The Old Man by Richard Weaver In the darkening slush of afternoon traffic, he unfolds a chair beneath a lone sycamore then urges his body into its crooked shape. Always at this […]

We Celebrate Our Winners by Susan Shafarzek It’s a pleasure—and also a great privilege—to announce the winners of this year’s Streetlight Essay/Memoir Contest. This year’s submissions made an a […]

Bonnie's Spell by Tonja Matney Reynolds Bonnie usually loved the drive to Aunt Edda’s house. She’d peer out the backseat window as her mother drove along the section of highway ove […]

Sweet Dreams by Harsh Ramchandani Colors behind your eyes A slow pastel dusting Forming speckled images Of a distant ocean roar Your pillow listens in To the lawless deep […]

Evolution of a History by Fred Wilbur Unlike my previous writing efforts, I am presently engaged in compiling a history of the local garden club (of all things!) The subject is not one […]

Poverty Sucks by Scott Hurd Framed on my mother’s real estate office desk was a small poster from the ‘80s. Twenty years later, it was still there in a space where a family por […]

Spring! by Sharon Ackerman Ireland’s goddess Brigid, patroness of practicalities such as farming, infants, and dairy labors, is associated with Spring and also poetry. And w […]

Raking Leaves by Beth Copeland Beth Copeland has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2022 Poetry Contest Raking Leaves Dry oak leaves are riddled with BB-sized […]

What AM I Looking For? by Paula Boyland Despite a mountain of unfinished drafts, I am compelled to start another book. While drafting an essay something clicked, a connection was made in my […]

White by Holly Day Once upon a time, there was a woman who wanted to have a baby. Or rather, this woman, named Jane, didn’t particularly care whether she had a baby at t […]

Lowcountry Tragedy by Erika Raskin First off, I’m just going to put right out there that I have been known to watch live courtroom TV like it’s a job, attending to whatever case is […]

Rain in Dublin by Gary Beaumier Gary Beaumier has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2022 Poetry Contest Rain in Dublin I want to know what happened to the 90 year old […]

Stay In Your Own Lane by Erika Raskin The back of my old CRV is adorned with a nearly forty year-old license plate (you can still read it if you squint in a certain light) and three […]

New Photography by William C. Crawford   There is beauty (and aspects of interest) in most everyday things. I am not a technically gifted photographer, however, I like to tease out […]

A Small Marvel by Trudy Hale After an eighteen-hour flight with a connection in Dubai, my daughter, Tempe, and I landed in Delhi. Throughout the trip I posted photographs on […]

Progress Report 50 Years after Reading Black Elk by William Prindle William Prindle has earned an Honorable Mention in Streetlight’s 2022 Poetry Contest Progress Report 50 Years after Reading Black Elk Last night […]

Some Trepidation by Fred Wilbur I am scheduled for a tri-annual colonoscopy soon and like most people, I buy into the statistics of cancer prevention, though it is not an event […]

Arson by Matt Dhillon Matt Dhillon is the 3rd place winner of Streetlight’s 2022 Poetry Contest Arson Blistering heat, mother of me. A little gasoline makes the […]

When Writing Isn't Fun Anymore by Lauren Sapala I was working with a new client who had come to me because she said she hated her writing life. As I sat with her on Zoom and asked her questions […]

The Sink by Eric Odynocki Eric Odynocki is the 2nd place winner of Streetlight’s 2022 Poetry Contest The Sink glints like a boneyard, white plates peeking over the rim […]