Pond 25 - 2016
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Submissions are open
T’is the season to be grateful I’m able to write this and you’re able to read it. The anti-intellectualism that just took over the US government is scary. And I don’t think it’s melodramatic to say it’s a short jump from that mindset to the banning of information, books, internet access, and so on.
I guess until then we just need to keep on truckin’ and creating as much beauty as we can while we can. The next issue of StC will be February 1st, 2017. Happy Christmas, Merry Hanukkah, and so on! - Ken |
 
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F L A S H John Kristofco’s ‘Loaves and Fishes’ is an incredibly subtle religious slice of life that bears repeated reads.
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P O E M S Ed Coletti’s ‘Morpheus’ and ‘There Will Be Blood’ are simply spoken and powerful poems which contrast to his earlier poem on StC which was complex and intricate. Ed manages both styles beautifully.
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AUTHOR PROFILE - Brantley Newton Brantley Newton’s first published piece was featured in Pond 23. I thought it’d be a nice change to get the writing lowdown on an up and coming writer. Here's his profile.
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S H O R T S T O R Y OTOH...William Quincy Belle’s ‘The G Button’ is a completely unsubtle religious semi-sci-fi ride.
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P O E M ‘Ode To Bob...’ by Vincent J. Tomeo is a wonderful portrayal of a nutty old man wandering about the broadway of his mind.
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P O E M I couldn't put my finger on 'A lone whistle...' by Simon Perchik. Then I let it read TO me, without the interference of trying to figure anything out. You’ll see what I mean.
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Friends of the Carp
American Life in Poetry The Art of Elizabeth Darrow National Steinbeck Center Barking Moose Press 
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AUTHOR'S ROW
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William Swarts
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Readers praise William Swarts’ latest poetry collection, Harmonies Unheard: for example, ”Bill Swarts rewards us with poetry of an often delightful earthiness and much ironic humor,” says Black Buzzard Press publisher and poet Bradley Straham. “This is a book not to be missed.” And, University of Vermont English Professor Emeritus Richard Sweterlitsch agrees, “His verses resonate with rich images; his themes are universal.”
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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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