Dear ,March is here! Did you get anything done in February? I refuse to measure my February as I fear I would end up with a bitter taste in my mouth. I spent February in an almost lethargic vs panic state. No one told me caring for a sick parent is a...
Issue 2.1HomeDear ,Listen, strawberry has a language.Nowhere Near Home: An extractThe Language of Strawberries By Maja MilanovicA single hair follicle, sticks out from the smoothly cut hair, of a nine–year–old boy’s head, while he balances on his toe...
Dear ,Today, I watched my dad reach for a cup of water and his hands failed. The water spilled on the table, floor, everywhere. He looked up at me with eyes that said, there goes my pride.I became a creative because of my dad. Many poems that I...
HomeSupportSubmission is open!!Submission for Issue 6.1 opened on the 26th of January 2026.Theme: PlacesWhat to send us? Poetry, Art and Photography.We always love to see work that dares the ordinary.For this issue, we want the poems to transport us...
Hey ,Welcome to 2026! This is Abasiama Udom welcoming you for the year.I thought long and hard about how to begin the letter for the year. I did. I started writing this letter and gave up. Then, I settled for a line from a poem I gave up on in 2...
Renee CronleyHello Renee, nice to speak with you. Tell us about you.I spent my childhood writing stories and acting them out with my Barbie dolls or while playing dress-up. And I’ve collected books since before I knew how to read and slept with them...
Mark BlickleyHello Mark, Tell us about youI am a native of New York City, a former college prof, and a USAF veteran. When I was 29 I saw Francois Truffaut's film, The 400 Blows, and it inspired me to become a writer because I saw how childhood trauma...
Welcome Luisa, tell us about youAs you can imagine, I love, love, love to write. It is such a fulfilling art form for me. And I love the arts in general. I especially enjoy singing opera, dancing ballet, and playing the piano. And, periodically, I in...
Jackie PatridgeHi Jackie, Tell us about youI am an emerging mixed media artist and teacher living and working in Wellesley, ON. I love hiking, camping, painting and paper making.What inspires you to create?Lots of things inspire me to create art – I...
Hello Stephanie, welcome to the Interview series. Tell us about you.I start each day with coffee and alone time to recharge because I’m an INFJ living in a busy world that is both inspiring and exhausting. In my spare time, I enjoy laughing (and perh...
Hello Brianne, Tell us about youBrianne Sommerville writes news releases and speeches by day, poetry and fiction by night. She studied English Literature and Theatre at Queen’s University before entering the world of public relations. Brianne is work...
Christopher claussHello Christopher, tell us about youWho is Christopher Clauss? I am an introvert, Ravenclaw, father, poet, photographer, and middle school science teacher in rural New Hampshire. Mu mother believes my poetry is "just wonderful." Bot...
Hello Cortney, welcome to the interview series. Tell us about youI grew up in the Mississippi River Delta, in eastern Arkansas, one of the poorest places in the country. I was raised on a rice and catfish farm, but left to go to college and eventuall...
Beth CopelandHello Beth welcome to our interview series. Tell us about you.The child of American missionary parents, I was born in Japan and raised in Japan, India, and North Carolina. It’s hard to say where “home” is because I lived all over the pla...
Submission is over for the Nowhere Near Home Issue and we are excited to have all your beautiful submissions. We are still working on accepting more to make a complete collection.thestripesmagAs we work and more towards publication in January 2022, w...