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...
••• 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.,...
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...
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...
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...
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