Category: Featured Writing

Bob Hope taught me that laughter is the best medicine and lends itself to a long life. He himself lived to be a hundred.  Like laughter, Hope creates a belief … Continue reading HOPE WHERE ART THOU? by Lourdes Santiago

We were nine. Beth and Jim who did everything together. Halloween night we took adare, and went to the ancient, broken house on a remote side street on the South … Continue reading WITCH by Joseph Dumoulin

"How should one look forward to death?" A student asked the teacher who they all regarded as wise."How does one look forward to the goal of any journey?" He answered. … Continue reading Journey’s End by Duane L Herrmann

Hope is found in thefirst light of morning,with the return of sparrowand chickadee to the feedertime and time againHope is found in thehollow of a tree wherethe owl cares for … Continue reading Hope by Rhonda Steines

 The following sonnets were inspired by a performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and were written on stage during a performance, inspired by scenes and lines from the script.  Music The … Continue reading Three Sonnets by Arden Calhoun

My ancestors were invaders one, and more, hundred years agofrom far pale lands.My ancestors were invaded one, and more, hundred years ago,having been here thousandsof successive generations.Who has more right?Tragically, greed and … Continue reading Invaders and Invaded – Me by Duane L. Herrmann

Walking through winter grass small tunnels are seen under light snow. Follow a tunnel to a hole. Enter the hole a distance into the ground. It is well made.  There … Continue reading Small World by Duane L. Herrmann

This is the final chapter of a 10-chapter novella by teenager Arden Calhoun. We’ll publish more installments of this story in weeks to come.  Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3   … Continue reading Battle in the Skies (Part 10)

flowers wave  gently in the breeze as evening  colors the clear sky apples hang  heavily on branches pumpkins  wait in fields squash soup  is on the stove darkness falls  and … Continue reading frost by J.S. Burl