Alec Solomita’s fiction has appeared in the Southwest Review, The Mississippi Review, Southword Journal, and The Drum (audio), among other publications. He was shortlisted by the Bridport Prize and Southword Journal. His poetry has appeared in The Ekphrastic Review, Gnashing Teeth Publishing, The Galway Review, Bold + Italic, Litbreak, Subterranean Blue Poetry, The Blue Nib, Red Dirt Forum, and elsewhere.  His chapbook, “Do Not Forsake Me,” was published in 2017 and is still available at Finishing Line Press and Amazon. His first full-length book of poetry was published last April by Kelsay Press. He’s working on another. He lives in Massachusetts.

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Years of thinking
Before the time is right
Years of nobody
I don’t know when
Honestly I don’t
So frightened
But ready now
Something happened
Several things maybe
Struck all at once
Or one after the other
Falling into a Castle in Spain
Out of my own sight
Memories become dusk
No, she said, no
And his heart was slowing down
No