Ian, Who Lives on the Mountain Overlooking the City Where He Works by John Brantingham On a foggy dawn like this, at the edge of the cliff, at the edge of winter when the wind is blowing through the forest, all the ice chips […]

Moosehead by John Matthews I had just helped a young neighbor, much younger than me, dig an annoying stump out of his yard. We were tired and muddy, but he invited me into […]

Dolphin, with Number by Ty Phelps Ty Phelps has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2023 Poetry Contest Dolphin, with Number The city stretches out beyondthe marshland, […]

Under the River Bridge by Paul C. Rosenblatt The summer before I turned fifteen I often biked with my two best friends to Chicago’s River Park, thirty acres of grass, trees, paths, playgrounds, a […]

Scientists Say it's Time to Prepare for Human Extinction by David B. Prather —article title by Gwyn Wright, via swns.com ……………..             …..Let me make light of the situation, travel to the nearest inter […]

To Solve America by Fred Wilbur                                                          I got to have it (just a little bit)                                                  […]

The Driver by John Beck John Beck has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2023 Poetry Contest The Driver In 1925, Pius XI made you, St. Frances, the patron of […]

Flowers by William Cass   As I marked another donation box I’d filled with my son’s trach supplies, the doorbell rang. Two men in identical ball caps and polo shir […]

We Left My Father and Sister at Home by Joan Mazza Joan Mazza has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2023 Poetry Contest We Left My Father and Sister at Home Because my mother didn’t d […]

In Other Words by Elizabeth Meade Howard   Remember letters? Ones that came in the mail with stamps and occasional foreign postmarks? Remember that moment of anticipation before […]

My Inspiring Journey by Sean Nishi Studio City, November, 2016 Had a great time going back home for Thanksgiving. Everyone was there—Mom, Dad, my Sister, our championship horse S […]

Apology for Ralph's Mule by Joyce Compton Brown  Joyce Compton Brown is the 3rd place winner of Streetlight’s 2023 Poetry Contest Apology for Ralph’s Mule       …and before them went the mule […]

My Father Unknown by Laura Shaine How do you knock on a door that, all your life, you imagined opening? I stood at a fateful address on the edge of the historic district of Old […]

Another Season of Winners by Susan Shafarzek We’re happy to announce the 2024 Streetlight Essay/Memoir contest winners. With an emphasis on memoir, the winners are as follows: First Prize w […]

Considering My Last Carbon Footprint by Patricia Hemminger  Patricia Hemminger is the 2nd place winner of Streetlight’s 2023 Poetry Contest Considering My Last Carbon Footprint New York Governor L […]

No YOU Say it Erika Raskin Someone asked me what a writer’s voice is. I was momentarily tongue-tied. It’s a tricky concept to capture and describe–a little like trying […]

Transference by MaryLewis Meador   Lucy and Henry are not an unusual couple. They forgive slights, hold some grudges, and share hilarity at mispronunciations, bad teeth, and […]

Digging by Linda Parsons Linda Parsons is the 1st place winner of Streetlight’s 2023 Poetry Contest Digging Dirt peppers the sink as I roll palm to palm these golds […]

A Leg in the Darkness by Alex Joyner When the leg appeared out of the darkness, flung over the gate of the neighboring corral, I was howling along with Emmylou Harris. “Beneath Still W […]

O TANGERINE by Christina Hauck Buying one I thought of my mother, dead three months. How she loved the easy peel, the seediness! Long ago on Christmas morning I discovered A […]