MY TEN FAVORITE BOOKS by Jim Hitt
… in the following I became a part of these authors’ worlds
CONTEST WINNER, SHORT STORY—THE OLD BLUE GATE by Robert W. Norman
Ah yes, the Blue Gate. It was quite a place a century ago
CONTEST WINNER, POETRY—THE BLUE GATE by Thad Buckley
Go through that blue gate
And people are strange
NEXT SJM WRITING CONTEST
Write a story or poem inspired by this photo
THE HONEYMOON by Cheryl McGuire
A story based on true events
A SOLDIER CALLS - March, 1925 by Seamus O'Conner
Excerpt from the novel The Woods
LOST PINKY RABBIT by JoLynne Buehring
I sobbed until I couldn’t cry anymore.
GOING UNDERGROUND by Daniel Kuttner
“Dear fellow, haven’t we delayed long enough?”
AMNESIA by Renee Cassese
Yesterday I killed a man.
SATURDAY HAIKU by Judie Maré
Hawk’s marbled breast lifts
LAST MINUTE TRAVEL by Greg B. Porterfield
I realize this is the last time I will make this trip.
NOVEL'S CRESCENDO by Dennis Conrad
Vision upon vision
Dancing cursor moves
STUNG by Howard Feigenbaum
Nobody likes getting ripped off.
OUR KISS by Thad Buckley
It was years ago when we kissed
Our first date.
SENRYU SORROWS by Judie Maré
I pestle-pound herbs
Lavender magic mortars
COVER ART by Vicki Allen-Hitt
Spring 2019 cover