Category: Featured Writing

I choose the lake front property for its 206 feet of beach.All that rocky frontage right on the water.Protected from sun by old growth trees, naturalized vegetation.Dropping off quickly and … Continue reading Sustenance by Leslie Sittner

In the spring of 1996 my husband and I bought a boat for all the wrong reasons.  My father had left my mother and was staying with my sisters on … Continue reading On the Hudson by Jeanne McHugh

August 22, 2023 My 84th Birthday "Watch out for the Drop", I hear my older cousin Pat say.  "What's a Drop" I ask just as I am pulled into one.  We … Continue reading A Drop in Time By Geri de Seve

“I worry about kids today not having time to build a tree house or ride a bike or go fishing. I worry that life is getting faster and faster.”    … Continue reading Fishing with My Dad by June Hannay Kosier

The first time I read my poetry in front of an audience, I had to go out of state.  I didn't want anyone I knew to witness my attempt. I … Continue reading For Me? by Duane L. Herrmann

This is the second chapter of a 9-chapter novella by teenager Arden Calhoun. We’ll publish more installments of this story in weeks to come. Read the first chapter here. CHAPTER … Continue reading Battle in the Skies (Part 2) by Arden Calhoun

The village of Proceno sits high on a hill removed from the worn and trotted tourist trails of Italy. The winds carry centuries of conversations between the narrow streets as … Continue reading Proceno by Mike Spotswood

He was the strongest, smartest, tallest man in the world.  He knew everything and he could do anything.  He put the bathroom in our house.  He built the walls, put … Continue reading My Hero by Duane L Herrmann