Michael Lee Johnson is a poet and freelance writer from Itasca, IL. His work has been published in more than 22 countries. He is also editor/publisher of 4 poetry sites, all open for submission, which can be accessed from his Web site. His new chapbook, From Which Place the Morning Rises, and his other books […]

If you find yourself in Englewood, NJ, and you stand in the middle of the Flat Rock Nature Preserve, one of the last vestiges of the Palisades Forest, you will see trees that seem to stretch up as tall as the mountains themselves. It is impossible to look at those tall trees and not feel […]

Robert CJ Graves lives with his wife, Emily, in Emporia, KS, where he teaches general education classes at Flint Hills Technical College. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals, including Bijou Poetry Review, The Chiron Review, Poetry for the Masses, Prairie Poetry, and Word Salad. A former bartender and freelance sports writer, Robert holds a […]

Michael Bellinger lives and writes in upstate NY (no, no, not Rockland County, really upstate, like outside Utica upstate!). He is no stranger to the cold of a dark season. This poem conjures images of collective fear, of violent mystery, of shadows and death. Much like the suggestion of the title and the iconic jackal, […]

R. Martin Basden, a native of Norfolk, VA, lives in his hometown with Kay, his bride of 47 years. After retiring from an engineering career, this father and grandfather is turning his passion for words into art to be enjoyed by others. Marty loves to dig in the dirt as much as he loves to […]