Urmilla Khanna
and Channie Greenberg
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
and Urmilla Khanna
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 and Ash Martins
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 …
Darice Jones and Stephanie Ross
Stephanie Ross
Response
Paper
By Darice Jones
Inspiration piece
I made myself thin, malleable
and lightweight
The shape of some happiness
that little kids find
while they’re sniffing their crayons
A piece of paper with …
Ash Martins and Amy Souza
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 …
Stephanie Ross and Darice Jones
Stephanie Ross
Chrysanthemums in a sumi-e style
Inspiration piece
Portal Pink
By Darice Jones
Response
In earth year, 60,000 BC, chocolate colored earthlings (our ancestors – and yours ) were busy …
Ash Martins and Amy Souza
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 and Amy Souza
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 …
Shannon Brown and Jonathan Ottke
Jonathan Ottke
Inspiration piece
Pippa and Gerald, by Shannon Brown
Response
George: Hello, everyone, and welcome to Reality Watch, the podcast where we bring you the reality behind reality …
Lisa Kilhefner and Stefanie A. Shilling
Lisa Kilhefner
Response
She Will Sing
By Stefanie A. Shilling
Inspiration piece
speak not of ruby rivers
coursing through veins
they said
dare not light a candle
in a darkened room
hold your breath
while they …
Stefanie A. Shilling and Lisa Kilhefner
Lisa Kilhefner
Inspiration piece
How Far, How Deep
By Stefanie A. Shilling
Response
my naked eye
is blessed to see
so many stars
an umbrella over me
there are countless more
beyond my sight
knowing they …
Kathleen Finn Jordan and Betty Nichols
Betty Nichols
Inspiration Piece
Geyser
By Kathleen Finn Jordan
Response
Deep in the sparkling sea depths – a surge
Concussion of sound and thrusts upward fly
And life soon emerges in a …
Amy Souza and Ash Martins
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 …
Susan Hillyard and Jenny Forrester
Susan Hillyard
Response
Jenny Forrester
Inspiration piece
Letting someone help you gives them the power to lie, cheat, or steal the experience you’re letting them help you with. But we’re supposed …
Trouble Mandeson
and KJ Hannah Greenberg
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 …
KJ Hannah Greenberg
and Trouble Mandeson
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 …
Jenny Forrester and Susan Hillyard
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 …
Ash Martins and Jonathan Ottke
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 and Ash Martins
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 …
Kamika Cooper and Amy Souza
Amy Souza
photography
Inspiration piece
Overcast
By Kamika Cooper
Response
“What are you doing here?”
Gretchen sat cross-legged, making swirls in the sand with her fingers. She had been sitting peacefully at …
Lisa Kilhefner and Paula Lantz
Paula Lantz
50”h x 40” acrylic and collage on canvas
Inspiration piece
Lisa Kilhefner
Response
I’ll race you to where the night sky meets the waves,
where cerulean melts the moon.
We …
Robert Haydon Jones
and Amy Souza
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 and
Stefanie A. Shilling
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 …
Timmy McKay and
Kathleen Finn Jordan
Timmy McKay
“Seeds Sleep”
8″x10″ Acrylic on Cedar
Response
Earthy Lapis
By Kathleen Finn Jordan
Inspiration piece
The seeds sleep
Closeted in cold, damp soil
Recovering strength sapped by red-hot days
Of summer sun snorting …
Lisa Nielsen and
Jay Young Gerard
Jay Young Gerard
“Homelessness”
Inspiration piece
Not the Blight You’re Thinking of
By Lisa Nielsen
Response
i watch your grueling hunchbacked body
meandering side to side while frustrated commuters twist about to …