And it pours and it pours
Holes in the switchboard
Poor Thing by Mark A Sullivan
Born in Kansas, raised in Boulder, Colorado in the 1960’s by an English Professor and Author Father and an Artist mother. Attended the University of the Americas in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. Majored in Comparative Literature
Tulips in Snowmelt by Kevin Heaton
Kevin Heaton is originally from Kansas and Oklahoma, and now lives and writes in South Carolina. His work has appeared in a number of publications including: Guernica, Raleigh Review, Beloit Poetry Journal
Have You Seen My Gray Today? by Shari Jo LeKane-Yentumi
Shari Jo LeKane-Yentumi lives in St. Louis, Missouri, where she writes poetry, prose and articles; specializes in literary criticism and non-profit matters. She has a B.A. in English, Spanish, and an M.A. in Spanish from Saint Louis
Ashes and Dust by Ethan Evans
Ethan Evans is a high school English teacher in Southwest Missouri who keeps trying to convince his students that poetry is important. He enjoys reading, writing, and watching the Kansas City Royals play baseball
Circuitry by Patrick Mackay
The world is a broken machine
And we live in the circuitry
Making love to lose ourselves.
Speak No Longer by Neala Bhagwansingh
Neala writes to understand the nature of light and shadow in her surroundings, herself and in others. Scribbling her stories from the tiny island of Trinidad in the Caribbean, her poetry, fiction and articles reflect what she loves about life in all its beautiful complexities.
Void by Preethu P
Preethu P lives in the capital city of Kerala, the most literate state in India. She did her masters in English Literature and also did a Postgraduate Diploma course in Journalism. She is working
The Buoy at St. Margaret’s Hope by J.R. West
J.R. West is 30 years old, born and raised in rural Maine. Since graduating with an English degree and running the University of Utah’s undergraduate literary journal Enormous Rooms
Autumn Window by William Marr
William Marr (Chinese pen name Fei Ma 非馬) has published 21 volumes of poetry ( Autumn Window and Between Heaven and Earth are in English and can be acquired on Amazon, the rest are in his native Chinese language)
The Dog Whistle by Grant Tarbard
Grant Tarbard has worked as a journalist, a contributor to magazines, an editor, a reviewer and an interviewer. He is now the editor of The Screech Owl.
His work can be seen in such magazines
Wet Leaves by A. A. Manzoni
A. A. Manzoni is a 28 year old writer of poetry, horror and sci fi from Newfield, NJ. In Dec 2013 he finished his first book, an untitled short story collection entitled, “From NJ to Hell” and is working
Not Ok Cupid by Ivan Jenson
Ivan Jenson is a fine artist, novelist and contemporary poet. His artwork was featured in Art in America, Art News, and Interview Magazine and has sold at auction at Christie’s. Ivan was commissioned by Absolut Vodka
Dilemma by Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi
Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi is an assistant professor of linguistics in the School of Languages and Literature at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, India.
Chasm, What Chasm? by Andrew Kuo
Andrew Kuo works at a library in Northern California. He is working on his writing at Sarah Lawrence College.