Here's a Poem for you ,I AM FIBRE, BONE AND SHADOW By Dilly DallyI am fibre, bone and shadowBut you see me I am an electrical impulseHeard and earthed In the early hoursYou write to me, pour your heart outSo that I will wake to beautyDelicately you w...
Hey ,What is going on with you? This is a cue to tell me where in the world you are đ¤ I might not be able to to travel there but I'll send a hug.I am writing from Nigeria and it is hot here! I do not recall ever feeling the heat this badly. I now hav...
Hey đ¤Is this even legal? Is it legal have your own private link to the best issue right now? This link?Dear , we come bearing great news and an invite to the best poetry collection ever and this is because we are being so modest.For Letters, we told...
Dear ,This is our official cry for help. Please, send us a pack of tissue and chocolate (no wine. we cannot afford to read intoxicated)Our contributors took the letter theme to the extreme and have us feeling their every emotion.At this rate, we migh...
It's not everyday we get like this but...With each read, we are hooked. We cannot get enough. Our contributors outdid themselves.Dear , we have a definite date for the publication of LETTERS.It's the 30th of April 2024.Are you ready for it?We will be...
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 Iâve 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 â I...
Hello Stephanie, welcome to the Interview series. Tell us about you.I start each day with coffee and alone time to recharge because Iâm 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 Queenâs 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. Itâs hard to say where âhomeâ 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...