Amy Bee regularly writes for the Sacramento News & Review and her work has appeared in NANO Fiction and Manifest Station. When she isn’t writing, Amy likes to backpack long distances and marinate in her constantly nagging existential worries. Find her worries at www.lionbythetail.com and her backpacking adventures at www.mountainsforbreakfast.com
March 5, 2017
CNF/Essay by Diane Quick-Machaby: "The Hitchhikers"
Diane Quick-Machaby is a native Floridian living her entire life in North and Central Florida. She has two grown daughters and has lived in the Jacksonville area for over 28 years.
After being a Stay-At-Home Mom, Room Mom, PTA Mom and Community Activist, Diane began her career working with nonprofits in Northeast Florida. Since the early 1990’s, she worked for the City of Jacksonville’s Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Programs, Habitat for Humanity in Jacksonville and St. Augustine, and Home Again St. Johns, an agency that works directly with the homeless of St. Johns County.
In 2015, Diane joined her husband to start their own business, Art 4 Charities, which partners with nonprofits in their fundraising efforts.
CNF/Essay by Lois Greene Stone: "New"
Lois Greene Stone, writer and poet, has been syndicated worldwide. Poetry and personal essays have been included in hard & softcover book anthologies. Collections of her personal items/ photos/ memorabilia are in major museums including twelve different divisions of The Smithsonian.
CNF/Essay by Toti O'Brien: "On the Beach"
Toti O’Brien’s work has most recently appeared in Rooted, Wordland, Pilcrow&Dagger, and Bindweed Magazine. More about her can be found at totihan.net/writer.html
CNF/Essay by Stacy E. Holden: The Present (Not So) Perfect
Stacy E. Holden is an Associate Professor of History at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN. Her research and teaching focus on the modern Middle East and North Africa as well as American engagement with these regions. To understand how Americans have imagined the Arab world, both in the past and the present, Dr. Holden is now traveling in the footsteps of Edith Wharton, who visited Morocco in 1917 as a guest of French colonial authorities. You can learn more about Dr. Holden at https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/history/directory/index.aspx?p=Stacy_Holden, and her email is [email protected].
CNF/Essay by Kate M. Carey: "Ouroboros"
Kate M Carey writes about people and the crazy and chaotic, painful and prideful, wild and wonderful things they do for love. She is married to an Episcopal priest, has children living in Ohio and Florida. Carey lives in Lexington, North Carolina, and prays every night that the owl in her neighborhood eats the snakes in her backyard.
February 1, 2017
February 2017, Issue #31
February often seems like one of those months where nothing ever happens and there is not anything to look forward to until the crocus’ break through the snow. The holidays are over and we are well into the new year, but spring is not quite within our reach just yet. What color is it outside? Gray. What color was it yesterday? Gray. Sigh. But, I am reminded that there are, in fact, several things to look forward to this month: Groundhog Day (we are hoping Punxsutawney Phil will tell us that Spring is on its way,) President’s Day, Black History Month, Lincoln's Birthday, and “Tell a Fairy Tale Day” on February 26th. I like that one! And, of course, let us not forget Valentine’s Day. We have incorporated stories and visuals throughout this issue paying homage to Valentine’s Day and stories of love and its importance in our lives. It is not a greeting card holiday if you celebrate it wildly, and with passion. These days we need to stop, remember, and appreciate the loved ones in our lives. If 2016 taught me anything- it was that. ~Jennifer Criss
POETRY
Three Poems by Edilson Afonso Ferreira
A Poem by Judy Moskowitz: "Making Friends with Fear"
Two Poems by Lea Boyd: "Stupid Humans" and "First Sight"
Three Poems by Steven Petersheim: "Castaways of College," "The Chase," and "Dormant"
Three Poems by Sugar Tobey: "Someday," "Gut Feeling," and "Night"
Three Poems by Sunil Sharma: "Missing," "Haze," and Earthquake Different"
Three Poems by Tameka Jarmon: "Reminder," "Sleepless," and "Haunted"
Two Poems by Thomas Alan Orr: "Doppelganger" and "Moose Into Osprey"
Three Poems by Deborah Petersen: "We, Scent," "The Portal Called the Kitchen Window," and "What a Cast of Characters"
A Poem by Andrew Hubbard: "Nostalgia"
Five Poems by Michael Lee Johnson: "Sing it Frank, Physical Therapy," "Ding Dong School," "Compliance," "Give Me Booze or Give me Jesus," and "Journaling, Labeling Theory"
Three Poems by Scott Thomas Outlar: "Magnetic Pulse," "Both Sides of the Same Soul," and "Counting Stars"
Three Poems by Gary Glauber: "A Valentine Ponders the Powers of Love (A Double Abecedarian)," Icarus No More," and "Apogee"
Three Poems by David Subacchi: "Clouds of Existence," "North Africa," and "Not Impressed"
Two Poems by Claudine Nash: "Beginner's Guide to Loss in the Multiverse" and "Magnolias"
Two Poems by Ananya S. Guha: "Kashmir" and "In Saharan Africa"
Two Poems by Lynda McKinney Lambert: "Nine Postcards from Prague" and "der Hirsch"
A Poem by Thomas Piekarski: "Donner Lake"
A Poem by Bilkis Moola and Artwork by Shameeg van Schalkwyk
VISUAL ART
Visual Art by Darrell Urban
Visual Art by Junior McLean
ESSAY
Autobiographical Essay by Raymond Greiner: "The Marietta Hole"
FICTION
Flash Fiction by Kip Hanson: "Losing Clint Eastwood"
Fiction by Martin Chan: "And the Oscar Goes to Jail"
Flash Fiction by Elena Croitoru: "Da Capo Al Fine"
Fiction by Jason Ford: "A Hidden Identity"
Flash Fiction by Jennifer Criss: "The Chocolates"
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Three Poems by Edilson Afonso Ferreira: "Ready by Dawn," " No More," and "Comrades by the Journey"
Edilson Afonso Ferreira, 73, is a Brazilian poet who writes in English rather than Portuguese, having been published in venues like Right Hand Pointing, The Lake, The Stare’s Nest, The Provo Canyon, Red Wolf Journal, Whispers, Indiana Voice Journal, Synesthesia, Algebra of Owls and some others. Ferreira lives in a small town with wife, three sons and a granddaughter Has been recently nominated for The Pushcart Prize.
A Poem by Judy Moskowitz: "Making Friends with Fear"
Judy Moskowitz started playing piano at the age of three and became a professional jazz musician. She has performed throughout the New York City area and was part of the jazz scene in New York. Judy started writing poetry three years ago and has been published in Indiana Voice Journal, Midnight Dreamers Of The Yellow Haze, The Poet Community.com, Whispers Of The Wind, Leaves Of Ink, and Poetry Life & Times. She currently resides in Boca Raton Florida where she continues to play jazz and write poetry. They live side by side in her veins and soul.
Two Poems by Lea Boyd: "Stupid Humans" and "First Sight'"
Lea Boyd lives in Southern Indiana. She has been published in a book, "Upon Arrival," and is soon to be published in Spillwords. Lea Boyd says she is "A Murky Mind on Facebook."
Three Poems by Steven Petersheim: "Castaways of College," "The Chase," and "Dormant"
Steven Petersheim is Assistant Professor of English at Indiana University East in the Whitewater Valley region of Indiana, where he teaches American literature and writes poetry between pilgrimages to Walden Pond and runs through the woods of Hayes Arboretum. His poetry has appeared in Wilderness House Literary Review, The Wayfarer: A Journal of Contemplative Literature, and elsewhere. Much of his poetry explores the conjunction of nature, memory, and human activity - some of it drawn from memories of his Amish childhood.
Three Poems by Sugar Tobey: "Someday," "Gut Feeling," and "Night"
Sugar Tobey was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, received a degree from the School of Visual Arts, and now lives in NYC above a pizza parlor.
Three Poems by Sunil Sharma: "Missing," "Haze," and Earthquake Different"
Mumbai-based, Sunil Sharma has published 14 books, some solo; some joint. He is a recipient of the UK-based Destiny Poets’ inaugural Poet of the Year award for 2012. His poems were published in the UN project: "Happiness: The Delight-Tree, An Anthology of International Poetry."
Three Poems by Tameka Jarmon: "Reminder," "Sleepless," and "Haunted"
Tameka Jarmon is a blogger and social media content creator/curator. She has an obnoxious love for her alma mater, The University of Alabama, and moonlights as a radio announcer.
Two Poems by Thomas Alan Orr: "Doppelganger" and "Moose Into Osprey"
Thomas Alan Orr is a native New Englander who has lived in Indiana for the past forty years. He lives on a small farm in Shelby County. He raises and shows Flemish Giant rabbits. His most recent book,Tongue to the Anvil, was published in 2014 by Restoration Press. His poetry has been featured in Good Poems, edited by Garrison Keillor, and has appeared in numerous journals.
Three Poems by Deborah Petersen: "We, Scent," "The Portal Called the Kitchen Window," and "What a Cast of Characters"
Deborah Petersen is from Bluffton, Indiana and is president of the Poetry Society of Indiana. She says: "What first influenced me as a poet, were the prayers of my childhood. Then, I became intoxicated by the complexity and cadence of William Shakespeare’s works. The most recent years have been influenced by the writings of the Persian Poet and Sufi Mystic, Rumi, and by the Japanese Haiku Master, Basho. And, as a source of inspiration, I study the many languages of the Divine, the tongues of transcendence. As artists, I believe, we are mere conduits. When I am in the moment of being a conduit, I find myself in an omniscience, a moment of vastness and grace, a connection to a universal wisdom and discerning perception.
A Poem by Andrew Hubbard: "Nostalgia"
Andrew Hubbard recently moved back to Indiana after ten years in Houston, Texas. He has had five books published, including, most recently, his first book of poetry, "Things That Get You," which was produced by Interactive Press. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2015. His new book, The Divining Rod, is available at: http://ipoz.biz/portfolio-single/the-divining-rod/
Five Poems by Michael Lee Johnson: "Sing it Frank, Physical Therapy," "Ding Dong School," "Compliance," "Give Me Booze or Give me Jesus," and "Journaling, Labeling Theory"
Michael Lee Johnson is a poet, editor, publisher, freelance writer, amateur photographer, small business owner in Itasca, Illinois. He has been published in more than 915 small press magazines in 27 countries, and he edits 10 poetry sites. His author's website is at: http://poetryman.mysite.com/. Michael is the author of several chapbooks of poetry and has more than 108 poetry videos on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/poetrymanusa/videos). He has been nominated two Pushcart Prizes and Best of the Net 2016. He is also the editor/publisher of anthology, Moonlight Dreamers of Yellow Haze, available at Amazon. A second anthology, Dandelion in a Vase of Roses, Editor Michael Lee Johnson, is due for release soon.
Three Poems by Scott Thomas Outlar: "Magnetic Pulse," "Both Sides of the Same Soul," and "Counting Stars"
Three Poems by Gary Glauber: "A Valentine Ponders the Powers of Love (A Double Abecedarian)," Icarus No More," and "Apogee"
Gary Glauber is a poet, fiction writer, teacher, and former music journalist. His works have received multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominations. He champions the underdog to the melodic rhythms of obscure power pop. His collection, Small Consolations (Aldrich Press) is available through Amazon, as is a chapbook, Memory Marries Desire (Finishing Line Press). His next collection, Worth the Candle, is forthcoming from Five Oaks Press.
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