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Modern Storytellers: Broken Down (Chapter 1) by Kip de Moll

Of course, I should have known better.

Everyone living in cold climates knows that in temperatures below zero, a few short minutes to warm the engine is necessary. The oil should soften and lubricate before working hard, but on my first official day as a ski instructor that early winter morning, already late starting the hour drive up to the Mountain, I refused to listen.

When the oil warning light remained on, even as heat began to fill the cab, I argued to myself that it had been doing that for several days now and had switched off each time as the indicator had climbed to normal. Turning onto the freeway this time, however, the light stayed dangerously red and the engine continued to tick with an unusual rhythm suggesting something strained.  READ MORE

The Flex: Featured Poem By JD Roland "Reflections (a day of grey)"

Reflections (a day of grey) I felt inverted, walking on overcast, the abandoned terrain, above weeping moss and overturned clay, uncertainty on every side. An empty vessel, weightless, somewhere out there, among the unmarked graves, where elephants go to die and scavengers remain vigilant. The rain slowed to a stutter, tree’s winter-skin silhouetted over abandoned canvas, your giant eyes...READ MORE

Tonight From Iron Mountain: "Language" by Alabaster Deplume

My return journey from the last date of my UK tour supporting the Miserable Rich culminated in an aborted 3am bus journey in the company of a sardine monster crush of wailing, jabbering flexing and vomiting half-baked and painted drooling students. Needless to say, two stops in, I walked home, laughing.  I learned a great deal, as I’d suspected I might, on this journey. That is, the two-weeks of gigs, not the 142 bus.  Partly, about performance. But equally, at least, about people. Given an extended period in the same company, you become quite aware of your own weaknesses. Your habits, though, can remain quite elusive.  READ MORE

FWM Online: An Interpretation Of Allen Ginsberg by Victor C. Pirtle

Allen Ginsberg, with his poetry, assayed with the world of his readers to speak a language of commonality that people who read his work could relate to, personally. “Wichita Vortex Sutra” has received scholarly criticism from two sources that will be cited in this essay, which contained unsubstantiated claims concerning Ginsberg’s poetic message, in one way or another. It is the purpose of this essay to defend Allen Ginsberg’s message with my personal experience, and the experience of others of the mid 1960s Vietnam War era. It is part of this time period that Ginsberg is referring to in his poem.   READ MORE

FWM Online: Real Men Read Romance by Jared S. Anderson

It only takes one glance at the cover of a romance novel to realize that this genre does not expel its resources to try to appeal to the male portion of the human race. And why should they? It’s a well-known fact that men are more interested in action than intimacy, blood than love, and are far more likely to invest their time and money into the invigoration of adrenaline rather than the gentle stimulation of their softer sides, right? Personally, I don’t think this is true. I think it’s an image thing. In truth, most romance novels have qualities which appeal to men and women equally  READ MORE

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Verbal Vibez: The Breakthrough Of Andreas Liotakis

Andreas Liotsakis has been writing, crafting and creating in secret for years. His desire to share has awakened his courage and candour. Like the petals on a flower, Andres is opening his arms to the Sun…to you and you and you…each and every one.  Breaking out of our accustomed state can be challenging. He has found that true growth requires courage and a sense of adventure. Much of his poetry documents his path to awakening. Here is one of his poems reflecting the path to discovery and inspiration…Breaking Through.  READ MORE

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