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 →
Christine Wilcox is the 3rd place winner of Streetlight‘s 2026 Essay/Memoir Contest She slips into Mass during the processional, as if she’s part of it. But she’s on the left aisle, not the center, where the incense trails the short, skinny acolyte like a contrail, briefly enshrouding Father Johnny Johnson. For a moment he looks like something. She keeps pace with the thurifer, then sidesteps right into a pew about seven back. The first thing you notice about her is the Santa hat. Campy red velour, with the white trim, and the snowball tassel, too. But, to … Continue reading Flare, Strobe, Pulse by Jeffrey Kane →
Issue no. 57, Spring 2026 EssayMemoir: Sarah Stubbs, Anthony J. Mohr, Jean Romano, Wally Swist Poetry: Patrick Meeds, Kenneth Boyd, Ben Sloan, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Charles Rummelkamp, Abraham Kedong Ali, Claire Rubin Scott, J. R. Solonche, Chris Dahl Fiction: Barbara Baer, David W. Berner, Douglas Cole Art: Scott F. Smith by Russell Hart Issue no. 56, Winter 2026 EssayMemoir: Mary Trvalik, MJE Clubb, Martha Graham Wiseman, Tutt Stapp Mckiernan Poetry: Esther Sadoff, Maureen Clark, Jeff Thomas, ZIhan Zang, Catherine Socarras Ferrell, Bill Glose, Ned Kraft, Paul Joseph Enea, David Stern, Dudley Stone Fiction: Peter Wallace, Tyler Scott, … Continue reading Past Issues →
