“A Sunday Afternoon” by Ann Carol Koermer
On a Sunday afternoon, when the cold air seeps in through the cracks in the wall, I sit among the purples, reds and blues waiting for you to call. You have left you say to a place where I cannot go. It’s your revenge or idea of an independent show. So, I wait alone […]
“Mother and Son” by Penelope Cottrell
Skin to skin, heart to heart. Big Heart slows, Little Heart thunders, frantic. Voices, crying, laughter – a cacophony around Little Heart, fresh in a brand-new world. Little Heart knows Big Heart, his old world’s rhythm, the only familiar sound among the others. Tiny ear against chest, cloudy eyes struggle to […]
What is a Poem?
This is the question Tom Dow asks his students. He asked again during the March WMO’s lead-up to National Poetry Month. Three poets, Anne Kissel, Judith Stanton, and Mark MacAllister provided their answers before reading one of their poems. They addressed this question in different ways. Anne Kissel said the question made her wonder: […]
“Mall Walkers” by Leslie Selbst
Gum-chewing, hair-flipping, mini-skirt-flaunting, boisterous-lipstick, mouth-flapping, hip-sashaying, attention-seeking, eye flitting, junior-high-schoolers… heading south. Jogger-suited, big-bosomed, grey-haired, wrinkled-skinners, laced-up-oxfords, cane-toting, grandma-proud,-social-security-pensioner, denture-toting-seniors…heading north… Mall walkers
Find the Story in Your Story
In her January 2022, presentation, ‘I ‘vs. ‘Eye’: Tracy Crow discussed balancing the external with the internal Most all writing—fiction, nonfiction, poem—combines both the ‘I’ and the ‘Eye.’ But what does that mean? The ‘eye’ is what is happening, occurring in the physical world—the external. The ‘eye’ is the experience being witnessed, observed; […]
Congratulations, Kristie!
Kristie L. Williams’ “Watching You Undress Me (A Love Letter To Body Image)” was published in Nostos: the journal of poetry, short fiction, and art
Red Clay Review
Red Clay Review – CCCC’s literature and art magazine – is back! And, calling for submissions for their next issue. Contributors can submit prose up to 1,500 words in length, poems up to 80-lines each, and original images. There is a limit of three submissions per contributor. Please send each contribution as an individual file […]
Brilliant at Breakfast
Did you miss your opportunity to ask agents and editors your burning questions? Here’s a breakdown of what you missed. Writers’ Morning Out did not meet in November as the date conflicted with the Nc Writers’ Network Fall Conference in Durham. If you did not go, and therefore missed the annual Brilliant at Breakfast […]
Calling All Playwrights!
The Del Shores Foundation is based on the career and work of Sordid Lives creator and playwright/director/producer Del Shores. Our mission is to identify and support Southern LGBTQ+ playwrights and screenwriters. We’re excited to share that our inaugural Del Shores Foundation Writers Search has officially launched and we are currently accepting scripts! […]
Congratulations, Nancy!
Nancy Willard’s “Alien” was published by Potato Soup Journal. Her “Wherever You Go” won Honorable Mention in the Doris Betts Fiction Contest. Read what the judge said… Nancy Willard’s “Alien” was published by Potato Soup Journal. She also won Doris Betts Fiction Honorable Mention for her short story “Wherever You Go.” The contest Judge, Josephine […]