Volume 2 Issue 40 (9 October 2012) Archives

Poetry and Simplicity

Posted by Oriana Ivy | Oct 11, 2012 | Literary Matters

From Anton Chekhov’s letter to Maxim Gorki: “. . . to cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as...

You know what’s funny? Chris Toll asked me to refer to him as “my friend the Ghost.” This was...

Posted by Chris Toll | Oct 9, 2012 | Poetry

One day, a long time ago, I stood on a beach in New Hampshire, bent down, and picked up a...

Posted by Chris Toll | Oct 9, 2012 | Poetry

My airport turns on the TV and falls asleep in the easy chair. My bookstore screws a silencer onto...

Posted by Chris Toll | Oct 9, 2012 | Poetry

The wind whispers to a river, “Dear Child, you don’t know loneliness yet.” We...