Adam J. Sedia (b. 1984) lives in his native Lake County, Indiana, with his wife, Ivana, and their son. He practices law as a civil and appellate litigator, and in 2017 served as president of the Lake County Bar Association. His poems have appeared in Indiana Voice Journal and other publications, and he has published two books of poetry, The Spring's Autumn and Inquietude, both available on Amazon.com. He also composes music, which may be heard on his YouTube channel.
July 6, 2018
Three Poems by Ann Christine Tabaka: "Unraveling Rhyme", "Citrus sinensis Rutacea", and "Words of Truth"
Ann Christine Tabaka placed Third in Vita Brevis Best Poem Contest both January & February 2018. Her Interview in Spillwords was voted Publication for the Month for March 2018. and she was selected as Poet of the Month for January 2018 and interviewed by Kingdoms in the Wild. She lives with her husband and two cats in Delaware and loves gardening and cooking. Her most recent credits include poems in Page & Spine, West Texas Literary Review, Oddball Magazine, and The Paragon Journal, among others. She was a nominee for the 2017 Pushcart Prize in Poetry.
An Essay by Christopher Woods: "Passage"
Christopher Woods is a writer, teacher and photographer who lives in Houston and in Chappell Hill, Texas. He is the author of a novel, THE DREAM PATCH, a prose collection, UNDER A RIVERBED SKY, and a collection of stage monologues for actors, HEART SPEAK. Gallery - http://christopherwoods.zenfolio.com/
An Essay by Allison Staley: "On Insecurity"
I grew up in Tipp City, OH and was raised in a Christian home with my older sister and younger brother. I graduated from Tippecanoe High School in 2014, and am currently a Middle Childhood Education major at Cedarville University. I look forward to completing my degree soon with my student teaching in Mexico this fall. I enjoy dancing, hiking, and traveling to new places and cultures. One of my joys is being involved with youth ministry and mentoring young students.
An Essay by Angel Grubbs: "What Kind of Freak am I?"
Angel Grubbs resides in the Midwest with her new husband Philip. Together, with their Blue Honda CRV, they embark on philosophical adventures traced through their favorite avenues: Tarbox Cemetery, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and CookOut. Her poetry has appeared in her university’s undergraduate journal Cedarville Review.
An Essay by Charles E.J. Moulton: "One Day, Rock will be Classical Music"
CHARLES E.J. MOULTON has been a stage performer since age eleven. His trilingual, artistic upbringing, as the son of Gun Kronzell and Herbert Moulton, lead to a hundred stage productions, countless cross-over concerts, work as a bandleader and as an acting teacher. He is a regular contributor for Idea Gems, has written for Shadows Express, Cover of Darkness, Vocal Images and Pill Hill Press. He is a tourguide, a big-band-vocalist, a filmmaker, a painter, a voice-over-speaker, a translator, is married and has a daughter. Charles E.J. Moulton's passion is creative versatility. His short story collection, Aphrodite's Curse: 21 Tales of Love and Terror can be purchased by clicking the link. Homepages:http://www.reverbnation.com/charlesejmoulton/
http://moultoniancreativity.weebly.com
http://moultoniancreativity.weebly.com
A Memoir by Barbara McLaughlin: "Boylston Street"
I am pursuing my masters in Professional Creative writing from the University of Denver and have spent more than thirty years in Indianapolis. I have a children's book published, entitled Reuben Rides the Rails, a Christamore House Guild selected book in 2010. It tells the story of the Reuben Wells Steam Engine housed in the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Likewise, I worked with the Indiana Writers Center on two anthologies: Where Mercy and Truth Meet: Homeless Women of Wheeler Speak; and Finding the Words, stories of war by female veterans. Prior to writing fiction, I traveled the world as a journalist and media relations specialist for U.S. Diving in Indianapolis.
Flash Fiction by DB Cox: "Stranded"
DB Cox is a blues musician/writer from South Carolina. He grew up in a Southern Baptist Orphanage called Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in Greenwood, SC. He graduated from high school in 1966, and joined the Marines Corps right after the Vietnam TET Offensive in 1968. After being discharged in 1972, he spent several years playing guitar in bars, juke joints, and honky-tonks across the South.
Flash Fiction by Carroll Ann Susco: "A Small, Mean World"
Carroll Ann Susco has an MFA from the University of Pittsburgh and numerous publications, including Cutbank and three in The Sun Magazine.
Flash Fiction by Marcia Conover: "The End"
Marcia Conover was born in Indiana, growing up in a small Farming community located in northern Madison County. Since she was a small child, she has had a compassion for animals in need and a love of photography and the outdoors. She wrote short fiction and poetry since high school and has been published in Indiana Voice Journal and several anthologies available on Amazon. She is married with 2 grown children and lives on a small farm where she has owned and operated an in-home state-licensed child care since 1984.
Flash Fiction by Kimberly Lee: "Departure"
Kimberly Lee happily left the practice of law some years ago to focus on motherhood, community work, and creative pursuits. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Satirist, Toasted Cheese, Thread, Calliope, and Literary Mama’s Blog, amongst others. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three children, and is currently at work on her
first novel.
first novel.
Flash Fiction A Vignette by Paul Kindlon: "A Young Man Raped and Beheaded"
The author has had published ten short stories and six poems. After having graduated with a Ph.D. in Russian literature and Philosophy, he taught Humanities for 23 years in Moscow, Russia. He now resides in Buffalo, N.Y. The author is 66 years old and counting...
Three Flash Fictions by Melinda Giordano: "Bump in the Night", "It Knows Not What It Does"and "Her Neck (“La Toilette”, 1742)"
Melinda Giordano is a native of Los Angeles, California. Her written pieces have appeared in the Lake Effect Magazine, Scheherazade’s Bequest, Whisperings, Circa Magazine and Vine Leaves Literary Journal among others. She was also a regular poetry contributor to CalamitiesPress.com with her own column, ‘I Wandered and Listened’ and was nominated for the 2017 Pushcart Prize. She writes flash fiction and poetry that speculates on the possibility of remarkable things - the secret lives of the natural world.
Fiction by Jacqueline Masumian: "New Teeth"
Jacqueline Masumian, a graduate of DePauw University, is the author of Nobody Home: A Memoir. She grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, and has enjoyed careers as actress, performing arts manager, and landscape designer. Her stories have appeared in Brilliant Flash Fiction, Beechwood Review, and Gravel, among others. Her website is jacquelinemasumian.com.
Fiction by Joe Giordano: "You Came Out Ahead"
Joe Giordano was born in Brooklyn. He and his wife, Jane, now live in Texas.
Joe's stories have appeared in more than one-hundred magazines including The Saturday Evening Post and Shenandoah. His novel, Birds of Passage, An Italian Immigrant Coming of Age Story, was published by Harvard Square Editions October 2015. His second novel, Appointment with ISIL, an Anthony Provati Thriller was published by HSE in June 2017.
Joe was among one-hundred Italian-American authors honored by Barnes & Noble Chairman Len Riggio to march in the 2017 Manhattan, Columbus Day Parade.
Read the first chapters of Joe's novels and sign up for his blog at http://joe-giordano.com/
Joe was among one-hundred Italian-American authors honored by Barnes & Noble Chairman Len Riggio to march in the 2017 Manhattan, Columbus Day Parade.
Read the first chapters of Joe's novels and sign up for his blog at http://joe-giordano.com/
Fiction by Christopher Hivner: "Nothing to It"
Christopher Hivner writes from a small town in Pennsylvania surrounded by books and the echoes of music. He has recently been published in Illumen, Dead Snakes and Jitter. A collection of short stories, “The Spaces Between Your Screams” was published by eTreasures Publishing. website: www.chrishivner.com, Facebook: Christopher Hivner - Author, Twitter: @Your_screams
Fiction by Jonathan Ferrini: "Tumbles"
Jonathan Ferrini is a published author who resides in San Diego. He received his MFA in Motion Picture and Television Production from UCLA.
Emily Jo Scalzo Reviews "Gallery: A Collection of Pictures and Words" by Howard Richard Debs
Emily Jo Scalzo holds an MFA in fiction from California State University-Fresno and is currently an assistant professor teaching research and creative writing at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Her work has appeared in various magazines, including Midwestern Gothic, Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, Blue Collar Review, New Verse News, and others. Her first chapbook, The Politics of Division, was awarded Honorable Mention in the 2018 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. One of her poems, "After Charleston," will appear in the forthcoming book Revisiting the Elegy in the Black Lives Matter Era.
New Books by IVJ Authors
This issue contains three new book highlights from authors previously published in Indiana Voice Journal. We are proud of all our authors! Be sure to check them out. "Bound by Seduction, Redeemed by Grace: One Woman’s Story of Falling into Freedom" by Stacey Louiso; "Tales in the Dreams Garden" by Angel Edwards; and "No Ordinary Soldier-My Father's Two Wars" by Liz Gilmore Williams.
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Stacey Louiso: "Bound by Seduction, Redeemed by Grace: One Woman’s Story of Falling into Freedom"
Shame.
Unbeknownst to her, shame played a huge part in the life of the author, Stacey Louiso. She carried it, internally, from childhood into adulthood. Accompanying shame were some dirty secrets that wreaked havoc on her life, leading her down many wrong paths, until one day Stacey found herself fully broken. Some might perceive this as a bad thing—being broken—however, what transpired in the aftermath sent her down the right path…
THE path to: Understanding, deep wisdom and most importantly, breaking free of the harlot spirit that controlled the very fiber of her being since birth. Jesus Christ found Stacey in troubled waters and forgave her every transgression. He healed her soul while breathing new life into this woman—once bound by seduction, now redeemed by Grace!
This is more than a book about finding one's faith - it is an instrument of healing. A tool, like litmus paper, to enable people to see they aren't the "only one" tormented and controlled by lust, incorrect and unloving thinking, unforgivingness. Regardless of whether you have been living in self-conflict for 1 year or 30 years - a Christian or not - this story proves there is a way out! The Great Counselor who showed Stacey the way through the dark is no respecter of persons, He can and will do the same for you.
“Bound by Seduction, Redeemed by Grace is thought provoking and insightful. It documents a transformed life, from the grip of Satan’s loins to the mountain top life.
I recommend this book for everyone in the body of Christ to be equipped with the adequate knowledge against the wiles of the enemy. Also, I believe anyone seeking self-deliverance will find it helpful. Buy two, three or even four copies, and give to the important people in your life!”
Pastor Segun E. EGBEWALE
Christ Chosen Seed Evangelical Ministry, Nigeria
“I found this book captivating! I didn’t want to put it down, not even to cook dinner for my family. I admire and appreciate Stacey’s willingness and obedience to God in sharing her story. He knows there is someone who needs to read it, to hear that He loves us—despite our past!”
K. Williams, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Wife, mother and grandmother
For information on where to purchase Bound by Seduction, Redeemed by Grace, or to connect with Stacey Louiso, click here.
Angel Edwards: "Tales in the Dreams Garden"
http://www.reverbnation.com/angeledwards
Angel Edwards’ first collection of poems. Tales from the Dreams Garden, is a delightful and mysterious read. Her work draws on her extensive musical background. This is exemplified by her use of cadence and breath that imbues each poem with narrative and subtle rhythm. Repetition is cleverly used along with spare and beautiful imagery. ~ Jude Neale author of “A Quite Coming of the Light”; “Splendid in Its Silence”
Liz Gilmore Williams: "No Ordinary Soldier-My Father's Two Wars"
Website: http://www.noordinarysoldier.com/
May 11, 2018
May/June 2018 Issue #39
INDIANA VOICE JOURNAL
May/June 2018, Issue #39
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| Sailboat with jet trail-oil painting-by Derek McCrea |
Welcome back to our first full "all-star" issue of IVJ since our hiatus! This 39th issue contains 39 lovely features from around the world covering topics such as history, racism, addiction, death, love, funerals, and weddings. Two wonderful visual artists are featured in this edition: Derek McCrea (Paintings) and Jim Zola (Photography), be sure to check them out! Annie Proulx once said, "You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write." So read, enjoy, then write, and submit your own work. Happy Spring from all of us at IVJ!
POETRY
Three Poems by John Grey: "Whole Woman and the Face of a Man," "Car Lover," and "At the Singles Bar"
Four Poems by Jenny Kalahar: "Tightly Knotted," "Slim," "My Mother Smiles," and "Framed and Severed"
VISUAL ART
CREATIVE NONFICTION/ESSAY
FICTION
BOOK REVIEWS
SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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