NEW RELEASE: Measures by B. L. Bruce (Poetry)

NEW RELEASE: Measures by B. L. Bruce (Poetry)

In February of 2014, my debut collection of poetry, The Weight of Snow, was published. Now, seven years later, my latest collection, Measures, is here. Now available on Amazon in print and eBook format. In Measures, B. L. Bruceโ€™s third collection of poetry, the author deftly explores grief, loss, the visual measures of time, and [...]

Poem “Dark Star” Published in Emerge Literary Journal’s Issue 16

Poem “Dark Star” Published in Emerge Literary Journal’s Issue 16

DARK STAR I had not expected, mid-life,that already my shining yearswould be behind me, tradedfor more essential things:what it meansto have patience,to wage a war,how to endure. I remember clearer now:the smooth dunes,bare shoulders,my body feeling somehowless bound, belongingto me. You came outof the seaโ€”salt on skin.In a particular way,your face openedbeneath the midday sky.Those [...]

FOREWORD MAGAZINE GIVES 5 STARS TO M. REED MCCALL’S “MOOSE TRACKS ON THE ROAD TO HEAVEN”

A woman discovers her rich relationships in this exquisite exploration into themes of time and connections, love and loss. . . . Moose Tracks on the Road to Heavenย tells the story of protagonist Elena Elizabeth Wright Maguire, who reexamines her life and relationships after she is involved in a minor car accident. M. Reed McCall [...]

NEW RELEASE: “Moonchild” by Author Ewa Zwonarz

Zwonarz's coming-of-age tale functions on multiple levels: visionย quest, family saga, spiritual memoir, paranormal mystery. Rich andย sensuous descriptions of nature and the inner life, give the storylineย a velvety lushness, which is deftly blended with page-turningย suspense. If Nancy Drew and Rumi would have had a love-child, andย raised her in the land of Oz, she might have looked [...]

PRESS RELEASE: ‘Poems from Conflicted Hearts: An Anthology’ from Smooth Stones Press Now Available!

Love poems and the anthologies that containย them are plentiful. But is it true of theirย counterpart, poems that speak to loneliness,ย heartbreak, unrequited love and abuseย masquerading as loveโ€”conflicted hearts? A briefย review of the literary genre would say that thereย is no such balance. Anthologies of heartbreak, itย appears, do not exist in abundance.ย Well, let there be balance in the [...]