Reece Beckett is a seventeen-year-old poet, film critic/director, music producer and artist. Filling free time with the arts has become his forte, and whilst he spends most of his time with films, 2020 has been the year for broadening. He will start attending the University of Southampton later this year. Passing too fast Can’t seem to shake this feeling that I’m having no effect  Like I’m sitting here and screaming but everybody else is deaf  Like I’m pulling, pouring heart out and still have no self-respect Like I’m giving all my energy but just at my behest – What is … Continue reading Reece Beckett

Dawn DeBraal lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband Red, two rat terriers, and a cat. She has discovered that her love of telling a good story can be written.  Published stories with Palm-sized press, Spillwords, Mercurial Stories, Potato Soup Journal, Edify Fiction, Zimbell House Publishing, Clarendon House Publishing, Blood Song Books, Black Hare Press, Fantasia Divinity, Cafelit, Reanimated Writers, Guilty Pleasures, Unholy Trinity,  The World of Myth, Dastaan World, Vamp Cat, Runcible Spoon, Dark Christmas, Siren’s Call, Iron Horse Publishing, Falling Star Magazine 2019 Pushcart Nominee, Dark Poetry Gator Gaits Ricky Jeff sat on the front porch of his mother’s doublewide, … Continue reading Dawn DeBraal

Gordon Ferris is a Ballyshannon writer, originally from Dublin.  He has had short stories and poetry in A New Ulster, Hidden Channel ezine, The Galway Review and Impspired Magazine. Solid in space. Random words Random images Words in images Solid in space.   Am I awake Am I asleep Awake in sleep Solid in space   Are you alive Are you deceased Living in death Solid in space. Lost dream. pity we are  unable to  rewind and  pause our dreams  as we do when watching a movie It would eliminate that moment  we wake from a deep sleep  when we … Continue reading Gordon Ferris

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA program in fiction. A self-proclaimed Romantic and Big Lebowski addict, Yash’s work is forthcoming or has been published in WestWard Quarterly, Café Lit, (mac)ro (mic), and Ariel Chart. Burning Mother sends a Christmas card. It’s been six months since she left. My older sister Nan sent a letter, asked her to come home. Nan peruses the letter, arches an eyebrow. “What’s it say?” She inhales and crumples the card with frightening strength. “Nan?” “She loves us.” Nan smiles, a weary smile. “That’s the most important thing, honey. Toss this.” I … Continue reading Yash Seyedbagheri

Music and books lead to more music and books. New releases refer to past ones, famous and obscure. Genres cross over, involving similar concepts, tropes, devices. Writers and musicians lift, pay tribute, re-imagine, claim as their own and take it a step further in their effort to tell gripping, original stories. Pick up the trail and we end up making extraordinary connections. Welcome to Connection Degree Three … The Sound Of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel; American Gods by Neil Gaiman; The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Three phenomenal pieces of entertainment that reference gods and how people conjure up extraordinary entities to make … Continue reading ON THE POWER OF DEITIES

‘They Lit Fires: lenti hatch o yog‘ By Raine Geoghegan http://www.hedgehogpress.co.uk ‘They Lit Fires: lenti hatch o yog’ by Raine Geoghegan is a fantastic glimpse into the ever-dwindling Roma way of life. A rich culture that has been much maligned in the press over recent years. What this book shows is the rich depth of language and the incredibly strong family bonds. The pamphlet is as much a window to an often-misunderstood world as it is a memoire. Reflections of beautiful stories about a grandmother and her passion for song highlighting the love expressed between them. Each piece a beautiful … Continue reading They Lit Fires: lenti hatch o yog

Name: Christine Valters Paintner Resident of Galway, Ireland Place of birth: New York City, NY, USA 4 bums on a rugby goalpost Why do you write? I write because I have to. I feel compelled. It is how I understand the world. Writing for me is a process of discovery and a way of paying close attention to it, of being a witness to beauty and sorrow.  What do you write about? My primary vocation, in addition to writer, are theologian and philosopher. I love asking big questions about life, but looking for answers in the small and ordinary moments. … Continue reading An interview with Christine Valters Paintner

Danny is a retired Professional Cook and Truck Driver (5 state area) and is currently working on creating an entirely new career for himself as a Poet/Writer & Actor (having portrayed an auto shop owner/mechanic in the short film “Your Carriage Awaits” and is slated to portray the character of Randall Sutto in the up coming production of the “Cracked Mirrors” Episode/s).             Danny considers poetry a wonderful opportunity for him to communicate and connect with all kindred souls in a more personal manner to share some good old “practial food for thought” while also encouraging readers to journey beyond … Continue reading Danny Best

Edward O’Dwyer is from Limerick, Ireland, and writes poetry and fiction. His most recent book, Cheat Sheets, was published by Truth Serum Press (2018) and features on The Lonely Crowd journal’s ‘Best Books of 2018’ list. His third collection of poems from Salmon Poetry is due in 2020, entitled Exquisite Prisons. The collection The Rain on Cruise’s Street (2014) was Highly Commended by the Forward Prizes, while the poem ‘The Whole History of Dancing’, from Bad News, Good News, Bad News (2017), won the Eigse Michael Hartnett Festival 2018 ‘Best Original Poem’ Prize. His story ‘The Man Who Became Poems’ was recently a Finalist in the London Independent Story Prize. He … Continue reading Edward O’Dwyer

Judith Alexander Brice is a retired Pittsburgh psychiatrist whose love of nature and experiences with illness inform much of her work. She has had over 80 poems published in journals and anthologies, including in The Golden Streetcar, Voxpopulisphere.com, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Magnolia Review.com, and Annals of Internal Medicine. On two occasions, Judy has twice received the Editor’s Choice Award in The Allen Ginsberg Poetry Prize, sponsored by The Paterson Literary Review. Judy has authored two poetry books: Renditions in a Palette and Overhead From Longing published by WordTech Communications (David Robert Books Imprint). A third book, Imbibe The Air is forthcoming next … Continue reading Judith Brice