Douglas Polk is a writer of poetry from central Nebraska. Feeling persecuted most of his life, he has published three books of poetry: In My Defense, The Defense Rests, and On Appeal. He lives with his wife and two boys and two dogs on the plains of Nebraska.  UnearthedBy Douglas Polk construction begun across the […]

Thomas Starr’s poem Yellow Photographs appeared here in May 2011.  Experiment #2By Thomas Starr I remember seeing you For the first time Your siblings standing On either side I pressed an arrow And you were nude Here was a kaleidoscope Upon your bare skin The reds, yellows, browns Greens and blues Poured to mesh Your […]

Ivory Simone is the author of two books, Havasu Means Blue Water (literary fiction) and The Rainy Season, The Poems, Prose, and Writings of Ivory Simone. Both books are available at Amazon. Ivory also hosts 2 online shows: Bangkok Poetry Streams (dedicated to the enjoyment of poetry and prose) and Take a Bite Out of the Big […]

jd young, a displaced Bronx housewife, lives in Southern Virginia with her husband. Her genteel surroundings belie her sharp wit and her flight or flight outlook on life. jd has had several short stories published. Her previous book of humor is considered required reading for a college writing course. Her new book, The Woman on Pritchard […]

KJ Hannah Greenberg’s poem The Scattered Notes of Midlife was published here as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears in July 2011. Stay tuned for big news regarding the launch of her next book via unbound CONTENT! Trees at SunsetBy KJ Hannah Greenberg Along the way, trees, Such large paper doilies, Black against the […]