“Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart — he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season’s first snowfall, they build a child out ofContinue reading “Books by State: Alaska”
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Art piece poem: Boy and Moon, Edward Hopper
I once had a brother, though only I Remember him. We shared a room, almost Shared a soul even. Now both feel cripplingly Empty in his absence. A part of me stolen Away with not even a trace left in its wake. The incidents were always at 3 in the Morning. It began innocently enoughContinue reading “Art piece poem: Boy and Moon, Edward Hopper”
Books by State: California
“Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous aura of abandon. Soon, Evie is in thrall to Suzanne, a mesmerizing older girl,Continue reading “Books by State: California”
Books by State: Pennsylvania
“Something very strange is happening in LeHorn’s Hollow…Eerie, piping music is heard late at night, and mysterious fires have been spotted deep in the woods. Women are vanishing without a trace overnight, leaving behind husbands and families.When up-and-coming novelist Adam Senft stumbles upon an unearthly scene, it plunges him and the entire town into anContinue reading “Books by State: Pennsylvania”
Books by State: Arkansas
“When Clementine was a child, dangerous and inexplicable things started happening in New South Bend. The townsfolk blamed the fiendish people out in the Willows and burned their homes to the ground. But magic kept Clementine alive, walled up in the cellar for ten years, until a boy named Fisher sets her free. Back inContinue reading “Books by State: Arkansas”
Books by State: Alabama
“Zephyr, Alabama, is an idyllic hometown for eleven-year-old Cory Mackenson—a place where monsters swim the river deep and friends are forever. Then, one cold spring morning, Cory and his father witness a car plunge into a lake—and a desperate rescue attempt brings his father face-to-face with a terrible vision of death that will haunt himContinue reading “Books by State: Alabama”
Art piece poem: Moon Cowboy, Eugeniya Dudnikova
At night, laid in bed, I can’t escape the taunting, scornful voice in my head. I cannot hide under the covers from this monster. And so I find myself fleeing from bed, out from the restricting walls, to breathe the crisp air and stare into the void of night. The moon is my only solace,Continue reading “Art piece poem: Moon Cowboy, Eugeniya Dudnikova”
Art piece poem: The Garden of Death, Hugo Simberg
The Underworld is not without its Sanctuaries or new, budding life – Your afterlife can be spent as a Grower of Beauty in the Garden of Death. Here the dead bring to life seeds, Nurse sprouts as they spring forth from Desolation, surround their plant babies with Light and shower them with Love – coaxingContinue reading “Art piece poem: The Garden of Death, Hugo Simberg”
Art piece poem: The Lovers, René Magritte
My love and I are attached at The hip. You will not find one of us Without the other close beside – For my love and I share a soul. If some jealous zealot were to rip us from the Comfort of each other’s embrace, we just need follow The magnetic pull of the otherContinue reading “Art piece poem: The Lovers, René Magritte”
Art piece poem: Golden Tears, Anne-Marie Zilberman
O golden woman, How sorry I am for you, For the way they exploit your gift – Or curse? Because truly what is the Benefit to you? Beauty? When beauty only breeds pain, I could understand if you viewed it As a curse. Having greedy men Milk you for your golden tears – Why doContinue reading “Art piece poem: Golden Tears, Anne-Marie Zilberman”
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