Pond 23 - 2016
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Submissions are open
Last issue I introduced a new feature called Author’s Row. I’d like to welcome an StC favorite, William Quincy Belle to the Row in this issue.
Also, in keeping with my desire to lose less money this year, I’m introducing voluntary Tip Jar submissions. As with other sites that do this, tipping the jar expedites the review process but doesn’t affect the outcome. Also, check out the new images by Kerry Rawlinson in the Carpwork Gallery. Thanks and Enjoy! - Ken |
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S H A P E P O E M S Martin McGowan’s “La Polichinelle” and “Polyphony in Klee” will require a trip to Wikipedia. But trust me, it’ll be worth it.
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S H O R T S T O R Y Joshua Britton’s “Seven Gardens” is a great sequel to his “I’m Too Good For This” which appeared way back in Pond #3. Musicians will love both. Everyone else...will love them too.
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P O E M Bruce Parker’s two “Sonnets for Spring” are simple, elegant, and present a perfect juxtaposition of life and death that Spring entails.
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AUTHOR PROFILE - Carol Roan I’m intrigued by people who seem to compress multiple adult lifetimes into one. Carol Roan is a perfect example as her “lives” have spanned being an accomplished singer, working in the business world, acting, and last but not least, writing. A true inspiration to do more with one’s life.
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P O E M I’m honored to be the first to publish a piece by Alyse DeVries. Her “Malagasy Lights” offers insightful commentary on capitalism and exemplifies Show don’t Tell.
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S H O R T S T O R Y Per usual, Ken Poyner plays with our minds in “Explaining the Injury”, which to me at least was a subtle commentary on xenophobia and capitalism. But you be the judge.
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S H O R T S T O R Y I’m also honored to feature Brantley Newton’s first published piece, “Riley the Weird Kid”. It’s got everything: humor, seriousness, and a wonderful underlying meaning.
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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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William Quincy Belle
Fate can be kind. Fate can be cruel. However, every once in a while, fate can be funny. This is the lust love story of how one man met the most unusual of women in the most unusual of circumstances.
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