Tom lives Morro Bay, California, with his partner Susan, and the ghost of Ginger his dog, his first great audience. His lifelong dream of writing came to fruition in his seventh decade. Tom’s short fiction and poetry have appeared in If and When, Solo Novo, Askew, Gravel, Front Porch Review, First Literary Review East, and Drabble. Tom’s chapbook, Tornado Man, was published in 2019. Some of his favorite writers are, Ellen Bass, Natasha Trethaway, Naomi Shihab Nye, Ada Limon, Glenna Luschei, Tomas Morin, Ted Kooser, Jim Harrison, Billy Collins and WS Merwin. The Cambria Writer’s Workshop nourishes Tom and his writing. FORGOTTEN THINGS Marta rummaged … Continue reading Tom Harrington

Paweł Markiewicz was born 1983 in Siemiatycze in Poland. He is poet who lives in Bielsk Podlaski and writes tender poems, haiku as well as long poems. Paweł has published his poetries in many magazines. He writes in English and German. merest poet The Shakespearean sonnet about my dog You hound are a starry night over fog, fallen in love with the Epiphany. The moon may be mine! Told the moony dog. With you tender garden – is so dreamy. Bewitchment of stars, your ability. Your hunting is dearer observation. A moonlit night is your eternity. May the soft ghost … Continue reading Pawel Markiewicz

John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in Orbis, Dalhousie Review and the Round Table. Latest books, “Leaves On Pages” and “Memory Outside The Head” are available through Amazon. A MOTHER LOOKS IN The storms flash silver swords. The moon makes faces. The clock moves from ear to ear, to cheek, to chin, and back again. The storybook has fallen to the floor but the stories continue. The dragon is slain The ogre driven back into the deep woods. Anything is possible. Wallpaper winks and blinks and nods. The ceiling’s blank until the schooner sails across its … Continue reading John Grey

Gary Beck has spent most of his adult life as a theater director and worked as an art dealer when he couldn’t earn a living in the theater. He has also been a tennis pro, a ditch digger and a salvage diver. His original plays and translations of Moliere, Aristophanes and Sophocles have been produced Off Broadway. His poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines and his published books include 31 poetry collections, 14 novels, 3 short story collections, 1 collection of essays and 4 books of plays. Published poetry books include:  Dawn in Cities, Assault … Continue reading Gary Beck

John Higgins is an Irish writer. His work has been featured in Honest Ulsterman, Crannog, The Blue Nib & more. He has been shortlisted for the Mairtin Crawford Short Story Award and the Scribble Short Fiction Prize.  Waves I ended up at the sea, listening to the hush of the ocean, not a hint of traffic around.               The dark-alley atmosphere which the day hides so well surged to meet me, as I crossed the empty street in front of the squat hotels and walked the promenade.             The sea ate away steadily away at the land. That day’s … Continue reading John Higgins

Annie was born in Illinois, grew up in Orange County, and now lives in a quiet beach town along the Central Coast of CA. She is a poet, essayist, fine art photographer and artist. Her poetry has been published in local newspapers and online literary journals including Drabble and First Literary Review – East. She has taught poetry workshops at several county libraries and is a member of Cambria Writers Workshop. She says poetry is her raft, star, song, umbrella. end of days when I meet my guardian angel I hope her wings are made of poems we will float … Continue reading Annie Harpel

Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era and is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada.  Today he is a poet, freelance writer, amateur photographer, and small business owner in Itasca, DuPage County, Illinois. Mr. Johnson published in more than 2,013 new publications, and his poems have appeared in 40 countries; he edits, publishes ten poetry sites. Michael Lee Johnson has been nominated for 2 Pushcart Prize awards poetry 2015/1 Best of the Net 2016/2 Best of the Net 2017, 2 Best of the Net 2018.  Two hundred twenty-four poetry videos are now … Continue reading Michael Lee Johnson

Darren J Beaney has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Brighton. He is one half of Flight of the Dragonfly a regular spoken word night based in Brighton and on Zoom. He also co-edits Flights an e-journal of poetry, prose and flash fiction. He cuts his own hair. He enjoys music, predominantly punk rock. His favourite author is Orwell and he enjoys the work of numerous poets. He loves Marmite and appreciates a good pint of craft IPA.  He lives in sunny East Preston on the West Sussex coast, with his lovely family, Their rescue dog Woody … Continue reading Darren J Beaney

Gen Banks is an Australian writer of Sri Lankan and Italian heritage, and the mother of two grown children.  As a person living with autism, Gen is passionate about advocating for others on the spectrum; for human and animal rights, environmental sustainability, and mental health awareness. In addition to writing, she enjoys music, art, nature, and spending time with her menagerie of animal companions at her home in tropical Queensland. Gen writes under the names Gen Banks, GenX, GenKu and Gothink Poetry. Her work has been published in Impspired Magazine; The Literary Juggernaut; Dark Poetry Society e-zine; Raven Cage e-zine; … Continue reading Gen Banks