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Have Courage, Mes Amis
 Antique Panisies Glass Lamp Shade  (Public Domain Photo Courtesy of Stephen Kingsnorth)—Poetry by Stephen Kingsnorth, Sayani Mukherjee, Joe Nolan, Nolcha Fox—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joe...
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Be Careful What You Kiss Today
 An Old Refrain—Poetry and Photos by Joyce Odam,Sacramento, CAFROM THE LIONS' DEN I’m sorry, butlions are not tame;they sleep with guns at their headsand smile bravely in the dark.I should have told...
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Lemonade
 —Poetry by Larry Houston, N. Carolina—Photos Courtesy of Public DomainPIZZA FOR BREAKFASTfloorboards poplike old bonesas I standwalk to the kitchenget last night’s pizzaout of the ‘fridgeeat it...
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Rolling Up Those Hours
Turbulence—Poetry and Visuals by Smith, Cleveland OH   I roll the hours up the hillthey roll back down in minutesI take the stairs from here to theredescending them to thenI sit in...
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Walking With Faith
 —Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham,Placerville, CA—And then scroll down toForm Fiddlers’ Friday!DARK GUEST Through the schoolyard walked a big black bear. Children gawked through classroom...
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Lucky
 —Poetry by Evan Myquest, Sacramento, CA—Photos by Joe Nolan, Stockton, CAALIEN SHAPESHIFTER BLUESIt is not easy being human Allow me to repeat It is not easy being human I have to keep track of my...
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Snow Angels of Experience
 Remembering —Poetry by JD DeHart, Chattanooga, TN—Photos by Katy Brown, Davis, CAThese words mean me But they are not me,They are the sum total of lettersAdded to reflect something that isSomewhat...
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Sui Generis
 —Poetry by Nolcha Fox, Stephen Kingsnorth, Michael Ceraolo, Sayani Mukherjee, Joe Nolan—Public Domain Photos Found byJoe Nolan and Nolcha FoxToo earlyto try on a slipper,a shoe too smallfor my...
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Doorways Full of Dreams
 In Search Of Strange Flowers—Poetry and Photos by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CA A DARK SHACK IN A WOODSA dark shackin a woodsedged with yellow flowersand simple daisiesand tall green stems ofsomething...
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Carving
 —Poetry by Linda Klein, Playa Vista, CA—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joe Nolan, Stockton, CAOCTOBERWe took a walk one brisk afternoon,shuffling through amber, brown,and golden leaves falling...
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Forevering
 —Poetry by Tom Goff,Carmichael, CA—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joe Nolan, Stockton, CADEPARTURE I promise I’ll never tell you how I missYour face, your gait, your musing careful voiceEach time...
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Almost the Witching Hour ~
 —Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham,Placerville, CA—And then scroll down toForm Fiddlers’ Friday!!SPIRITS IN THE HOUSE There was that rattle in an empty box, a shadow passing soundless as on paws;...
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Paintscapes of Singing
—Poetry by Sayani Mukherjee, Chandannagar, W. Bengal, India—Photos Courtesy of Public DomainDARK ALLEYThe higher power is a dark realm A pregnant egg of alluring fantasies Laced with savages Of...
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Postcards from the Muse
 —Poetry by Neil Fulwood, Nottingham, UK—Art by Pablo Picasso Courtesy of Public DomainJOURNAL The holiday entries are the most detailed:start and end mileage, routes taken, things seen along the way;...
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Fillet of a Fenny Snake
 Grim Reaper—Poet Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabalof W. Covina, CA in his Halloween costume (thanks to Rite Aid’s clearance, he says)—Poetry by Joe Nolan, Nolcha Fox, Michael H. Brownstein, Caschwa, Stephen...
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Ghost of the Ghosts
 The Portrait—Poetry and Photos by Joyce Odam,Sacramento, CATHE WHITE MEADOWShe fills her hat with flowers. Soon the summer will be over.Something watches and shivers, something saying, come to me. Her...
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L’appel du vide
 Apple a Day—Poetry by Kelly Moyer, N. Carolina—Photos and Artwork by Kelly Moyertrauma-bondedour penchant for seaglassand windfall apples* * *conjugal unionthe itchof a temporary tattoo   Engagement...
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Voyages
  —Stephen Kingsnorth, Coedpoeth,  Wrexham, Wales—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Stephen Kingsnorth BEDROOM LAMPThese sails let loose roaring forties,enraged parents that I read;then used the...
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Ghosts in the Trees
 —Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham,Placerville, CA —And then scroll down forForm Fiddlers’ Friday!!GHOST DAWNING By dimmest early-morning light: so bright!white paw prints across deck,...
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Swimming in a Circle
 —Poetry by John Tustin, Myrtle Beach, SC—Photos Courtesy of Public Domain GRANDMA’S BLUE BLANKETWhen I was a young boyI would get sick often and sometimes I was lucky enoughAmidst my bad luckTo be at...
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