Susan Isla Tepper has a new Novel just out titled “Hair of a Fallen Angel” from Spuyten Duyvil Books, NYC. A twenty-year writer, she’s authored 12 books of fiction and poetry and 5 stage plays. Honors include 21 Pushcart Prize Nominations. Her play ‘The Crooked Heart’ concerning artist Jackson Pollock premiered on October 25, 2022 at the Irish Repertory Theatre in NYC. Adapted from an earlier novel, it was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Susan is a Brand Ambassador for The Galway Review. A Youtube video for her new novel: https://youtu.be/W2HVIc4NrqY
THE HAUNTING
By Susan Isla Tepper
Anticipating a large vehicle
will crash me
from behind—
Your renewed presence
after this many years
has set my bones
to rattling—
I’ve a shortness of breath
walking wobbly
pitched to one side.
You have the right
to be here/
Deed inscribed
a raised seal
Importance:
Your name:
house barn land.
How you used to
rub that in.
You haven’t entered.
Yet.
Keeping to the barn.
When I emerge from the house
moving carefully across
frozen tundra
I cannot bear
to see
those black eyes
peering through the barn slat
penetrating me.
Digby Beaumont is a self-taught artist. His artwork has been published extensively in collaboration with writers of fiction, poetry and music. His subjects include portraits, figures, urban scenes and still lifes. He aims to convey a subject’s character, as well as a good likeness. His pictures sometimes suggest elements of a story. He uses techniques of acrylic painting, pen and ink drawing, screen printing and mixed media. Digby is also a widely-published writer. His stories and poetry have appeared in more than 100 magazines and anthologies, including The Best Small Fictions. Previously, as a textbook author, he had numerous publications, including international best sellers.
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