Another Shade of Gray by Carol Stewart

Another Shade of Gray by Carol Stewart

by | Jun 26, 2019 | Poetry

Art: Portal 26 by Ken Collins ANOTHER SHADE OF GRAY He hoped to hush the shrill, replace the clarion, the cock’s determined call more appealing, bound to raise a laugh, not to mention a couple of ghosts down the pub. Cacophony, Euphony, and he   the moping...
The Crushing of Cotton Butterflies by Carol Stewart

The Crushing of Cotton Butterflies by Carol Stewart

by | Jun 24, 2019 | Poetry

Art: Ekaterina Shamilova (Model: Marie Dashkova) THE CRUSHING OF COTTON BUTTERFLIES The bed smells of potted meat – and us – last night’s bland feast. You’re eyeing the jar even now, scrolling news-feed on your laptop, hard edge digging into my...
Solitude by Michael Estabrook

Solitude by Michael Estabrook

by | Jun 21, 2019 | Poetry

Art: Memories from the Multiverse: Comfortably Between by Erik Leraz SOLITUDE Souls Watching the hermit nun Sister Wendy describe complex biblical scenes in 3 sentences reminded me once again to spend less time getting our finances in order and more time caring for...
It Could Have Happened by Sherry Shahan

It Could Have Happened by Sherry Shahan

by | Jun 19, 2019 | Short Fiction

Art: Focused by Fabrice Poussin IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED In 1958, or maybe 1959, Daddy put me in the cab of his dented pickup. We drove to KEY-T TV studios in Santa Barbara so I could meet my grandfather. Daddy had grown up an only child, raised by his mother, and had...