Pond 22 - 2016
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Submissions are open
Welcome back from hiatus Ken. Thanks Ken, glad to be back. StC is back with a bang. We’ve got another great set of pieces below, some wonderful new pics in the Gallery, and best of all, I’m introducing a new feature - Author’s Row.
Author’s Row features book ads for StC published authors. If you follow StC at all, you know these works will be excellent reads. Check them out and support them by making a purchase. Thanks and Enjoy! - Ken |
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S H O R T S T O R Y William Quincy Belle does it again, creating a thought-provoking borderline sci-fi vignette in ‘The New Smartphone Ultra Plus’.
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S H O R T S T O R Y ‘All My Errors of Judgment/Punctuation’ by Heidi Nibbelink will strike close to home for some husbands out there. It did for me.
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AUTHOR PROFILE Ivan Jenson is just the type of multi-talented “all in for creativity” person I like to profile on StC. And what struck me about him was how thoroughly he treats his talents as a business. That’s not a “dirty” thing to do, as long as the creative endeavor is true, and not gimmicky just for the money. Take one look at his art, or one read of his literary work, and you’ll see Ivan is as true as they come.
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P O E M ‘On Being Forty’ by Anina Robb beautifully captures the odd sense that crossing the age forty barrier brings.
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S H O R T S T O R Y David McVey’s quirky character sketch ‘Minding The Shop’ could have come straight from Woody Allen.
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S H O R T S T O R Y Carol Roan’s ‘A Change In The Air’ is a wonderfully nuanced and balanced take on the Pleasantville theme, all in less than 4,000 words. Wow!
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AUTHOR'S ROW
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Peter Dabbene
You've got spam! And so does everyone else. But what happens when you reply to those spam e-mails?
Peter Dabbene poses as his alter ego, Dieter P. Bieny—a man who gives spammers just enough hope to keep them coming back for more abuse. |
Fred McGavran
The Butterfly Collector has more Fred McGavran stories like those in Spank the Carp.
“The humor is understated and often wicked.” William Pratt, Miami University, World Literature Today. |
Jacqueline Jules
“Jules’ gift is in finding the small moments — green paisley pajamas, carrot cake, the giggle of a nine-year-old boy — and gracefully elevating them to tell the story of a life. If half of all marriages end in widowhood, Stronger Than Cleopatra is a manual for how to go on.”
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Jeanne Julian
The changing seasons provide a framework for these poems that explore the loss and rebirth in the natural world and in the spirit. "These poems challenge and resonate; the reader will be haunted by them." - David E. Poston, author of Slow of Study
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Ken Poyner
Forty-two surreal, irreal, subreal fictions of master bird races, nine foot tall women, chickens and their cell phones, the collection and consumption of oxygen, a surrogate lover for a mermaid.
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Brett Stuckel
Guided by Shadows: A Westward Walk on Spain's Camino de Santiago. Discover the absurdity of Europe’s most famous pilgrim path (a Kindle eShort, ~15,000 words, also available for Nook and Kobo).
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Carol Roan
When Last on the Mountain: The View from Writers over 50 offers nonfiction, fiction, and poetry that range from the heart-wrenching to the hilarious. Who better to bear witness to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune than writers over 50?
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Carol Roan
Speak Up: The Public Speaking Primer is an inspirational guide through the thickets of stage fright, in all its forms, to the freedom of speaking up. The journey begins with a breathing exercise and wends its way through practical advice about the use of space and energy.
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