Last night I called you. Moon sharp, I said, like an important message. Look up. The sky has opened its story and shined its shy star. It’s a pearl plucked from the deep. Look up before she hides before we forget the oyster, that we are surrounded by sea. Mary Christine Kane works in healthcare marketing and lives in Minneapolis, Minn. She holds an MFA from Hamline University. Mary’s poetry and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including Bluestem; Mutabilis Press; Plainsongs Magazine; The Buffalo Anthology, Right Here, Right Now; and others. Her … Continue reading Message by Mary Christine Kane →
Issue no. 52, Winter 2025 EssayMemoir: Ingrid Jandrewski, Lucinda Guard, Walter Lawn, Lauren Dunn Poetry: Richard Elliot Martin, Mark Simpson, Holly Day, Cindy Buchanan, Claire Scott, Anne Whitehouse, Michael Penny, Roselyn Elliott, Chibuike Ukah, Joseph Kleponis, Patricia Hemminger Fiction: Karys Rhea, Lynn Bushell, S. E. Wilson Art: Lizzie Brown, Joseph A. Miller Podcast: Down the Shore Issue no. 51, Fall 2024 Streetlight‘s 2024 Flash Fiction Contest: 1st Cyndy Muscatel, 2nd Dominik Slusarczyk Streetlight‘s 2024 Poetry Contest: Honorable Mention Tim Suermondt, Honorable Mention Deborrah Corr Streetlight‘s 2024 Essay/Memoir Contest: Honorable Mention Katherine Slaughter, Honorable Mention Karen … Continue reading Past Issues →