Orison our memories spread across uneven eons a second-hand tapestry of woes naked shame clothe thy name genuine prayer can drill a sacred screw into the poisoned blood like viscous iron smelting the night between the eyes it climbs a fence like caged ivy on Vena Cava Lane even Joey Gentile drops her digital pacifierContinue reading “3 poems by James Kowalczyk”
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3 poems by John Grey
YOU ARE NOT A BIRD Sorry but your bones aren’t air-pockets. You’ve no beak, no claws, No wings or feathers. A leap of three feet in the air is followed by a similar drop. You’ve not the lightness to keep your ascent going. And your descent is like your life. It will never break withContinue reading “3 poems by John Grey”
Lost Poems. by Bhuwan Thapaliya
Lost Poems I feel at peace among the thick woods, tall swirling ferns, the bird’s songs, and the humming creeks. Here in the secret of the forest I pinch myself to see if I am a human and then I hear myself humming an old pastoral song over and over again. The birds are wheelingContinue reading “Lost Poems. by Bhuwan Thapaliya”
What’s The Point. a poem by Mitchell Sheffield
What’s The Point What’s the point of tanks if you can’t have a little fun? Riding on the rusty turret and swiveling the gun. Computer games are all that war’s about, Say hungry soldiers grabbing little piggies by the snout. Just a game of hide and seek ,as artillery triangulation is adjusted just a tweak.Continue reading “What’s The Point. a poem by Mitchell Sheffield”
Eve and her Descendants. part 2 of an essay by Olga Stein
Eve and her Descendants (Note to readers: This is the second part of the essay titled, “Religious Revanchism in the USA and that Old Antipathy for Women,” which appeared in the September 2022 issue of WordCity.) Who is Eve and what does she stand for? It has become an important question of late, especiallyContinue reading “Eve and her Descendants. part 2 of an essay by Olga Stein”
Table of Contents. November 2022
Letter from the Editor. WCLJ’s non-fiction editor, Olga Stein Fine Art. Media Eruption. by Michele Rule Miroslava Panayotova Fiction. Edited by Sylvia Petter Fires Near Me. by Faye Brinsmead Cut As if By Knife. by Wayne F. Burke In the Beginning There Was Sound. by Dana Neacşu Non-fiction. Edited by Olga Stein Good for You.Continue reading “Table of Contents. November 2022”
WordCity Literary Journal. November 2022.
©®| All rights to the content of this journal remain with WordCity Literary Journal and its contributing artists. Table of Contents Letter from the Editor. WordCity’s non-fiction editor, Olga Stein Our War on War War isn’t a place anyone would want to visit. Even this statement borders on the inane and insensitive, given the scaleContinue reading “WordCity Literary Journal. November 2022.”
November 2022 Editorial: Our War on War. by Olga Stein
Our War on War War isn’t a place anyone would want to visit. Even this statement borders on the inane and insensitive, given the scale of destruction, death, and suffering we’ve been shown by journalists who’re forced to shield consumers of news from the real devastation taking place on the ground. Let’s keep in mindContinue reading “November 2022 Editorial: Our War on War. by Olga Stein”
Our Sisters in Iran. a poem by Olga Stein
Churchill At Munich. a novel excerpt by Michael Carin
The novel Churchill At Munich is a work of alternate history. It orchestrates events such that Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister a couple of years before he actually did. The lion-hearted man of legend then attends the pivotal Munich Conference in place of the deluded and spineless Neville Chamberlain. In this passage, the exceptional eventsContinue reading “Churchill At Munich. a novel excerpt by Michael Carin”
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