William C Ross appeared here recently with To Pen Sylvania. As you know, William makes a daily exercise out of “versifying” the word of the day at Dictionary.com. Today’s word was “fealty.” What would you do with that word? I would give it back and take a new one! But I couldn’t write this either. Kudos William! […]

A day that starts with a lesson from the Professor is a great day indeed! Bob Christin recently gave us Inner Lives, part of Contributor Series 5: Dramatis Personae. Here he gives us a different story, but his voice is always his own, identifiable to us no matter the story. Goodness By Bob Christin She’s all […]

Michael Richmond is a 25-year-old sailor. He hails from Dallas, but has been stationed in Norfolk VA for the past 5 years. He has written all his life but got into writing poetry a few years ago. Michael is currently working on two different books of haiku, the themes of which are not primarily nature […]

A New Englander by birth and disposition and trained as a psychologist and minister, Kenneth Weene has worked as an educator and psychotherapist. His poems and short stories have appeared in numerous publications, and an anthology of his writings, Songs for my Father, was published by Inkwell Productions. Ken’s novels, Widow’s Walk (click here to read an excerpt, here to hear an […]

You have read Manny Beltran’s poems and seen his art here and elsewhere. His untitled poem appeared here as part of Contributor Series 5: Dramatis Personae and his art will grace the cover of the first contributor series anthology (set to be released any minute!). In this poem he describes waking up to a sad reality and […]