Deconstructing Chocolate George
30 years before there were gastropubs there was Chocolate George.
Expectations by Gary Beck
A Glimpse into your Mind’s Eye: When Reading Poetry Exceeds your Expectations.
Coming Home to the Poetics of War (and Peace)
A review of Syllables of Rain by D.S. Lliteras.
An evening of transformational fiction
An event for writers to experience good writing.
Current Trends and Issues in the Canadian Publishing Industry
A concise survey of the Canadian publishing scene.
The Myth of the Edible Cottage
A children’s tale carries important social information.
Jeff Nuttall: Mind Bombs and Mimeographs
Nobody knows the future, but anyone who shits on The Establishment can say the worst is behind them.
Review of Daphne and Her Discontents
Review of forthcoming poetry book “Daphne and Her Discontents” from Ravenna Press, by Jane Rosenberg LaForge.
North and Central – Book Review
This story feels honest and real. Its natural and realistic arc will pull you in, and it will get more gritty and more desperate.
Who Owns the Dropper Owns the Fix
The following feature is an opinion piece on one of modern literature’s most experimental and controversial of writers, William Burroughs.
The Power of Fiction on Real Life
Issues with which we writers should concern ourselves when creating fictional characters.
Clay Sculptures
Assorted paper white clay sculptures.
Floral Ecstacy
After the long, cold, dark winters I find the spring so invigorating. I finally started photographing budding flowers and green city views again.
Hitler Clone (60)
There are 88 Hitler clones in total, every clone being the source material for the subsequent one.
Dock of the Bay
Stunning boat and dock photography.
Virtual Detroit
Photography from around Detroit.
By the Window Sill
These photographs are the result of an accident. While cleaning up a barn, I found three broken, and abandoned windows.
The Day We Met
Sometimes the most unexpected sequence of events leads us to our destined path.
Necessary Goodbyes
Bobbie discloses an agonizing secret to her best friend and discovers that even the people you’re closest to may never really know you.
The Tears of the World
A ghost story that takes a deep bow to Samuel Beckett.
Unending Encore
A fictional short story about the pressures and expectations of gladiators and how their struggle relates to us today.
Gray Dawn
A law student recovers an expensive oil painting from a shady art dealer for a mobster.
Hunting Blind
Growing up on the east side, Cleveland, Ohio.
Between You, Me, and The Devil
A dead man from Texas has hopes of meeting with the Devil in Hell.
The Log Cabin
This story is a Flash piece in the voice of the narrator who finds that her married life has become a routine.
To Drink a B-E Condensate
Fantasy set in the quantum world.
Golden Girl
An aging Hollywood star is a shoe-in for the best actress Oscar, but soon her own elitist persona gets mistaken for a political statement.
Inheritance
A World War Two veteran, survivor of the Bataan Death March, reconciles with his family after a long and painful estrangement.
A Brooklyn Hug
A moment of life in Brooklyn, New York.
History begins
Awaiting the birth of my grandson.
Sweet Fighter
A poetic tribute to the memory of a favorite cat.
Poem Horse
Letting go of something beautiful.
Leaving Mt. Baldy, Leonard Cohen
I came down from that mountain after many years of study and rigorous practice.
future tense
once our eyes are open
and we begin to breathe
Misandroid
This sestina is about the current head of the American government.
Narcissa
She reclines into the corner of a sofa
Like a melancholy Marilyn Monroe
Religion
This poem is written around the feeling of ignorance, deep seeded in humanity, even after reading holy books and verses.
Convalescence
Two lovers run headlong into flames.
Fueled by a woodstove
Police Procedure
The war
between the poor