Delmarva Review Announces 15th Anniversary Literary Journal
Prose and Poetry From 60 Authors Open Submissions Period Until March 31, 2023 St. Michaels, MD - Delmarva Review announced publication of its 15th anniversary literary journal presenting new poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction from 60 authors in 18 states, the District of Columbia, and six foreign countries. The review publishes the … [More...]
Spy Reprints “Elm Trees” by Michael Carrino
Author's Note: "Elm Trees" started as my memory of watching the daily removal of the last trees destroyed by Dutch Elm Disease. Period photos of Clinton County, New York show the damage to the landscape caused by the disease. Soon even long-time residents would have only a vague memory of elms. As I wrote each draft during the height of the … [More...]
Delmarva Review Unveils 15th Anniversary Cover and Announces New Submission Period
Delmarva Review unveiled the cover for its 15th anniversary edition, forthcoming later this month. It also announced the submission period for the 16th annual issue, open now through March 31, 2023. The review does not charge authors reading or publishing fees. All writers are welcome to send their best work for … [More...]
Spy Reprints “From Here” by Lillie Gardner
Author's Note: I started writing "From Here" years ago in Los Angeles, on the trip that the piece is about. I was processing a breakup, helping my sister move to a faraway place, and generally figuring out how to be alone. The piece is about gathering strength to live life for your own sake-and finding the courage to go forth into the … [More...]
Spy Reprints “The White Egrets” by Richard Tillinghast
Author's Note: "The White Egrets," from my new book, Blue If Only I Could Tell You, reflects life in an isolated place in the country. The scene specifically draws on where I live in the upland regions of Hawaii Island, but other readers may recognize treasured places of their own. Here I am emulating the style of classical Chinese and … [More...]
Spy Reprints “Bratwurst Kid” by Richard Peabody
Author's Note: I used to play guitar in college with the late poet David Hickman. We'd workshop songs we'd written. And one day he told me, "Your song lyrics really suck as songs but they might make pretty good poems." Turns out I've rubbed elbows with a lot of musicians since then. Some had the chops to escape the bar scene. I was a … [More...]
Spy Reprints “No Business Like Show Business” by Jill B. Dalton
Author Note: I dreamed of being an actress since I was five. My grandmother took me to a production of Annie Get Your Gun at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. At some point in the play, the... [Continue Story] … [More...]
Spy Reprints “Asymptote” by Irina Moga
Author's Note: I've always thought that daylight in the month of October in North America has a special, glorious quality which can't be quantified. October is also a time of intense back-to-school... [Continue Story] … [More...]
Spy Reprints “In the Sea God’s Cave” by Craig Dobson
Author's Note: Still coming to terms with his failed marriage and estrangement from his son, a middle-aged man finds a small cave on a beach while staying nearby. Its secluded, shrine-like quality ...[Continue Story] … [More...]
Spy Reprints “Betty Has Brass Candlesticks in Her Bedroom” by Samn Stockwell
Author's Note: During the pandemic, I wrote roughly 60 poems about Betty; it was interesting to be so absorbed in her world. She is a person of marginal means living in an occupied village somewhere in the rural United States sometime in the future. Betty's background is similar to mine, but she is hardier and more realistic. In this poem, she is … [More...]
