Flow & Ebb when the words don’t flow together let them stay separated when the belly inhales & holds the breath& keeps holdingit will eventually exhale the itch in my left forearm is deepa trench of fire tunnelling toward my fingertipsmuscles make music in their own sounds they’re confusing – all the feelingsthe sifting through… Continue reading Poem 296 – Flow & Ebb
Poem 295 – Friday Haiku
Friday Haiku fat moon in blue skyshows day a different lighttwo powers sharing
Poem 294 – Ghosts Among Us
Ghosts Among Usafter 'Ghost Cat' by Molly Peacock Ghosts among us will show themselvesbulge a curtaindrop a tea cupbang a portrait to the floor Turn a blue sky to maddening grey –why wouldn’t they? Gift glimpses to remind us of our mortalityto shake the space between the living and the deadthe silky divider of here… Continue reading Poem 294 – Ghosts Among Us
SPECIAL POST! Interview with Canada’s Queen of Ghost Stories, Charis Cotter
Newfoundland writer, Charis (pronounced Care-iss like Ferris) Cotter is celebrating the release of her fourth novel, The Dollhouse (Tundra, 2021). Before its August release, The Dollhouse was already receiving acclaim by being chosen as a Gold Standard Selection by the Junior Library Guild. Charis has done interviews on the radio and virtually, and is 'live'… Continue reading SPECIAL POST! Interview with Canada’s Queen of Ghost Stories, Charis Cotter
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