Fred Skolnik/Fiction

BASIC FORMS: A PROLOGUE   Each thing, insofar as it is in itself, endeavors to persevere in its own being. ─ Spinoza Now we know the language, and we’re fluent in it. ─ Philip Glass   The following is Chapter 1 of “Basic Forms,” the latest...

Richard Kostelanetz/APHORISMS

•••   About the poet: Citing Britannica.com, Richard Kostelanetz is an “American writer, artist, critic, and editor of the avant-garde who is productive in many fields.”  Kostelanetz attended Brown University (B.A., 1962), Columbia University (M.A.,...
Larry Smith/Fiction

Larry Smith/Fiction

Photo by Sholto Ramsay on Unsplash   Beloved Uncle’s Hour of Need   by Larry Smith Contributor Unhappy people are America’s new underclass. You run into some guy on the street who’s just been fired from his job and has a family to worry about, and when you...
Then and Now/Steve Poleskie

Then and Now/Steve Poleskie

  SIERRA LEONE SHOP WINDOW; PHOTOGRAPHER, STEVE POLESKIE 1972   Talking of Travels – Part Two   Stephen Poleskie/Then & Now     by Stephen Poleskie Columnist … I am sitting in the airport lounge in Freetown, Sierra Leone...
Steven Masterson/Fiction

Steven Masterson/Fiction

PHOTO BY DMITRY ERMAKOV ON UNSPLASH *** LUCY’S UMBRELLA   by Steven Masterson Contributor   Lucy pulled her arms down his thighs until her hands reached his knees and pushed herself to her feet. Picking up her bag, she walked into the bathroom, closing the...