Susan Isla Tepper has a Novella just out from Wilderness House Press titled GIRL UPSIDE DOWN. Currently it is only available from the author direct.  A twenty-year writer, she has penned 14 published books of fiction and poetry and 7 Stage Plays.

Honors include 25 Pushcart Prize Nominations, a win in the Francis Ford Coppola Zoetrope Contest for the Novel (2003), Second Place Winner in Story/South Million Writers Award and more.

Her stage 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.
http://www.susantepper.com

Love Letter to Leonard Cohen

By Susan Isla Tepper

Did you know Suzanne
in the flesh
so many women
were in love with you
I roamed Hydra
a summer into fall
not a clue
you were living in those
sun-baked hills—
odd coincidence
Suzanne
being part of my repertoire
in the clubs
where I sang in The States
Once I saw your photo
in the newspaper
about to kiss a famous actress
and found myself thinking
he has lush lips
If I’d known
you were right there
I would have jumped
on a donkey
gone in search
It used to be that way
unwilling to quench my desires

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.