Best American Poetry- Two poems by Lee Upton from "The Day Every Day Is"POLITICAL AMBITION A pig swallowing an entire apple tree then sleeping under covers Politics must be hard You can’t step into the same politics twice I take off my boots When I try to put them back on they won’t let me Politics is wearing them now Politics can always step into a victim twice Here’s Pharaoh here’s a basket and inside the basket is the death […]
- Willis Reed, Legendary Center of the World Champion N. Y. Knicks, RIP [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]Basketball great Willis Reed spoke about his literacy project. David was eager to get his predictions for the upcoming Knicks season. In 2003, then chairman of the NEA Dana Gioia, invited David to join him in Washington for the annual Washington Book Festival, hosted by Laura Bush. It was a great event. Dana had even arranged for David's mom Anne to com […]
- WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: March 22, 2023Did you ever wonder who your favorite poet would be if she weren’t a poet? A rock star maybe? Here’s Anne Waldman (part Debra Harry and part Madonna) in a music video from 1982! I first heard about this on my favorite podcast Breaking Form (hosted by James Allen Hall and Aaron Smith) and now I’m hooked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHX-PU9SN8A And who c […]
- "It Might As Well Be Spring" [with Dick Haymes in 1972]Related StoriesShe Got Pinched in the Assss. . . tor Bar! [by Stacey Harwood]
- Two poems by Lee Upton from "The Day Every Day Is"
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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Street at the End of Time
Photo courtesy of marcolm at FreeDigitalPhotos.net After she vanished, I felt the weight of isolation and the bitter irony of birds singing as tears streamed down my face. Vonnegut would have understood – “and so it goes.” The stones were … Continue reading →
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Tagged fantasy, flash fiction, inspirtation, magic realism, muses, prose poetry, short short stories, writing, writing life
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Six-Word Stories #3
Different moods. Hope you like them. _______________________________________ “Wow! You’re pregnant!” “No, I’m not.” “Where are your parents, Lizzie?” “Hiding.” Lost: woman’s wedding ring. Never worn. “So, this button does what?” KAAABOOOOOM!!! _______________________________________ Also, check out what kcrawford is writing. Bloggers! … Continue reading →
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Tagged blogging, fiction, humor, short short stories, six-word stories, writing, writing encouragement
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Lovecraft Homage – flash story
Well, well. You just never know where a surge of inspiration will originate, perhaps while organizing one’s library. Hadn’t thought of the wonderful stories of H.P Lovecraft for some time, but unpacking an old edition of At the Mountains of … Continue reading →
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Tagged fiction writing, flash fiction, genre fiction, horror stories, hp lovecraft, lovecraft, short stories, writers, writing
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The Forest Girl – finale
In the last installment Lisa and Lance sought refuge at Lance’s house after fleeing from Cerridwen’s violent transformation. Then Lisa returned home. What will the two discover when they meet up the following day and return to Cerridwen’s home? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading →
Murmurs and Musings 