by Don Williams “On high adventure, near death experiences, feral friends, indigenous students, social justice, the power of poetry, the perils of war, the illusions of fame, and much more.” –Don Williams
Interview with Pamela Uschuk | American Book Award Winner Read More »
— Author’s First Published Poem — Lee R. Jines (1941-2014) – Born in Baton Rouge, LA, Lee was an Army veteran and was active in the ceramic and sculpture art community, little theater, commercial modeling, and has appeared in a few movies. Read his poem…
Parental Love | Lee Jines Read More »
American Book Award winner, Pamela Uschuk graduated with honors with a MFA in Poetry and Fiction from the University of Montana. Called by The Bloomsbury Review, “one of the most insightful and spirited poets today,” she is the author of six books of poems, including the award-winning Finding Peaches in the Desert and Crazy Love (2010
The Taliban Takes Pakistan | Pamela Uschuk Read More »
I regret, and know I will pay, when I ask, how are you today? I‘m doing great…
The Narcissist | D.C. Dulik Read More »
Barbara Knott of Atlanta, GA has won the 28th New Millennium Poetry Prize for “Boxwood.” She will receive $1,000 and publication both online and in print.
Boxwood | Barbara Knott Read More »
Frances Payne Adler has won the special New Millennium “Obama” Poetry Prize for “In the White House.” She will receive $1,000 and publication both online and in print. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Frances Payne Adler is the author of five books, including The Making of a Matriot, and is nationally recognized for her collaborative social action art
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Nonfiction Writing Contest 24 (2009)
First Place
I revised this piece so many times – adding, subtracting, changing…maybe because like all my work, it bridges the gap between what I experienced and what I know/feel about that experience. To paraphrase Forster, how do I know what I feel until I see what I write? Writing isn’t just about the words on the page, but about living and how you construct it… about exploring who you are, what the world expects you to be, mapping an intellectual and emotional cartography. And being able to send those maps out again, rejection after rejection after rejection… — Britton Gildersleeve
Anomie | Britton Gildersleeve Read More »
Louise Aronson of San Francisco, CA has won the 24th New Millennium Flash Fiction Prize for “After.” She will receive $1,000 and publication online and in print. A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: “Every day, the media announces the latest number of dead American service-persons as if that figure is the best and most accurate benchmark of war-related losses.
After | Louise Aronson Read More »
‘Wildfire-Hellfire’ was one of many hair-raising experiences I lived during a fourteen year wild land firefighting career. It was the most exciting time of my life and after reliving the adventures over and over again in my mind, I’ve come to the point where I want to tell my story. Transforming thoughts to paper has been as challenging an adventure as it has been enjoyable. I love the craft and strive to put the reader with me, as totally into the moment as possible, to let them feel the intensity. For me, that’s the magic of words. —Ralph Ryan
Wildfire-Hellfire | Ralph Ryan Read More »
Flash Fiction Writing Contest 25 (2009)
First Place
Our stories are time capsules that contain what is otherwise destined to vanish—the essence of ourselves, our time, and place. I have a keen interest in telling stories from the view points of girls and young women, who are often marginalized or silenced. It is the exploration of the unsaid that illuminates the emotional truth we seek in any age. — Susan Chiavelli
Winter Oranges | Susan Chiavelli Read More »
