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The Power Tie – by Nash Landesman
May 20th, 2013 03:01 AM | Fiction
The Power Tie
- by Nash Landesman
Joe found his niche in the modern world: it was ...
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New York Classical Theatre’s
May 10th, 2013 04:11 AM | Press Release
New York Classical Theatre’s
(http://newyorkclassical.org/ ) exciting lineup of outdoor plays.
Known for its signature staging style, Panoramic Theatre, the
acclaimed company -- described as “a moveable feast” by TheNew
York Times -- will make its ProspectPark debut in June with
Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” which it will also bring to Central
Park.
In July, the company will ...
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The Curmudgeon, The Second Avenue Subway & E.B. White – By Ed Druckman
April 29th, 2013 04:14 AM | Literary Work
The Curmudgeon, The Second Avenue Subway & E.B. White
-By Ed Druckman
I first read E.B. White’s essay “Here Is New York” when I was a sophomore at Queens College more years ago than I will admit. The closet time ...
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April’s Poetry Collection (Poet’s: Županović Milenko, Antonio Blunda, P.A. Sinclair)
April 1st, 2013 03:11 AM | poem
April's Poetry Collection (Poet's: Županović Milenko, Antonio Blunda, P.A. Sinclair)
Brooklyn
- by Županović Milenko
In the heart of the city
center of the world
decorated bridges
and botanical garden
soaring spirit
liberty and happiness.
Poet's Bio:Poet’s Bio: Milenko Županović was born in 1978 in Kotor (Montenegro).A Croatian, Milenko lives in Kotor.
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IT IS NOT TO MUCH IF ...
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Land Grab: Putting Down Stakes – by Linda Lerner
March 26th, 2013 02:32 AM | Essay
Land Grab: Putting Down Stakes
- by Linda Lerner
What began sometime in the mid 90’s when a man walking behind me nipped my heel with his shoe, and yelled out, “hey bitch, watch where you’re going,” was only the beginning of what I confront several times a day in New York ...
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Press Release: Shadow Puppet Troupe of Wat Bo: Sor Neakabas (The Magical Arrowhead Dragon)
March 26th, 2013 01:15 AM | Press Release
Press Release: Shadow Puppet Troupe of Wat Bo: Sor Neakabas (The
Magical Arrowhead Dragon)Puppet show in the CityWhat: Shadow Puppet Troupe of Wat Bo: Sor Neakabas (The
Magical Arrowhead Dragon), a specially commissioned work presented as
part of the citywide Season of Cambodia: A Living Arts Festival
Where: Brookfield Place Winter ...
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Spring in New York, Winter in the Air. A Literary Collection(Authors: Doug Holder, Milenko Županović, A. Razor)
March 25th, 2013 02:26 AM | Literary Work
Spring in New York, Winter in the Air. A Literary Collection(Authors: Doug Holder, Milenko Županović, A. Razor)
Great Hatred in a Little Room
- by Doug Holder
Picture a scene around the small table
the players' hands mangled
into callused knots
their smiles
malicious slits of incisors.A Round table perhaps-
at times
their shoes touch below
but retreat
as fast
as ...
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Small “s” Sabbatical – by Andrew Cotto
March 20th, 2013 02:55 AM | Fiction
Small “s” Sabbatical
By Andrew Cotto
This is not another story about a college professor having a mid-life crisis. There are no tenured positions at lofty universities jeopardized by desires driven by lust or boredom or mortality. There are no idealistic objections with administrators or absurd attacks of liberalism ...
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Frozen Beef and Cold Buns – by By Elise Krentzel
March 17th, 2013 01:51 AM | Short Story
Frozen Beef and Cold Buns - by By Elise Krentzel
I traveled over the Yankee Doodle river and passed a billboard of a giant hamburger that read “Frozen Beef makes for Cold Buns”. As far as I know cold buns can work so long as there is a nearby comforter, human ...
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A Selection of Poems – of March, in Anticipation of Spring (Poets: David R. Bowman, Dave Gunton)
March 10th, 2013 08:33 PM | poem
A Selection of Poems - of March, in Anticipation of Spring (Poets: David R. Bowman, Dave Gunton)
Of War
-by David R. Bowman
In everything I thought I knew
trusted out the doubt of certainty
yoked to a ...
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This Place Was A Battlefield by Nicolle Elizabeth
January 31st, 2012 04:35 AM | Fiction
I don’t know my ghosts but I know everybody else’s. My ghosts are around and I try to tell them hello and thank them and that I miss them and I end up remembering the things I can’t forget and so I think about the other ghosts other people look ...
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UNTIL HE CAME by Elaine Rosenberg Miller
February 1st, 2012 03:07 AM | Uncategorized
UNTIL HE CAME
by Elaine Rosenberg Miller
Until he came, it was a world divided
And walls shot up.
Rising out of the ground like tombstones.
Askew, errant, graying, ...
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Tarred and Feathered: An Urban Fable by Mark Blickley
February 5th, 2012 12:28 AM | Illustration by Asheka Troberg
On an ugly street in a good city there was a vacant lot. Lots that have no buildings on them are called vacant, but if you counted all the trash and broken glass scattered across this lot, vacant would seem to be the wrong word.
Underneath all this glass and ...
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THE LAST NEW YORK STORY by Steve Bluestein
February 5th, 2012 03:27 PM | Essay
I was working at Alexander's Department store in the late 60's. I was hired for the men's department, actually, the Tomorrow Shop. I didn't realize it then but The Tomorrow Shop was where the good-looking, young, hip people were put to give the store a trendier look. I didn't ...
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CONCERT FOR THE DEAD by Dawn Pisturino
February 10th, 2012 08:35 PM | Dawn Pisturino
Ariel knelt before the marble niche holding the remains of her dead older brother and placed a bouquet of roses in the stone vase. Six months had passed since the horrible night a drunk driver had taken Jonathan’s life. She would never forget.
“Coach Willis still talks about you, Jonathan,” Ariel ...
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THE MAN UPSTAIRS IS RAY SOMETIMES by Bryan Conley
February 24th, 2012 05:00 AM | Bryan Conley
They tell you to write every day. The writers tell you that. I don’t tell myself anything except to listen. I hear you loud and clear God. There aren’t many secrets kept with me and the man upstairs and to term it so is a bit high and mighty I’d ...
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Money Maps by Nicolle Elizabeth
February 28th, 2012 04:14 AM | Illustration by Asheka Troberg
1.
We’re sitting at the diner and before then we were walking at night. The
sidewalks in Greenpoint are different than they are in the City and things
feel slower here, foggier here, sleepier here, sadder there, in the streets
at night. Calgary is drinking a rootbeer and fighting with Winter about
what we just ...
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Bodega Blues – by Edaurdo Jones
March 18th, 2012 03:34 PM | Edaurdo Jones
Bodega Blues
By: Edaurdo Jones
I’d sit here and try to hammer something prophetic out.
Words that would split seas, and move continents.
But they have escaped me…
My fingers lost the rhythm
Like an arthritic blues man
I just can’t hold
The chords
...
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An Interview With the Wreckers of the Civilization (Psychic TV) – (Interviewed by Eric Goldstein and Asheka Troberg)
March 25th, 2012 08:30 PM | (Co) Edited by Asheka Troberg
I was naturally thrilled when I got the opportunity to interview the Psychic TV, a world famous music group famous for their psychedelic, punk, experimental music. I looked them up on the internet and found a wealth of information. Their 2012 calendar seemed to be quite hectically scheduled for shows ...
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WALKING INTO THE PAST by Jeffrey Dane
March 31st, 2012 08:40 PM | Illustration by Asheka Troberg
WALKING INTO THE PAST
by Jeffrey Dane
© Jeffrey Dane
The existence and reputation of historic dwellings fostered the creation of an historical petri dish in which the culture of The Early American Home grew and flourished.
Those lucky enough to see the inside of an old Dutch house today may be pilgrims as ...
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A Brooklynite’s Letter from Bangalore, India – Stanley Pacion
April 19th, 2012 03:15 AM | Brooklyn
A Brooklynite's Letter from Bangalore, India
Today I wrote to a friend, who is a professor and a Rabbi, and he has
settled in Brooklyn for a while now.. I told him about some of my
observations. Life is very different here in Bangalore, South India, from
the life I have had in Brooklyn. ...
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Norfolk Botanical Garden Eagles by Jaime Hall
April 19th, 2012 03:58 AM | Jaime Hall
Norfolk Botanical Garden Eagles by Jaime Hall
Norfolk Botanical Gardens is home to a very popular eagle’s nest. Cams were installed in the nest to provide education to people all over the world. Next to the Botanical Gardens is the Norfolk International Airport. The airport shares ...
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A Brooklyn Boy Who Made It Big by Jim Spinner
April 22nd, 2012 05:56 AM | Illustration by Asheka Troberg
Chris Mullin was recently inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Like it was the Oscars, I watched (and taped) the coverage of the red carpet entrances and the induction ceremony. I changed my Facebook picture to a pic of Chris in his St. John’s uniform, a skinny white kid ...
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One, Two Buckle My Shoe – By Jacqueline Cioffa
April 29th, 2012 11:26 PM | Illustration by Asheka Troberg
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
By Jacqueline Cioffa
One, two buckle my shoe. I don’t know how other writers find their way into a story.
For me, it usually goes something like this. I hear a line in my head, a word, see a visual, and then the story plays over and over, ...
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“Meuconium Aspirations” by Mark Blickley
May 7th, 2012 03:26 AM | Mark Blickley
“Meuconium Aspirations” by Mark Blickley
I was born full of shit. It’s called meuconium aspiration. You see, I had what was the equivalent of a bowel movement when my mother went into labor because the umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck and that made me very, very ...
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A Spirit Reshaped Amongst the Millions – An Interview with Emmy Winning Irish Writer Actor and Film Maker, Alan Cooke (Interview taken by Ashe Troberg)
May 13th, 2012 11:02 PM | Alan Cooke
Alan has his own story of New York to tell. He is an ocean of amazing words. He tells his story of New York in his audio book, Naked in New York. If you are from New York, it is a must listen book for you, because you can relate ...
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“XO ML”, Interview with Marne Lucas, Photographer/Installation Artist – by Eric Goldstein
May 19th, 2012 10:58 AM | Eric Goldstein
"XO ML" Interview with Marne Lucas, Photographer/Installation Artist - by Eric Goldstein.
I met Marne Lucas when I first moved to Portland about 5 years ago. She was doing still photography on a movie i was doing sound on called ,''SELFLESS''. I haven't seen Marne in a few years, (she currently ...
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Abandoned – by Michelle Kennedy
May 19th, 2012 05:16 PM | Michelle Kennedy
Abandoned
-by Michelle Kennedy
Just moments ago I realized I was dead and it’s not like I ...
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June Collection of Poems (Michelle Kennedy,Sophia E. DiGonis, Jeff Darling, Fariyah N Chowdhury, Scarlet Monahan)
May 19th, 2012 05:17 PM | Collection of Poems
*~The Texture of My Words~*
-by Michelle Kennedy
*H*ere where the heart
is still raw and bleeds
where my polished and filed
fingernails are stained
with smokey black ink,
the texture of my words
run like river water tripping
over exposed muddy rocks
I have ...
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Marked – by Elaine Rosenberg Miller
May 20th, 2012 06:24 AM | Elaine Rosenberg Miller
Marked
-by Elaine Rosenberg Miller
I watched my aunt.
She saw me staring.
The etchings on the soft, underside of her forearm were as black as the dye she
raised to her head.
When she moved her arm, the symbols moved with her.
I sat at a distance
Even then I knew.
That some fearsome secret resided there, ...
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John Lurie is not Lounging (An Interview by Eric Goldstein)
May 27th, 2012 08:11 PM | Uncategorized
John Lurie is not lounging An Interview-
By Eric Goldstein
NY in the 80′s was one of the best times to see live music. Punk bands were mixing with jazz and funk players to form a hybrid music, playing clubs with names like ,”King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut” “Danceteria” and ...
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NYC Blues – by Edaurdo Jones
June 3rd, 2012 10:16 PM | Edaurdo Jones
NYC Blues
- by
Euaurdo Jones
The honking horns
And screeching tires
Of yellow cabs
And box trucks
Mixed with exhaust
Shouts of
Chinese bootleggers
Hawking fake Rolex’s
With shaky second hands
The scent of
Fresh Fish markets
Street meat
rotting garbage
&
Stale urine in
The summer air
The City ...
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An interview with Michael Greenstein, the Author of “Adventures in Sufism” (Interviewed by Asheka Troberg)
June 6th, 2012 01:09 AM | Interview
An interview with Michael Greenstein, the Author of "Adventures in Sufism"
-Interviewed by Asheka Troberg
I am trying to depict a picture to you, the reader. Picture this: By the foothill of a range of hills in a tropical land, perhaps not too far from where far back in time ...
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Ebbet’s Field of Dreams – by Jim Spinner
June 16th, 2012 11:24 PM | Jim Spinner
Ebbet's Field of Dreams
- by
Jim Spinner
“Hey Dad, wanna have a catch?” I have a Pavlovian response to these words. I can’t say no and I don’t think my boys have realized this yet. Not only do I hear their simple plea but through ...
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Press Release: Cypher Productions announces the completion of its fifth feature film, the horror movie “Death is No Escape: The Independent Film.”
June 18th, 2012 04:47 AM | Press Release
Press Release:
Brooklyn, NY, June 17, 2012 — Cypher Productions announces the completion of its fifth feature film, the
Can a small independent film company produce a feature film for almost no money? With the help of a haunted basement, local resources and Melvin Van Peebles, the answer is “Yes!”
A ...
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THE PUNISHMENT by Dawn Pisturino
June 25th, 2012 01:34 AM | Short Story
THE PUNISHMENT
...
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a solo exhibition titled “Beyond the Veil” featuring the selected works of Farsad Labbauf (Labbauf uses his many sources of inspiration to create layered meanings that come together in a persuasive and challenging collection of paintings and drawings. Beyond the veil is a meditation on what lies beneath the form; a world where subject and object merge into one)
June 30th, 2012 02:51 PM | Press Release
Press Release:
Beyond the Veil
Solo Exhibition featuring Farsad Labbauf
July 6 – August 4, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, July 6, 6-8pm
BLANK SPACE is pleased to present a solo exhibition titled “Beyond the Veil” featuring the selected works of Farsad Labbauf. Labbauf uses his many sources of inspiration to create ...
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Press Release: ‘Eco-Baroque in Mongolia’ at the 2nd Land Art Biennial 360° Mongolia Bruce Conkle and Marne Lucas August 5-18th, 2012
July 1st, 2012 05:02 PM | Press Release
‘Eco-Baroque in Mongolia’ at the 2nd Land Art Biennial 360° Mongolia
Bruce Conkle and Marne Lucas
August 5-18th, 2012
Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbataar.
Artists Bruce Conkle and Marne Lucas will participate in the 2nd Land Art Biennial 360° Mongolia to build a site-specific Eco-Baroque installation in the Gobi Desert using ...
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Two Poems – July Poems Part 1 (Poems by Joyanne ODonnell and Robert Vaszi)
July 9th, 2012 02:57 AM | poem
Green Everglades
By Joyanne ODonnell
Forever in the winds embraces
Grass blows soft terraces
Recovering from winter’s grip
The rain does tip
The land takes shape
an awesome escape
Deep thoughts steep
Quench ...
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Two Tons of Pig Manure -by Mitchell Waldman
July 9th, 2012 03:52 AM | Fiction
Two Tons of Pig Manure
-by Mitchell Waldman
Dick Steinmueller was growing more and more uneasy every day. He didn't ...
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Strange City By Bernard Jankowski
July 15th, 2012 07:05 PM | poem
Strange City
By Bernard Jankowski
1.
Strange how New York City became part of my life. I never sought it out or dreamt on it. I had been there, ...
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The Genocide of 1971 (Written by Jahanara Imam, Translated by Asheka Troberg)
July 24th, 2012 03:09 AM | Uncategorized
The Genocide of 1971 (Written by Jahanara Imam, Translated by Asheka Troberg)
Let it be then.
Petrifying the heart
Restricting all pain
that lives within
Dive down to the abysmal base of gaping grief
To fetch every essence of experience.
As if we were collecting droplets of pearls.
Once again we turn around to ...
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End of July Poem Selections – Chris Hemingway, Carolyn Gregory, Hollace M Metzger,Doug Holder
July 28th, 2012 11:55 PM | poem
The New “Lost Generation”
- by Chris Hemingway
Generation of
Texters
Unemployed
Ambitious
Stressed
Fearful
Reactionary
Doubtful
Hopeful
We pass the torch of freedom
to those who wish to receive it
But do we show them how to light the flame?
We must strive to gain back ...
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The Genocide of 1971 (Written by Jahanara Imam, Translated by Asheka Troberg)
July 30th, 2012 02:29 AM | Uncategorized
The Genocide of 1971 (A Translation by Asheka Troberg from the original memoir of a famous Secular Voice of Bangladesh Jahanara Imam's "Ekattor er Din guli")
(After July 24 publish)
I ...
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The Genocide of 1971 (A translation from Ekattorer Dinguli, written by Jahanara Imam, a secular voice of Bangladesh, Translated by Asheka Troberg)
August 5th, 2012 09:14 PM | Uncategorized
The Genocide of 1971 (A translation from Ekattorer Dinguli, written by Jahanara Imam, a secular voice of Bangladesh, Translated by Asheka Troberg)
Zonal Marshal Law Administrator of B Zone, Lt. General Sahebjada M. Yakub Khan last night , with the promulgation of 110 Marshal Law restricted all news papers from publishing ...
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August’s first selection of poems by Tim Suermondt, Linda Lerner, Jason Wright, Asheka Troberg
August 6th, 2012 05:03 AM | poem
MY OLYMPICS IN AUGUST
by Tim Suermondt
I walk briskly down 7th Avenue,
holding a book in one hand
and a box of pizza slices in the other
while sweat from the birds
in the treetops and on the roof sills
falls like drops of cool rain—
paradise under the gold medal ...
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August’s Second Week-End Poem Selection
August 12th, 2012 07:00 PM | poem
August’s Week-End Poem Selection
"Old Lady Wars" was written
with a Brooklyn neighborhood in mind.
Old Lady Wars
by Phillip Larrea
Nice little old lady goes
Wobbling down thin sidewalks.
Try to pass her left or right.
Do you think she doesn’t know?
How she thwarts when she hobbles.
The angle of her shopping cart.
Prosecuting ...
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An Interview With Leda Meredith, A Brooklyn Author.Together With An Online Unveiling of the Painting Titled: “Leda And Foliage”, Painting # 1, Series Name: “A Tree, An Author and And an Artist Grow In Brooklyn”; Painter: Asheka Troberg
August 18th, 2012 09:56 PM | Interview
An Interview With Leda Meredith, A Brooklyn Author. Together With An Online Unveiling of the Painting Titled: "Leda And Foliage", Painting # 1, Series Name: "A Tree, An Author and And an Artist Grow In Brooklyn"; Painter: Asheka Troberg
Is it merely a myth that harbors only in the hearts ...
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The Scar by Michael Goldberg
August 20th, 2012 01:25 AM | Uncategorized
The Scar
by Michael Goldberg
Just earlier this afternoon, Bedford Park was bustling with playful exuberance. Now it seemed quite serene. The last remnants of sunlight slowly vanished as dark shadows made their lengthy traces on the cracked asphalt.
A chill replaced the late summer breeze that had warmed my ...
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The Not-So-Kosher Deli – by Jim Spinner
August 31st, 2012 01:49 AM | Jim Spinner
The Not-So-Kosher Deli
- by Jim Spinner
My son Nicholas is starting to ask questions about earning money, about getting a job. He’s in 7th grade, and just like many of us at that age, he’s starting to care about what he wears, he’s tired of hearing No from his parents. I ...
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First Selection of Poems for September (Evelyn Sharenov, By Tim Suermondt, JoyAnne O’Donnell, Linda Lerner )
September 4th, 2012 03:59 AM | poem
September's First Selection of Poems
ON BEING A WOMAN STUDYING LAW
-by Evelyn Sharenov
This silent library
Where I sit in a straight-backed wood chair
Like a test of faith
In a beacon of light through ruby panes
The air is hazy, yellowed by ancient windows
At sunset the dust swirls in a slow heavy dance
On the ...
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Book Release Blurb: Featuring John Biscello’s Broken Land, A Brooklyn Tale
September 9th, 2012 07:26 PM | Book Release Blurb
John Biscello is a Bensonhurst born-bred-and-raised writer, who has lived in Taos, NM for the past ten years. His debut fiction novel--Broken Land, A Brooklyn Tale--was published this past May.
The Brooklyn Voice has been receiving requests from authors regarding their new publishes. And the Brooklyn Voice has been thinking to ...
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Siberian Summer Chapter 1 – by Eduardo Jones
September 16th, 2012 06:03 PM | Edaurdo Jones
Siberian Summer Chapter 1
– by
Euaurdo Jones
I remember it was raining; it was one of those days you dreaded during a New England summer in a tourist trap. Cold, ...
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September/ First Week of Fall Selection of Poems Poets: Evelyn Sharenov, Carolyn Gregory, Hollace M Metzger
September 24th, 2012 05:16 PM | poem
September/ First Week of Fall Selection of Poems (Poets: Evelyn Sharenov, by Carolyn Gregory, Hollace M Metzger)
ON BEING A WOMAN STUDYING LAW
-by Evelyn Sharenov
This silent library
Where I sit in a straight-backed wood chair
Like a test of faith
In a beacon of light through ruby panes
The air is hazy, yellowed ...
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Facebook Column One: THE USERS – Author: Bryan Conley
September 29th, 2012 03:12 PM | Asheka Troberg
Facebook Column One: THE USERS
- Author: Bryan Conley
Facebook....what can be said? An ...
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Selection of Poems – 2nd Week of October. (Poets:Frantz Clervil, Bryan Conley & Hollace M Metzger)
October 9th, 2012 01:12 AM | poem
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Two Ton Window
by Frantz Clervil
I want to escape out of this big window
But every time I try, I can't lift it.
This window is way too heavy.
All the fun and freedom is outside
Mommy says that being outside will only hurt me
“There is nothing out there for you, but pain and ...
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A Vampire Myself (An essay about living in Williamsburg ) – Annie Chagnot
October 29th, 2012 03:37 AM | Essay
A Vampire Myself
-by Annie Chagnot
“A community of seriously hip observers is a scary and depressing thing.”
— J.D. Salinger
The guy could have passed. He was dirty enough, with greasy enough hair, to be a down and out fiddler ...
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November’s First Week End Collection of Poems (Poets:Chris Lawrence,Brayn Conley ,Dave Freeman, Bernard Jankowski)
November 4th, 2012 06:45 PM | poem
November's First Week-End Collection of Poems(New York is still recovering from the devastation of the FrankenStorm)
Without Glue
-by Chris Lawrence
Dazzled skies and
vanished voices,
kisses thrown on
breeze's breath,
she held these
moments,
in camera,
knowing them to be
an eventual memory,
deepest desire
reached from afar,
no more he said
laughter as static
broke the moment,
they found each other
upon this place,
a minute ...
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An old piece of shit named Lawrence By: Dylan Jewers
December 3rd, 2012 03:00 AM | Short Story
An old piece of shit named Lawrence
-By: Dylan Jewers
Lawrence ate scrambled eggs and toast at the same quiet restaurant every Sunday and every Sunday the staff would grumble to one another about how unbelievably shitty he was. His sweaters were always musty and his pits were embarrassingly rank. He ...
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December Poems (Poets: Tony Blunda, Chris Lawrence, Bryan Conley, Kathy Figueroa)
December 9th, 2012 01:24 AM | poem
December's First Weekend Collection of Poems
The sacred gift
- by Tony Blunda
Something led me out as my lambs,
distant from the blood,
from the struggle,
from the misery of extermination.
.
I know that I was not in my same things
but a Messenger
in the desert of Where
.
An indefinite place of sun and sand
where in that ...
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Poultry in Motion – by Saria Saguaro
December 24th, 2012 03:03 AM | Culinary Column
Poultry in Motion
-by Saria SaguaroCoined by Stacy, when I claimed I was being threatened by Asheka to write poetry about chickens.Poultry in Motion - Cartoon by Ash After a recent re-reading of Orwell’s 1984, I think it best that we ponder on something lush for a change. 1984 paints you a ...
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I Am Adam Lanza – by Jacqueline Cioffa
January 1st, 2013 03:42 PM | Uncategorized
I Am Adam Lanza.
by Jacqueline Cioffa
A decade ago I lived a frivolous, spoiled, privileged life. An International fashion model, I worked in more countries than I can count. Freedom was something I took for granted, until the earth fell from under me and my whole world shattered.
My first psychotic breakdown ...
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Twenty Green Leaves – for Newtown by Neal Irving
January 1st, 2013 03:52 PM | poem
Twenty Green Leaves - for Newtown
-by Neal Irving
I was raking the fallen leaves in the backyard
Golds and reds, dry and brittle
Blown by the late autumn wind
And I saw a green leaf
and another
and another
Twenty green leaves
Moist, soft and full
Fallen Out of their ...
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A selection of Poems (January 2013), Poets: Pui Ying Wong, Amol Redij
January 21st, 2013 05:14 PM | poem
EVERY MOMENT
-by Pui Ying Wong
This afternoon unable to write
I watch numbing white lights
in the yard cut in
by a descending cardinal
flapping its scarlet wings
like a wind-up toy.
The intensity of the bird’s color
jolts me and suddenly I remember
the story by Tennessee Williams
I read long ago. The heroine
in Oriflamme woke up one ...
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STRANGERS by Jack Carr ( Painting by David Wilson)
January 27th, 2013 06:37 PM | Painting
STRANGERS
Jack Carr
I was waiting for a call on a couch just inside the entrance to Brooklyn Lanes, a joint bowling alley/ music venue, one of the many hip Brooklyn hybrid destinations that were popping up everywhere in those days – coffee shops slash bike stores, juice bars cum print shops, ...
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February 2013, Selection of Poems ( Poets: Hollace M Metzger, Erin (sometimes Aaron) McAuliffe, Kathy Figueroa)
February 11th, 2013 05:34 AM | poem
Windows
Brooklyn & Paris, April 2011-12
-by Hollace M Metzger
Windows: I’ve watched
from behind dual-paned,
shaded, double-sided,
covered, divided, poorly
mounted, rigidly insulated
and transom-dentelle decorated.
Windows: have witnessed
hazy days brighter
through four-cornered squares,
in post-modern, egg-shaped
and glazed-over cylinders
heated aglow and cooled to snow
to re-generate convexly
a heart less complexly,
a body paused in time,
a thought more important
than its reflection in mind.
Poet's ...
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Heaven or Earth? I Shall Take Earth in a Heartbeat! Youth Movement in Shahbagh (Chronicles of the Editor’s Wandering Mind – by Ashe Troberg)
February 19th, 2013 01:35 AM | The Chronicles of the Editor's Wandering Mind
Heaven or Earth? I Shall Take Earth in a Heartbeat! Youth Movement In Shahbagh(Chronicles of the Editor's Wandering Mind - by Ashe Troberg)
I Hiss you all a prosperous new year of the Snakes!! Yay!! This will be the year of the very elegant water snake. This is also probably the ...
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Flight of the Hawk – by Christine Benvenuto
February 24th, 2013 07:48 PM | Essay
Flight of the Hawk
- by Christine Benvenuto
Field identification of hawks...is notoriously difficult...partly because they are wary and difficult to approach...
Hawk Field Guide
Some years ago, when he was to undergo triple bypass surgery, I imagined my father's death. But imagine isn't the right word because I constructed no fantasies, saw ...
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Leo the Lion -by Jeffrey M. Wimperis
March 4th, 2013 06:30 AM | Short Story
Leo the Lion- by Jeffrey M. Wimperis
Two lines on a stick stared up at me, parallel and dark red, one representing an old life now lost and one the new to come. The shock of mixed emotions left me without words and barely enough sense to silently gasp. I ...
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Chinese New Year, Dragon Dance. Bensonhurst,Brooklyn
March 4th, 2013 07:23 AM | Local Video
Videographer: Stefan Troberg
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St. Finbar’s – by Phillip Larrea
March 5th, 2013 01:17 AM | poem
St. Finbar’s
- by Phillip Larrea
It is the great misfortune of my life
To be named Aaron, instead of Zyloff.
My assigned desk always in the front row,
My address closest to Headmaster’s station.
Not like Zyloff, who gets to sit in back
Where we all want to hide, making mischief.
Hardly ever called for the right ...
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March Selection of Poems (Poets: Dave Gunton, Kathy Figueroa)
March 6th, 2013 05:16 AM | poem
A Selection of Poems for March (Poets: Dave Gunton, Kathy Figueroa)
When Things Happen
~by Kathy Figueroa
When things happen
That cause my nerves to fray
And I feel disappointed
Or am filled with dismay
If plans don't work out right
And nothing seems to go my way
I look at things objectively
And this is what I say:
I'll ...
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