Pete wrestled the wooden stepladder into the azalea thicket. Like him it was old. Unlike him it was getting heavier every year. Ducking, sidling, backtracking the ladder like a dance partner through the thrust and wallop of the branches, he headed for the spot he'd chosen. Right between the two oldest azaleas. He had … Continue reading “Lady Azalea” by Stephanie Joyce, winner of the 2018-2019 Winter Fiction Contest
“Gender Side Effects and Stars” by Alison Terjek, 2019 Poetry Winter Contest Winner
Beware the nagging possibility of perpetual violence etched in shadows of evening trees! - the Mother in my head I. If I could step out of gender push the weighty glove of caution away from mouth I’d startle every scarecrow leave no frosted corn field or rocky outcrop … Continue reading “Gender Side Effects and Stars” by Alison Terjek, 2019 Poetry Winter Contest Winner
“Laws of Motion” by Lena Crown, 2019 Non-Fiction Winter Contest Winner
Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it. Jaxon was stranded all the way across town when he called me at three-thirty on that Thursday in November. He rushed through the introduction – “Heyineedafavor.” I … Continue reading “Laws of Motion” by Lena Crown, 2019 Non-Fiction Winter Contest Winner
Book Review: The Tribulations of August Baron
"Love is the most important part of life, and loving family is a God-given gift never to be underappreciated." -Auntie Tunes It is the last Wednesday of February and you know what that means... It's Indie Author Wednesday! Today I'll be reviewing the self-published title, The Tribulations of August Baron. It is a novella, the … Continue reading Book Review: The Tribulations of August Baron
Book Review- The Great Gatsby
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” -Nick Carraway The Great Gatsby It is Classics Wednesday over here at Causeway Lit, and today I'll be reviewing The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I know, I know, this book has been talked to death. Why do we talk … Continue reading Book Review- The Great Gatsby
Book Review- Where the Crawdads Sing
"Let's face it, a lot of times love doesn't work out. Yet even when it fails, it connects you to others and, in the end, that is all you have, the connections." - Delia Owens I am not usually one for murder mysteries. The only murder mysteries I've enjoyed over the years have been a handful … Continue reading Book Review- Where the Crawdads Sing
Interview with Balli Kaur Jaswal
Over the weekend I had a chance to interview the talented Balli Kaur Jaswal, a Singaporean novelist and author of Inheritance, Sugarbread, and Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. The author's popularity blew up on social media after her novel, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, was endorsed and promoted by Reese Witherspoon and her book club, Hello … Continue reading Interview with Balli Kaur Jaswal
Book Review- One Day in December
“For onlookers, it must have been an Oscar-worthy sixty-second silent movie. From now on, if anyone asks me if I’ve ever fallen in love at first sight, I shall say yes, for one glorious minute on 21 December 2008.” ― Josie Silver
“The Voice of Hatred” by N.J. Linnehan, Winner of the 2018 Fall Fiction Contest
I sit within my sound-proof cubicle inside the Tai-lonian Social Services Department. The light of my glass-top computer pulsates, the notifications for my messages never ceasing. I swipe the user-interface, and the monitor goes black. I turn to a single piece of decoration on an adjacent wall. The details of the aged landscape painting have … Continue reading “The Voice of Hatred” by N.J. Linnehan, Winner of the 2018 Fall Fiction Contest
“Ghost Images” by Karen Collier, 2018 Non-Fiction Fall Contest Winner
“Mama, why does Daddy get his name in the Bible twice, and mine’s in there just once?” I was five when I confronted my mother as she stood at the kitchen counter, barefoot in her sleeveless blouse and pedal pushers, dipping a wet chicken leg into flour. My mother dropped the chicken back onto the … Continue reading “Ghost Images” by Karen Collier, 2018 Non-Fiction Fall Contest Winner
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