SERIAL KILLER The punk behind the register snorted when Dave dropped his grocery bag. Dave picked it up and then looked the chain-wearing youth in the eye. “What’s your name?” ... Read more
Flash Fiction October is here! Need I say more? Chance Meeting Elizabeth and Bob shared good years together until he reveled in his success as a plastic surgeon. Then he ... Read more
Differences Don’t divide the people, we insist… There is a way, to peacefully coexist. But still I see two sides concerning this. What is power up to will they tell? ... Read more
Atlas The first one I actually saw was In bronze standing in front of Rockefeller Center The others are pictures in books – flat and one dimensional Of course, ... Read more
JOSHUA TREE REVISITED Ageless rocks stand like desert monuments, Trees with spiky arms reach toward the sky. Roads snake into endless wilderness Distant views bemuse the eye. Sandy trails slice ... Read more
Memorial Service for Helen Holt Sat, August 15, 11am – 2pm The National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20016 Mere Things Mere things don’t matter, or so ... Read more
From Treanor Baring: Many who know me in the NLAPW know that I have recently worked with a project analyzing ethical behavior in corporate settings at the University of St. ... Read more
From the editor: I have two posts to share with you that speak to the same topic: our legacy as Pen Women. One is an obituary for Helen Holt, whose ... Read more
Art of the Week Click on the image to see it larger. Poem of the Week Cuba Amalia, but we called her Molly The first and only Cuban I have ... Read more
To all: a happy and safe Independence Day! The Flag When night falls And lures the moth Shine a light On our sacred cloth The flag sewn By Betsy Ross ... Read more
