COLUMNS
The Book Doctor
Caroline Donahue on the power of the quiet ideas and learning to listen before you write
Head Above Water
Tim Clark on a metaphysical journey to work and how we are all related behind the wheel
Spotlight
Maria Behan on the devastation of the climate crisis from the front lines in California
Not Another TV Dad
CL Bledsoe on watching his daughter grow and become independent and learning to let go
Behind Domestic Lines
Jami Ingledue on breaking free of the past towards new definitions of motherhood
Gaze
Irena Ioannou on society’s role in the abuse and violence against women and the move to change it
5 YEARS OF THE WILD WORD
CENTER STAGE
DRAMA
Center Stage
Center Stage celebrates the work of poet Darla Himeles
A Two-Act Play in a Flash
Erinbell Fanore’s two-act play ‘A Tornado Swirling Herself In and Out of Form’
FICTION
Kate Maxwell
Kate Maxwell’s flash fiction story ‘Lurking’
Zoe Grace Marquedant
Zoe Grace Marquedant’s flash fiction story ‘The Grounds’
Cassie Smith-Christmas
Cassie Smith-Christmas’s flash fiction story ‘Blackrock Swimming’
Karen Schauber
Karen Schauber’s flash fiction story ‘Imagine’
Marcelo Medone
Marcelo Medone’s flash fiction story ‘What Emerges from the Depths’
POETRY
Evie Groch
Evie Groch’s poem ‘Truth or Dare’
Joe Cottonwood
Joe Cottonwood’s poem ‘Fawn, interrupted’
KB Nelson
KB Nelson’s poem ‘Oregon Coast’
Roberta Tracy
Roberta Tracy’s poem ‘R.O.A.R.’
Susan Wolbarst
Susan Wolbarst’s poem ‘Chrissie’s Cat’
POETRY REVIEWS
Open Your Eyes Review
Mike Hembury’s review of the poetry anthology ‘Open Your Eyes’ edited by Vinita Agrawal
‘Grief Bacon’ review
Review of the poetry collection ‘Grief Bacon’ by CL Bledsoe
WHAT WE LOVE
Nina Hynes song ‘Looking For You’ from her new album ZAP! Buy here.
‘Growler Rising’ by Dee Mulrooney
Our editor Kusi Okamura on the Secret Library podcast on the need for writers over 40
Music online with Mick Hembury and Jenka Bühler
Yin Yoga in your sitting room with Erinbell Fanore
Daniel Lazaar on the Studs podcast explores the working life
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