-
Elizabeth Howard wrote a new post, New Works by Rachel Coyne 3 days, 10 hours ago
My goal in approaching each new painting is to create something both pretty and uncomfortable. The colors and compositions—largely focused on nature—are traditional bubble gum fare that is pleasing to t […]
-
Fred Wilbur wrote a new post, The Piñata by Dana Robbins 6 days, 8 hours ago
It was my granddaughter’s fourth birthday party. I, old lady
with cane, was sitting in the shade on the side, then made my way
cautiously to watch the children hit the piñata with a plastic bat […]
-
Elizabeth Howard wrote a new post, Photographs by Steve Patterson 1 week, 3 days ago
Though many photographers have influenced me, the top three are Edward Weston, Richard Misrach, and Joel Meyerowitz. Besides his masterful compositio […]
-
Erika Raskin wrote a new post, Betelguese by Stephanie Coyne DeGhett 1 week, 6 days ago
What the sky chart would indicate is that he and his dog, Bella, are looking at is the constellation Orion. But what he sees is the Frozen Butterfly, one of the constellations his sister taught him. Jack […]
-
Fred Wilbur wrote a new post, Antonyms for "Affluence" and How to Buy an Antique Picture Frame, 2 poems by Glen Armstrong 1 week, 6 days ago
Antonyms for “Affluence”
It is a myth that mice
are impossible to eat.I see my tuxedo
on another man,a groom or musician.
It is a myththat the bride will be thinking
about Queen Vic […]
-
Erika Raskin wrote a new post, The Eyes of an Editor by Erika Raskin 2 weeks, 3 days ago
I recently accepted a beautiful piece of writing by an author who wrote back to thank me — and to graciously say he’s open to feedback—which was a lovely, appreciated response. Writers have been known to b […]
-
Fred Wilbur wrote a new post, I Want to Give Him a Chance by Sara Biel 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Sara Biel has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2021 Poetry Contest
I Want to Give Him a Chance
Her voice is thin, scrapes and rolls, a dry leaf across the sidewalk.
My fingers grip the phone, […]
-
Trudy wrote a new post, Clutter by Trudy Hale 3 weeks, 3 days ago
When my late husband set out to write his memoir he purchased Life As Story, by Tristine Rainer. He studied the book’s exercises and wrote in the margins. I want to read his annotations again. Feel the swoop of […]
-
Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post, Then We had Ice Cream by Isabel Wolf Frischman 3 weeks, 6 days ago
In the summer of 1967, the year of my high school graduation, the Newark, N.J.-adjacent town of Plainfield, where I grew up, exploded with race riots. I was in Washington, D.C. when it happened, working as a G-2 […]
-
Fred Wilbur wrote a new post, Mourning Doves by Nate Jacob 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Nate Jacob has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2021 Poetry Contest
Mourning Doves
Looking back, the choice seems obvious.
A man is given the chance in life=
to select from a pantheon of […]
-
Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post, We're Celebrating by Susan Shafarzek 1 month ago
The 2022 Streetlight Essay/Memoir contest has concluded. I’m happy to announce our winners: Betty Wilkins, Catherine Childress and Susan Valas. All three essay impressed our judges with their strength of narrative […]
-
Fred Wilbur wrote a new post, Dear Mi-Kwon by Elizabeth Nowak 1 month ago
Elizabeth Nowak has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2021 Poetry Contest
Dear Mi-Kwon
Before the whole world went mad,
you wrote to ask about my life
in beautiful America. I could not then […]
-
Elizabeth Howard wrote a new post, Reni Gower Shows at Chroma Projects 1 month, 1 week ago
My work is inspired by sacred geometry, which is thought to convey sacred and universal truths by reflecting the fractal interconnections of the natural world. By reiterating these ratios, my work […]
-
Erika Raskin wrote a new post, Cats by Christine Tucker 1 month, 1 week ago
Hey, son. It’s your Mama. Hope y’all are doing good up there. I’m callin’ cause I’ve got a little problem here.
So, did you hear about that storm we had a couple days ago, that derecho? Well, none […]
-
Fred Wilbur wrote a new post, Forgive Me by Zeina Azzam 1 month, 1 week ago
Zeina Azzam has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2021 Poetry Contest
Forgive Me
For lying to the teacher in the school yard
Talking ill of my friend behind her backFor making an excuse to […]
-
Erika Raskin wrote a new post, Stupid Old Oak Tree by Kathleen McKitty Harris 1 month, 2 weeks ago
It’s just a stupid old oak tree, I keep telling myself, while I sit at the kitchen table and watch the white winter sunlight bathing its branches. It’s dying, I say, as I wipe away tears and busy myse […]
-
Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post, The Camel’s Hump by Albert McFarland 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Moroccan village was the same color as the surrounding hills and empty desert. The landscape had three primary colors: sandy tan, sky blue, and, occasionally, palm tree green. The young couple, tourists […]
-
Fred Wilbur wrote a new post, Mr. Abraham by Victoria Korth 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Victoria Korth has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2021 Poetry Contest
Mr. Abraham
You would unstick huge floor-to-ceiling windows
with a metal-clawed broom handle,
soak the floor where […]
-
Fred Wilbur wrote a new post, The Garden Club Ladies Visit the Historical Society by Fred Wilbur 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I’m not squeamish about getting my hands dirty, knees soiled, but I never thought I’d be writing about garden club ladies.
The county Garden Club (founded 1935) recently donated their records to the loc […]
-
Fred Wilbur wrote a new post, Apologizing to Ferlinghetti by William Prindle 1 month, 3 weeks ago
William Prindle has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2021 Poetry Contest
Apologizing to Ferlinghetti
You never took
the deal
the hand
Am […]
- Load More
