Anne Kressly
and Jennifer Fendya
Anne Kressly Response Friends of the Earth By Jennifer Fendya Inspiration piece If I said “there’s a story about a man, a woman and an island,” you’d instantly take those discrete …
Anne Kressly Response Friends of the Earth By Jennifer Fendya Inspiration piece If I said “there’s a story about a man, a woman and an island,” you’d instantly take those discrete …
Ann Kressly Inspiration piece Rivu-let(ting) By Jennifer Fendya Response My mind (in)undated, a-wash …….— the news is not good — anywhere it goes mis- …….tak(en)ing for calm for Tranquility (is this the form entitlement takes?) crash(ing)ed …….against (d)a(y)break wall ……. …
Channie Greenberg “Abstracted Hillside” Inspiration piece Radha’s Dream By Urmilla Khanna Response Radha’s eyelids flickered ever so slightly as she turned on to her side and pulled the soft comforter over …
Channie Greenberg “Cool Copper Coin” Response Equanimity By Urmilla Khanna Inspiration piece A cool copper coin in the palm of my hand I toss it in the air. If it lands on …
Amy Souza Watercolor mixed media on reporter notebook paper Response “Pass the Jelly!” By Ash Martins Inspiration piece Say, wouldn’t it be swell if we humans sat a spell and hummed like the bees but danced like the …
Ash Martins Psychic Bleed Out Response One Eye Open By Amy Souza Inspiration piece Ultimately we all grieve alone The pain of seclusion Historical lack Nothing feels good California’s on fire and Losses just keep coming I …
Amy Souza Inspiration piece A New Kind Of Playground By Ash Martins Response Dicky couldn’t wait for bedtime. He even drummed up a couple of ideas to see if …
Jennifer Fendya Response One Eye Open By Amy Souza Inspiration piece Ultimately we all grieve alone The pain of seclusion Historical lack Nothing feels good California’s on fire and Losses just keep coming I have accomplished …
Ash Martins “Recurrence” Digital oil on canvas Inspiration piece North Coast Overlook By Amy Souza Response Ribbons of azure sky Float on a painterly tide While blackfish jump into the horizon Of an everlasting ocean Hint …
Trouble Mandeson Response After Defeating a Dragon By KJ Hannah Greenberg Response Rufus ran his index finger over the long scar on his thigh. He had been fortunate to have …
Trouble Mandeson Inspiration piece Food Forest “Friends” By KJ Hannah Greenberg Response “Arayan, we have it all!” “Aviano, just pass the butter.” “No, really, sister, look out our window. We’ve a food …
Susan Hillyard Inspiration piece Jenny Forrester Response Kick dust in their faces, keep your head down or up, your ears back or forward, stay alert. They’re always coming for …
Jonathan Ottke Inspiration piece Diving in December By Ash Martins Response Frank smiled as he watched everyone. The log cabin buzzed with energy during winter break. Have you ever seen …
Jonathan Ottke “Day at the Beach” Response Time Stop By Ash Martins Inspiration piece Seagulls catch waves of Wind blows fast and hot and dry Air smells of wild mint and sea so …
Amy Souza Inspiration piece Me and Mary Lou By Robert Haydon Jones Response I want to tell you how Mary Lou and I got together but I warn you this …
Stephanie Ross Response The Magician’s Box By Stefanie A. Shilling Inspiration piece climb in lay yourself down stretch time stops in the magician’s box outside, the shiny tops spin reflections glimmer bouncing lights then comes the first cut make …
Amy Souza Response Jenny Forrester Inspiration piece My brother and I loved Johnny Cash, singing Ring of Fire. Loud. Over and over. It’s decades later now. We grew apart in …
Amy Souza Inspiration piece Jenny Forrester Response I wish you would’ve listened while I was water and you were sand. It hurt to fly into the center alone, to …
Jennifer Fendya “Sheep Go to Heaven” (2010) Inspiration piece Jenny Forrester Response I live in heaven with multi-verse gods, ghosts and aging cats, sitting in a tree house, watching bright …
Jennifer Fendya “The Spark of Self-Recognition” Response Jenny Forrester Inspiration piece On the porch, windowed, green painted, white trim, I’d screwed hooks every whichawhere and there were flowers hanging upside …
Cathy Stevens Pratt Inspiration piece Here to There By Amy Souza Response Can you get from here to there? Abandon that tree limb For the next phase Grass to sky to building to …
Cathy Stevens Pratt Response Mind of Bees By Amy Souza Inspiration piece You must have a mind of bees To keep you company on quiet days That stretch unending toward decades alone Your …
Betty Nichols Response Egret Blues By Margaret Simon Inspiration piece It’s a tryin’ time to be a symbol of peace Tryin’ during this time to be peace full of a sad song …
Jennifer Fendya “Going Somewhere” Inspiration piece Jenny Forrester Response I’m leaving. You, throngs of people who’ve become The Man under the guise of sticking it to Him. ‘Twas ever thus …
Jennifer Fendya “Cuspy” Response Jenny Forrester Inspiration piece A millennial/gen-y cuspy ecology graduate who should know better, wipes off the baby goats with towels. The mother goat in the video …
Author: Amy Souza