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Erika Raskin wrote a new post 1 day, 10 hours ago
Sinking by Deborah Prum
I attended a state university that required you to pass a swim test to graduate. I will not mention the name of the institution because I’m a […]
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Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post 4 days, 9 hours ago
The Bridge of Sighs by Martha Wiseman
Martha Wiseman has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2023 Essay/Memoir Contest My mother sighed. Frequently, variously, […]
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Sharon Ackerman wrote a new post 4 days, 9 hours ago
In the Nature of Chickens, There is Little Room for Gentleness by Emma Fenton
On Thursday, there are three chickens in the backyard pecking at each other, plucked feathers scattered on the ground like a gruesome crime […]
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Emily Littlewood wrote a new post 1 week, 1 day ago
The Thrill of the Sale by Emily Littlewood
Recently I was able to convince my husband to let go of a small part of his hoard/collectibles (vocab depending on who you ask). This was accomplished […]
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Elizabeth Howard started the topic October Shows at Chroma in the forum Art Shows & Exhibits 1 week, 4 days ago
October First Friday Openings at Chroma & Vault Virginia
5:00 – 7:00PMEdie(Edith) Read: The Same River Twice in Chroma & Wing in the Great Hall South of Vault Virginia
Sara Clark: Ornatus Mundi in the Great Front Hall of Vault VirginiaFor the month of October, Chroma Projects and Vault Virginia will present the f…[Read more]
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Fred Wilbur wrote a new post 1 week, 4 days ago
grown girl: she thinks of the dead by Liz Femi
it surely is the same wrinkled sky from years ago when i lived in dense forest towns when cold winds chafed Iroko bark like prayers chafe […]
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Erika Raskin wrote a new post 1 week, 4 days ago
Unzipped by Sheri Reynolds
Sheri Reynolds is the 2nd place winner of Streetlight’s Flash Fiction Contest The garbage disposal made a horrible racket, a gritty, g […]
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Erika Raskin wrote a new post 2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Big Tent Of Dangerous by Erika Raskin
Here’s what the Left—of which I am a dyed in the wool member—needs to understand: many adherents of ‘conspiracy’ theories aren’t crazy. I mean a lot […]
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Fred Wilbur wrote a new post 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Belleville Reformed Church by Josh Humphrey
And if you were that old collection of smudged walls and dusty glass, you would be embarrassed to be caught by the mo […]
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Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post 3 weeks, 1 day ago
The Drowned Place by Miles Fowler
Red-wing blackbirds flew overhead, their red shoulders gleaming in the afternoon sun. The air was thick with the chirping and buzzing of wild fauna. […]
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Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post 3 weeks, 4 days ago
My Brother's Heart by Phyllis Brotherton
Phyllis Brotherton has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2023 Essay/Memoir Contest I carry my brother’s heart all the way to Salina, Ka […]
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Sharon Ackerman wrote a new post 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Writing the Family Secret by Sharon Ackerman
Who doesn’t love mysteries and secrets? I can recall sitting under a shade tree as a child with stacks of Nancy Drew, Alice in Wonderland, Tom’s Mid […]
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Erika Raskin wrote a new post 1 month ago
Little Vova* by P. W. Bridgman
P. W. Bridgman is the 1st place winner of Streetlight’s Flash Fiction Contest She told the story about him, but only once. About ho […]
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Fred Wilbur wrote a new post 1 month ago
Beech Tattoos by Ned Kraft
Father Fagus Grandifolia, silver grey with muscled shoulders fingers traced across the soil like a hawk’s nest suturing the slope. Beech t […]
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Elizabeth Howard wrote a new post 1 month ago
Photographer Russell Hart
As I Found It: My Mother’s House Sometimes I envy my baby-boomer friends for having lost their parents quickly. Mine left this life p […]
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Trudy wrote a new post 1 month ago
One August Afternoon by Trudy Hale
I am waiting at the Chicken Co-op, pronounced ‘coop,’ inside the Exxon gas station and convenience store in Lovingston, Virginia. A couple of blo […]
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Elizabeth Howard started the topic Ashe Laughlin: September Show at Chroma in the forum Art Shows & Exhibits 1 month, 1 week ago
Opening Reception:
First Friday, September 1, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Ashe Laughlin:
Throwing Shadows
Ashe Laughlin’s oil paintings are richly layered, with highly textured surfaces. His shifting, often illusive forms offer physicality through the accumulating paint and the stacking of imagery.…[Read more]
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Elizabeth Howard started the topic McGuffey Art Center September Shows in the forum Art Shows & Exhibits 1 month, 1 week ago
McGuffey Art Center – September Exhibitions
First Friday: September 1st, 5:30-7:30 PM
Smith Gallery: Frank Shepard
PIne Resin Sculpture“My art is the resinous remains of fallen and decayed pine trees that have been transformed into unique sculptures. My intent is to expose the unique…[Read more]
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Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post 1 month, 1 week ago
Dream House by Wendy Fontaine
Wendy Fontaine is the 3rd place winner of Streetlight’s 2023 Essay/Memoir Contest An itchy palm means you’re going to come into some money. T […]
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Elizabeth Howard wrote a new post 1 month, 1 week ago
Michael Powers: Honorable Mention in Streetlight's 2023 Art Contest
Streetlight: When did you become interested in art? Michael Powers: I have had an interest in artist expression from a very early a […]
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