’m starting
to disappear
into the chorus
of gray-faced patrons
mumbling conspiracy claims
into their beer
i wander over
to the keyboard
& bend my ear
toward the strings
May 1, 2015
INDIANA VOICE JOURNAL MAY 2015 ISSUE #10
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| Anna Pavlova as a Bacchante, by John Lavery 1911 PD |
I deeply regret not being able to use every piece submitted for this issue, mostly because of space requirements, but keep singing. Keep submitting. Keep telling your stories...♥
~Janine Pickett, Editor
~Janine Pickett, Editor
“There’s no greater agony than carrying around an untold story inside yourself.”
— Maya Angelou
— Maya Angelou
FEATURED CONTENT:
POETRY
Prerna Bakshi: Three poems, "A Tale Of Round Rotis "
Elizabeth Brooks: "You may applaud now!"
Cara Losier Chanoine: Three Poems, “Elegy for Boots”
Kika Dorsey: Three poems, "Yggdrasil"
Lubaba Faisal: "The Mirror Play"
Krista Genevieve Farris: Three Poems, "First Grade Secret Santa Gift from a Boy I Might Have Loved"
Allison Grayhurst: Three Poems, "Crystal dark"
Belinda Hubert: Four Poems, "Easy Mom"
Christina Johnson: Three Poems, "The Soul"
Becca Lamarre: Three Poems, "Every Time I Push Through a Door"
Jessica Wiseman Lawrence: Three Poems, "Lie"
Sylvia McCullough: Three Poems, "The Deer"
Carol Moon: "A Kiss That Surpasses All Understanding"
E.F. Schraeder: Three Poems, "Creative Thought"
Cecilia Soprano: Two Poems, "The Rocking Horse"
Lisa Strohl: "A Secret Love Poem"
Sarah Thursday: Three Poems, "What I Mean When I Say Run"
Rachel Watson: Three Poems, “Dinah’s Dream”
Hiromi Yoshida: Three Poems, "Last Supper in Terre Haute"
FICTION/FLASH
Judy Beaston: "Selfies With Willa"
Elizabeth Challinor: "Seasons" and "A Tale From Inside"
DH Hanni: "Training Day"
Gwendolyn Kiste: "Violet The Baker"
Carolyn Smuts: "Thirty Years Gone"
Carroll Susco: "Jane Seymour (Henry VIII’s wife, not the actress)"
Doni York: "The Sunflower Artist"
A NOVEL EXCERPT
Patty Fischer: A Novel Excerpt "Insect Politics"
CREATIVE NONFICTION/ESSAYS
J.C. Elkin: Memoir "Encore"
Nancy Lane: Essay "My Mother's Crown"
Amanda Noble: CNF "Kasamas"
Michelle Reinhold: CNF "You Hope"
Carol Smallwood: Essay "Old Black and White Films"
Cecilia Soprano: Nonfiction & Visual Art "Lincoln The Crow"
~Scroll down to browse~
Prerna Bakshi: Three poems, including, "A Tale Of Round Rotis "
Prerna Bakshi is a sociolinguist, research scholar and writer of Indian origin, currently based in Macao. She has contributed essays and articles to a variety of publications including The Hindu, CounterCurrents, Amar Ujala, and Desh Bandhu to name a few. Her poetry has been published in Linden Avenue Literary Journal, Indiana Voice Journal, Red Fez, peer reviewed journals such as Muse India, Postcolonial Text and is forthcoming in Hysteria, Grey Sparrow Journal, and several publications.
She could be reached at: [email protected] or found on Twitter: @bprerna
Elizabeth Brooks: "You may applaud now!"
Elizabeth Brooks is originally from Trinidad and Tobago. She is a lover of life, family, friends, a good book and lots of laughter.
Cara Losier Chanoine: Three Poems, Including, “Elegy for Boots”
Cara Losier Chanoine is a poet, fiction writer, and teacher from New England. She is a four-time competitor in the National Poetry Slam, and her first collection of poems was released by Scars Publications in 2013. You can visit her website at www.carachanoine.wordpress.com.
Kika Dorsey: Three poems, including, "Yggdrasil"
Kika Dorsey grew up in South Bend, Indiana, and now resides in Boulder, Colorado. Her poetry has been published in numerous journals, and her chapbook, Beside Herself, was published by Flutter Press in 2010. Her book, Rust, is coming out next year with Word Tech Editions.
Follow this link to read a recent poem published in the Dr. T.J. Eckleburg Review, "In Berlin":
Lubaba Faisal: "The Mirror Play"
I can describe my self as an author by passion, just grabbed my pen
and decided to become a writer. I have graduated from engineering
faculty but never felt as an engineer sometimes I wonder why did I pick
that major. So I decided to turn back the time because it's never too
late. That's how I became a writer. My only published work is on my blog
but I am currently sending to different magazines.
Krista Genevieve Farris: Three Poems, "First Grade Secret Santa Gift from a Boy I Might Have Loved"
Krista Genevieve Farris grew up a Hoosier, but now lives in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley with her husband and three sons. She has an MA in Anthropology from Indiana University and a BA in English and Anthropology from Albion College.
Links to her recent writing can be found at her writer’s website https://kristagenevievefarris.
Allison Grayhurst: Three Poems, "Crystal dark"
Allison Grayhurst is a member of the League of Canadian Poets. She has over 450 poems published in international journals and anthologies. She has eleven published books of poetry and five collections, as well as six chapbooks and one e-chapbook; www.allisongrayhurst.com
Belinda Hubert: Four Poems, "Easy Mom"
http://buelasprairiepractice.blogspot.com/
Christina Johnson: Three Poems, "The Soul"
Christina A. Johnson is an author living and writing in southern New Hampshire. She explores in her poetry themes of identity, alienation, and relationship.
Link to Website:
Becca Lamarre: Three Poems, "Every Time I Push Through a Door"
Becca Lamarre grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana, and still grows
nostalgic for the town's many railroad crossings and the distinct smell
of it's paper mills. She
holds a MA in Higher Education and a BS in Psychology from Ball State
University and her fascination
with human behavior and motivations strongly influences her writing.
She currently lives in Chicago with her family where she is working on
her first full-length poetry collection. A sample of her work is
forthcoming in Poetry Pacific.
Jessica Wiseman Lawrence: Three Poems, "Lie"
Jessica Wiseman Lawrence lives in rural central Virginia. She has had work published in Silver Birch Press, and has poetry currently upcoming in Hermeneutic Chaos Literary Journal and The Activity Report. Her work focuses on relationships, motherhood, poverty, and nature through examinations of a central image or thought. She also has an interest in earth science and biology.
Sylvia McCullough: Three Poems, "The Deer"
I am recently retired to the Traverse City area after an eclectic career of part time teaching, antiques dealing, and volunteering with the homeless in Phoenix, Arizona. I have been married to a wonderful man for the past thirty-seven years, am an avid gardener, amateur photographer, great cook, and reader and writer of poetry.
Carol Moon: "A Kiss That Surpasses All Understanding"
Carol Moon is a librarian and instructor of German at Saint Leo University. In her spare
time, she studies creative writing, and hopes to do a doctorate in Poetry
some day soon!
E.F. Schraeder: Three Poems, "Creative Thought"
E.F. Schraeder's creative work has appeared in a number of
journals and anthologies including Voluted Tales, Hoax, Haz Mat Review,
Lavender Review, Corvus Magazine, Carnival of the Damned, and others.
Author of a poetry chapbook, The Hunger Tree, Schraeder studied the
humanities in graduate school and has an interdisciplinary Ph.D. Find
more online at www.efschraeder.com
Cecilia Soprano: Two Poems, "The Rocking Horse"
She
is a member of the Greenwich Art Society and the Katonah
Museum Art Association. She has published three small books and has had
several one woman art exhibits. Her love of nature and gardening
provides the space for uninterrupted inspiration. Her intention is to
make images and words that describe beauty and uplift the
human spirit. My art is about making the simple sacred and the
ordinary
extra-ordinary.
"The reason why we exist is to remember why we exist and to realize our interconnectedness with all things." WEBSITE: www.Amichiart.com or CeciliaSoprano.com
Lisa Strohl: "A Secret Love Poem"
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.
Sarah Thursday: Three Poems, "What I Mean When I Say Run"
Sarah Thursday
is a advocate of local poetry, runs a Long Beach-focused poetry website called CadenceCollective.net, co-hosts a monthly reading and started Sadie Girl Press.
Her first full-length poetry collection, All the Tiny Anchors, is available now.
Find and follow her on SarahThursday.com, Facebook (FB/SarahThursdaypoet), or
Twitter @thursdaypoet.
Rachel Watson: Three Poems, “Dinah’s Dream”
I
am a blogger at RachelEWatson.com, and writer of poetry, fiction, and essays; I draw inspiration from my
formative years spent in rural mid-Michigan, my evangelical Christian
upbringing, and my current life in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, where I
live with my husband and two rowdy cats.
My nonfiction work has been published in Campus
Voices: A Student-to-Student Guide to College Living, Feathers & Leaves 2009: A Publication of the Cornerstone University
English Society, and The Greenville
Daily News in Greenville, Michigan.
Hiromi Yoshida: Three Poems, "Last Supper in Terre Haute"
Hiromi Yoshida is a winner of multiple Indiana University Writers' Conference awards. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Clockwise Cat, Work Literary Magazine, The Rain, Party, & Disaster Society, Borderline, Evergreen Review, Bathtub Gin, Flying Island, and the Matrix anthologies of literary and visual arts.
Judy Beaston: "Selfies With Willa"
Judy Beaston lives in northwest Oregon where the weather and people
suit her muse. She enjoys the challenge of flash fiction, weaving
layers of experience between and behind the story told.
Her flash stories have appeared at WritersType, WOW-Women on Writing and The Writers' Mill Journal.
Blog - judybnotes.blogspot.com
Elizabeth Challinor: "Seasons" and "A Tale From Inside"
Writing is both a passion and profession for Elizabeth Challinor who works as an anthropologist, with a special interest in Cape Verde. She is also co-editor and writer on an internet site called PopAnth which writes popular anthropology for everyone. You may see her articles here: http://popanth.com/people/
DH Hanni: "Training Day"
DH Hanni has been
published in online magazines such Hidden
Animals, the Copperfield Review,
and the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable.
Her work has also appeared in print in LocoThology
2013: Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction anthology and in the upcoming First Contact Café anthology. Currently
she resides in South Carolina. You can find DH Hanni at dhhanni.net or on
Facebook.
Gwendolyn Kiste: "Violet The Baker"
Her short fiction story "Tingo" can be found in the April issue of IVJ.
You can find her at www.gwendolynkiste.com and on Twitter (@GwendolynKiste).
Carolyn Smuts: "Thirty Years Gone"
Freelance writer Carolyn Smuts taught history at the college level before fleeing academic life to write fiction. Her work has been featured in SELF, Glamour, Creative Living, Ultimate Motorcycling, and Business Week. Her most recent fiction works were published by Akashic Books, Omnific, and Jitter Press. She lives in Los Angeles.
http://carolynsmuts.com/
Carroll Susco: "Jane Seymour (Henry VIII’s wife, not the actress)"
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 and April 2015 issue's of IVJ.
Doni York: "The Sunflower Artist"
Blog link: https://doniyork.wordpress.
Patty Fischer: A Novel Excerpt "Insect Politics"
Writing Makes Me Feel Alive
Eighteen
years ago, I found I could write a decent editorial, and short story
after taking some writing courses. I expanded my projects to longer
pieces of fiction, enjoying the research process as much as putting
together characters, scene descriptions, and dialogue. So far I have
managed to have two fiction novels published. "Blood And Eggs" a
crime/horror published in July 2011. "Sweeten The Pot", a spicy
contemporary romance was published in March 2013. The more I write, the
greater my passion for writing builds. In the last two years, I have
added specific platforms to my passion. On Word Press, I write blogs on
issues that I feel outraged about, the link: http://penandstick.wordpress.
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