by Malaena Nahmias My zeda points me to the front row,to sit beside him.The only female in the downstairs sanctuary.Still a girl I am allowed to be amongst men. High ceilings and rows of wooden pews,Women upstairs hiding behind white curtains,old men huddled in white and black striped shawls,their straggly long beards yellow and white,Continue reading “The Calling”
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Spring 2023 Edition
We are pleased to announce our Spring 2023 edition of confetti. CONTRIBUTORS Fiction by: Alice Archer, William Baker, P.A. Farrell, Mary Walsh Foley, J.P.J. Fox, Calla Gold, Elizabeth Liang, margie marek, Axel Martens, Don Noel, Judy Voss Non-fiction by: Susan Bloch, Janice Boland Poetry by: C. J. Anderson-Wu, W Roger Carlisle, Shuvra Das, D.F., Joseph A Farina, John Grey, Lisa O’Neil Guerci, Edward Lee, margie marek, Lawrence Miles, Chaya Nadi, Malaena Nahmias, Diana Raab, Nick Romeo, Gregg Shapiro, Dominik Slusarczyk, Marianne Tefft, Terry Trowbridge Plays by: Mark Knight Cover art by: Janice Boland FEATURES William Teets,Continue reading “Spring 2023 Edition”
Fall 2022 Edition
We are pleased to announce our Fall 2022 edition of confetti. CONTRIBUTORS Fiction by: Steve Carr, William Cass, DC Diamondopolous, J.P.J. Fox, Scott Archer Jones, Sharyn Kolberg, Mario Lowther, Don Noel, Niles Reddick, Kristin H. Sample, John Sheirer, Adam Strassberg, Leon Taylor, Judy Voss Non-fiction by: Malaena Nahmias Poetry by: R. A. Allen, Dennis J Bernstein, Matt Chalmers, James Cochran, John Dorroh, Joshua Gage, John Grey, Lisa O’Neil Guerci, Jack D. Harvey, Mary Kennelly, Chelsie Kreitzman, Allan Lake, Oksana Lizunova, DS Maolalai, Paweł Markiewicz, Nazanin Mirsadeghi, Susan Oleferuk, Gerard Sarnat, William Teets Art by: Janice Williams See the full TableContinue reading “Fall 2022 Edition”
Spring 2022 Edition
We are pleased to announce our Spring 2022 edition of confetti. CONTRIBUTORS Fiction by: Catherine Alexander, Alex R. Encomienda, J.P.J. Fox, Terry John Malik, Eadbhard McGowan, Malaena Nahmias, Dana Trick, Judy Voss Non-fiction by: Jeffrey Feingold Poetry by: Angela Acosta, Bidisha Chakraborty, Maid Čorbić, PW Covington, Oriada Dajko, TAK Erzinger, Joseph A Farina, John Grey, Lisa O’Neil Guerci, Jennifer Ruth Jackson, George Perreault, Mahbubat Salahudeen, Sunil Sharma, Pat St. Pierre, Linda Tancs Play by: Veronica Brown See the full Table of Contents.
Mass Transit
by Malaena Nahmias “Jesus-us-us, Jesus-us.” As the train shimmies and shrieks, roaring through the tunnel, I hear someone singing down at the other end, singing so sweetly . . . “Jesus-us, Jesus-us.” Two people sitting near me slide their eyes sideways in a nonchalant peek down the subway car to the black man who is slowlyContinue reading “Mass Transit”
Irreconcilable
by Malaena Nahmias They drove there in separate cars, although each one had the desire to drive there together, and each discarded the idea as ludicrous. As usual, he was there earlier than she, and he paced around stiffly at the entrance. His head was getting wet in the rain, while he remembered howContinue reading “Irreconcilable”
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Writer Profiles M–O
Terry John Malik When Terry retired after practicing law for thirty years, his wife implored, “Don’t sit around the house. Write a damn book.” So he did—The Bricklayer of Albany Park. Its awards include Benjamin Franklin Gold Medal; Winner – Mystery/Thriller by M.I.P.A.; and Silver Falchion Award 2018 Finalist by Killer Nashville. Before Bricklayer TerryContinue reading “Writer Profiles M–O”
