An Artist’s Progress: A Glimpse Into The Art of Lincoln Perry by Deborah McLeod   Lincoln Perry launched Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University’s Department of Art in 1971. Not essentially recognizable to those of us who no […]

An Interview of Sharon Hostler by Sharon Harrigan Scroll to the end of the interview for excerpt from Making Rounds. In her new memoir, Sharon Hostler writes candidly about her life, both […]

Spring Gables Wolf Attack by Andrew Friedman I took the cheeseburger out of the bag and started eating it while I walked to my car. Harold was in the parking lot. They were beating his ass again. […]

2026 Flash Fiction Contest Winners by Erika Raskin and Mary Esselman We were privileged again to read a vast expanse of small worlds through our flash fiction contest. And once again, the different structures and […]

The Vibrant Paintings of Mahmoud Elmardi Mahmoud Elmardi, a Sudanese visual artist and novelist currently based in Cairo, explores how physical and spiritual landscapes overlap, his aim to […]

He Died In Her Sleep Peter Wallace     Another Medicare commercial came on TV. It was getting to be time for bed. Brad knew that if he didn’t turn off the television and get […]

The Odd and Tender Clarity of 4 AM Kathleen McKitty Harris   Irish-American New Yorkers—especially those of the Catholic persuasion—have a knack for fatalist worst-case scenarios. Maybe it’s the indige […]

Booking It by E. H. Jacobs I was strolling with my wife in Brookline, Massachusetts, on a charming street with clothing and gift stores, Japanese restaurants, delis, and a […]

The Alley by Alex Joyner Somewhere locked in geostationary orbit over Virginia, a satellite maintains its dumb stare. Prompt it with a series of numbers and you can provoke it […]

Foie Gras by Nathan Cover “What’s wrong with pear trees?” I ask, wondering if my dad is getting senile. “Well, they’re an invasive species. They’re not allowed to sell the […]

Pots for Art's Sake: A Look at Judd Jarvis's Work by Russell Hart Ceramic artist Judd Jarvis finds a thoughtful middle ground between form and function.  It’s tempting to suggest that Virginia’s famous red clay […]

Eileen French's Figurative Paintings Celebrate Kinship   Joy. Love. Silliness. These words come to Eileen French’s mind when asked to describe her paintings. A figurative artist at the Mc […]

Mattering To Fiona by Ginger Moran I was listening to NPR on my way home from the dentist today and it turned out to be one of those shows I carried into my house when I got […]

Two Homes by Douglas Cole He took his bike from under the porch and rode down the driveway and out onto the sidewalk. He rode around the corner and east on 47th Street past the […]

For the Sake of a Quarter by Gayla Mills If you’ve shopped at Aldi, the German-based grocery that’s expanding around the U.S., then you know their shopping cart system. You insert a qua […]

Nigerian Photographer Focuses on Self Portraits Nigerian artist Imran Abiola Sulola started by taking pictures of the sun and the moon. Then in 2021, what began as a hobby changed after seeing […]

A Tavern in The Village by David W. Berner Black-faced sheep stand still in the valley along the Great Western Railway line, filling their bellies with the grass of the English countryside. […]

Mixed Media Artist Jennifer Billingsly   There are mobiles of paper goldfinches flying, falling raindrops, and flower bursts along with fanciful collages and small, carefully […]