My agent’s voice screamed out of my cell phone, “You made the New York Times best seller list. Your book’s #4.” “What? You’re kidding.” “I most certainly am not. It … Continue reading My Villa in France by Linda Freedland
A Champion (Adapted) by Edward Pontacoloni
Scene I. Kitchen:As the father stands by the sink, looking out of the kitchen window into the early evening, he sees the ghost of the black dog run across the … Continue reading A Champion (Adapted) by Edward Pontacoloni
Birth to Death by June Kosier
Opening Scene: Birth Rensselaer County Small Claims Court, September 17, 1954 Judge: Hello little girl. What is your name? June: June Hannay Judge: And how old are you? June: I … Continue reading Birth to Death by June Kosier
One Boy’s Life by Duane L. Herrmann
INTERIOR: An upstairs room in an old house with antique wallpaper hanging loose in some places. Snow is seen on fir trees outside the window. There is a bed in … Continue reading One Boy’s Life by Duane L. Herrmann
These Are My Buds by Marea Needle
Me thinks it’s quite a reasonable endeavor to confer and regard in high esteem the friendship my buds of taste have given me.With multiple papillae they sort and switch where … Continue reading These Are My Buds by Marea Needle
A Non-Lyric and Unsung Ode to Her by Leslie Sittner
She was a college dean’s wife and mother of three sons. She faithfully and competently performed the requisite duties of both jobs. She was also frustrated and angry that she … Continue reading A Non-Lyric and Unsung Ode to Her by Leslie Sittner
Ode To The Earthworm by Mary Perrin Scott
The earth is hallowed groundMuch movement penetratesthe hallowed groundThe invertebrate is named“earthworm”Clitellate is its classA tube within a tubeThe earthworm body hasring- like segments named annulSmall bristles cover its surfacehelping … Continue reading Ode To The Earthworm by Mary Perrin Scott
In Awe of the Whales by Linda Freedland
Clouds cover the tips of the mountainscutting them in half withtheir wide swatch of whitenessOthers dip down to meet the seacreating an ethereal misty effectThe waters dotted by small fishing … Continue reading In Awe of the Whales by Linda Freedland
lost dogs in foggy nites by Christopher Bruno
all the lingering looksall the pretty wordsall the loveall the hateand everythingin betweenhow are we supposed to sleep?how are we supposed to cryand carry tearsforall the lost time? just listen … Continue reading lost dogs in foggy nites by Christopher Bruno