PoemVillage contributor and attendee of ACW publishing conferences, Natalli Amato, is celebrating the release of her full-length collection of poetry, Burning Barrel (Finishing Line Press, 2022). Purchase at Bookshop.org ACW … Continue reading ADK Writes: Natalli Amato
ADK Writes: Lauren Whitehead
Lauren Whitehead, former resident and current ACW advisory board member, was named a finalist for the prestigious playwriting award, the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. ACW values the power of … Continue reading ADK Writes: Lauren Whitehead
ADK Writes: George J. Bryjak
George J. Bryjak’s new book, Life on the Dark Side: Short Stories and Plays, was published in October, 2021 and is available for purchase. ACW values the power of words … Continue reading ADK Writes: George J. Bryjak
Elizabeth’s Nightmare by June Kosier
It doesn’t pay to read to your daughter before bed and then have a glass of wine while watching the 10:00 news on a stormy night. Back in the beginning … Continue reading Elizabeth’s Nightmare by June Kosier
Marianne No Longer Travels with Me by June Kosier
Before I retired, I was a dialysis nurse at the VA and belonged to a professional group known as the ANNA which stood for the American Nephrology Nurses Association. The … Continue reading Marianne No Longer Travels with Me by June Kosier
Brother & Sister #2 by Leslie Sittner
“Jeez, Hon, this reminds me of the lower east side at home in New York City. Check it out!” My Fellow agrees with a smile and says, “Yeah, but we … Continue reading Brother & Sister #2 by Leslie Sittner
A GHOSTLY VACATION IN THE ADIRONDACKS by Edward Pontacoloni
The ghost of Harold Harwood haunts the Hamlet of Ironville in Essex County, New York, The hamlet is just a neighborhood, really: the Congregational Church with large windows flanking its … Continue reading A GHOSTLY VACATION IN THE ADIRONDACKS by Edward Pontacoloni
A Vacation I’d Rather Forget by Duane L. Herrmann
I don't want to associate the experience with the word 'vacation,' but it was a trip away from home. Many details of that nightmare trip have thankfully faded, but one … Continue reading A Vacation I’d Rather Forget by Duane L. Herrmann
Strangers Passing Through Town by Duane L. Herrmann
"Mabel! Mabel!" John excitedly jostled his wife in bed sound asleep as soon as he got to his home in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He hadn't yet begun to undress this night … Continue reading Strangers Passing Through Town by Duane L. Herrmann