January 12, 2026

That Verdant Isle (Comments below)

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This Week's Press:

Lucid Dreams
By Gopal Lahiri
~ "...Neither light nor darkness, just a stoic stillness..."

tweet
By Wayne F. Burke
~ "...like death's sentinels from the porch railing..."

Can you hear me
By Elizabeth Agre
~ "...what my words mean to me..."

Backyard Coffee Break
By Cheryl Heineman
~ "... It’s all good..."

Transience
By Amit Parmessur
~ "...voices soaked in spices and seawind..."

No Longer Playing Games
By Ndaba Sibanda
~ "...We’re daring equals, investors and innovators..."

Free Ride
By Rp Verlaine
~ "...falling through trap doors of chance..."

Cosmic Flour and the Toilet Bowl Doom Loop
By Jill Williams
~ Jill Williams is a versatile writer whose work spans literary realism, satire, and Southern Gothic, often exploring themes of identity and spiritual transformation. She returned to writing after a decades-long hiatus.

Truth Teller
By Michael Braswell
~ Michael Braswell taught ethics, human relations and peacemaking at East Tennessee State University. Before that he was a prison psychologist. He has published books on justice issues and the spiritual journey as well as four short story collections and two novels.

The Story of Tom O’Reilly
By Thomas Wright
~ Thomas Wright has British and Irish nationality and lives in Italy, where he teaches and writes. His story 'The Story of Tom O’Reilly' is dedicated to Mary Bridget Fanning, née Danaher (born Glenagower, Ireland 1927, died St. Neots, England, 2019).

The Real Didi
By Charles Rammelkamp
~ Charles Rammelkamp is Prose Editor for BrickHouse Books in Baltimore.

patty
By Gabriela Vannier
~ Gabriela Vannier is a writer of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and memoir. She draws inspiration from authors like Jeannette Walls and Mary Karr, appreciating their candid and vulnerable storytelling. Ms. Vannier writes for catharsis and connection, seeking a deeper understanding of herself and of the world around her.

Ngongo Chronicle: Copper: A Memoir 10
By Ron Singer
~ Festus' efforts to maintain a crumbling country prompt much criticism...