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

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By Susan Isla Tepper

In a single moment
we both, unwittingly,
at the same precise time
step away from it all—

A tragedy
or a start—
you have no response

looking wildly psychedelic
the morning sun glinting
off those jaunty blue shades:
It’s London—
the swinging sixties

you point out Julie Christie
newly minted famous
after DARLING

stepping out of a townhouse
blonde hair sleeping
glasses perched on
the tip of her nose
coat slung over pyjamas

she’s bending, reaching
grabbing the morning papers

Reviews! you announce
your mouth crinkling at its corners

Then we each take a long, hard
look at the other.
Was this a good move.

Neither of us counters.

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.