Contributor Series 10: Silken Rags A beauty forgotten By Lou Pugliese I make my foggy scrawl with an exquisite instrument, my Waterford Celebration The Clairefontaine paper gently sucking the ink from the fountain pen I’m practicing the Jellyka font–le Grand Saut, but not well Somewhere in this hand and mind is another “Always for the […]

Contributor Series 10: Silken Rags White Masks By Nicole Poulain Garcia Funny how these things Come in gold, or silver trimming When we all know–at least those who are honest That all of it is for show Just flash and gleam. Sure, it must be the high life, It must be all it’s chopped up […]

Contributor Series 10: Silken Rags Carnival of the moon By Jekwu Anyaegbuna Night, right after the menopause of light, the pubescent moon strewed sparks of fireworks, sparkles of festivity pouring over us. Our heads swinging, our hearts bobbling. Colours caught razzmatazz, called the ears of pageantry and we became a river gallivanting along the streets, […]

Contributor Series 10: Silken Rags The Ballad of Anna Leigh By Ray Sharp I drove the wagon into town A hot and dusty ride Then whoa’d the horses and jumped down I’d come to meet my bride She stepped off of the westbound train Dressed in her finery Unto this godforsaken plain The widow Anna […]

Contributor Series 10: Silken Rags Inheritance By Louis Gallo A crack in the teacup opens A lane to the land of the Dead. –Auden Made in Occupied Japan, Belgium, made in Sudan, Chicago, Bavaria, these artifacts left behind, tucked in corners, behind posts, on shelves, stashed in secret niches throughout  my grandfather’s house, antiques from […]