Pond 21 - 2016

Submissions are open

This is a special issue because John Steinbeck has graciously provided our Author Profile. Well, an outstanding surrogate has. See below for more details. Also check out the new images in the Carpwork Gallery.

And just a note, Pond 22 will be out early September, skipping August due to personal obligations.

As usual, if you enjoy StC think about offering a small bit of support.

Thanks and Enjoy!
- Ken

more Quotes

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P O E M

I love birds, and 'Last of the Dinosaurs' by Tom Murphy is a great little meditation on these wonderful creatures.

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S H O R T   S T O R Y

Bano Bozzo’s ‘The Sun Shines Darkly’ is one of the darkest unlove stories I’ve come across.
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P O E M

'High Noon at Karnak' by Deborah Guzzi is a timely piece illustrating the dark side of so-called American Exceptionalism.
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AUTHOR PROFILE

John Steinbeck is one of my favorite authors, and in this special author profile, graciously written by Dr. Susan Shillinglaw, Director of the National Steinbeck Center, we get a glimpse of this legend of literature.

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S H A P E    P O E M

Aside from being a nicely executed shape poem, 'Egyptian Home Burial' by Priscilla Frake beautifully juxtaposes modern frustration with an ancient symbol of eternal rest.

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P O E M S

Cynthia McDonald's poems 'Paper Rifle' and 'Underneath Your Whisper' pack so much emotion and meaning into so little space and just sound beautiful.

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'At The Butcher Shop' by Jack Carbee is a subtle tale that draws you in and keeps on unfolding. It could have been a scene in the movie Double Jeopardy.

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ARTISTS and SHUTTERBUGS
I’m looking for original artwork and photos featuring Carp (including Koi) for the Carpwork Gallery. See the Submissions page for details.

Friends of the Carp
American Life in Poetry

The Art of Elizabeth Darrow

National Steinbeck Center

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