Literary Heist

Metaphor and Paradox in Neil D. Lopido’s “At the Stern of a Ship”

Fhen M. September 20, 2026 0

Analysis of “At the Stern of a Ship,” focusing on how maritime imagery, metaphor, and paradox convey themes of memory and separation.

Edgar Allan Poe: Writer in Residence

Robert Boucheron September 20, 2026 0

Places Poe lived from 1809 to 1849 and the Poe Museum in Richmond Virginia, leads to a look at the writer’s house as a pilgrimage shrine.

Short Stories

What the War Gave Back

Jonathan Ferrini September 20, 2026 0

An elderly man carries grief across a lifetime, until time bends and the past returns what it once took.

Through a Filter Dimly

Marco Etheridge September 20, 2026 0

Ben, a lonely man looking for love. When everyone who can afford the cost is beautiful, what is left for the rest of us?

Unstuck

Andrew Haynes September 20, 2026 0

Middle-aged musician decides to move in with his crusty elderly father.

Going Postal

Joe Greco September 20, 2026 0

A struggling author, must decide whether the revenge he contemplates for harsh criticism of a short story may have gone too far.

Calculated Chaos

Kristopher Monroe September 20, 2026 0

The protagonist is primed for the chaos of cultural deconstruction that defines his place in this materialistic cesspool of human suffering.

A Walk in the Park

Bernard Bomba September 20, 2026 0

An old man is walking along the river in Waterfront Park, trying to soothe his mind in a world that he believes has gone mad.

Poetry

October

Mark Katrinak September 20, 2026 0

Describes October weather, Halloween. and its accompaniments. There is, however, an underlying current of unrest running through the poem.

Truth Never Fails

Rishikesh Upadhyay September 20, 2026 0

Perseverance, honesty, and righteousness have the power to overcome injustice.

a faraway dream

Scott Taylor September 20, 2026 0

here is a place that will take you as you are, where the previous rules are all tossed aside, where the pretty eyes smile and you are…

Victory Parade

Michael Braswell September 20, 2026 0

The hypocrisy and futility of war.

Grace

Dan Fitzgerald September 20, 2026 0

Finding a pet that you did not know you needed.

Temp

Lindsay McLeod September 20, 2026 0

A musing on the temporary nature of things.

dharma breakfast

Scott Stephens September 20, 2026 0

A meditative morning.

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