by Sleepylion | Apr 4, 2021 | Michael Amos, Poetry, Writing
Another New Day – Poem by Michael Amos Artemis, painting by Michael Amos Another New Day I’m looking for the big times,When the singing gets good,And the chalice spills over,And I gape sober, my mouth a big black hole. I seek the tendrils of smoke,In...
by Sleepylion | Mar 27, 2021 | Article, India Roberts, Writing
The Goddesses of Spring – by India Roberts Picture by Malinda Nagy The Goddesses of Spring by India Roberts The countryside sang to me today. The clouds were fluffy marshmallows and the sun beamed through them onto the hills making the grass...
by Sleepylion | Mar 23, 2021 | Patrick Mooney, Poetry, Writing
The Four Seasons – A poem by Patrick Mooney A Poem by Patrick Mooney The Four Seasons Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter Spring Spring sunshine, anew as the last winter frosts melt away, Morning dew hanging from the barbecue, The vegetable patch untouched,...
by Sleepylion | Mar 21, 2021 | Short Story, Writing
Aurora – A short story by Michael Amos Chione, painting by Michael Amos Aurora The cold invaded my body, spreading from my arms to my legs and finally to the tips of my toes. It was getting so dark I could no longer see in front of me. It might be because...
by Sleepylion | Mar 6, 2021 | Article, How to, India Roberts, Poetry, Writing
The Importance of Endings – by India Roberts Picture by Anna H The Importance of Endings by India Roberts We’ve all been there. The book that’s been clutching your mind and depriving you of sleep is thinning. You feel in every flip of the page the...
by Sleepylion | Feb 22, 2021 | India Roberts, Review
Lab Girl – A Review by India Roberts Cover illustration by Charlotte Day While reading Hope Jahren’s memoir, Lab Girl, I wished I was in Alaska surrounded by lush and eclectic trees or settled comfortably in a greenhouse with only plants for company. At first...
by Sleepylion | Feb 14, 2021 | Leanna Amos, Poetry, Writing
Veins – A poem by Leanna Amos Take my hand Look at these veins The blue The purple The red highlights Oxygen I bleed I breathe I see I hear the music I feel this moment In a completely different way To how I’ve ever felt it before I look you in the eye I see...
by Sleepylion | Feb 14, 2021 | Patrick Mooney, Poetry, Writing
Valentine Weekend – A poem by Patrick Mooney A Poem by Patrick Mooney Valentine Weekend You will always be my valentine, More than words can say I will love you more and more, Each passing day As the sun…through the broken clouds, Warms my face, body and soul...
by Sleepylion | Feb 10, 2021 | Article, How to, India Roberts, Poetry, Writing
Poetry and Melancholic Love – by India Roberts Picture by Rakicevic Nenad Poetry and Melancholic Love by India Roberts Love poems, the genre that can make hearts shake and coax tears from weary eyes. The classic, universal subject matter has been...
by Sleepylion | Jan 26, 2021 | India Roberts, Short Story, Writing
The View from Space – A short story by India Roberts Picture by Phan Ming Cuong an Find him on Facebook or Pexels for his work The View from Space Sun poured onto his eyelids like smooth summer wine. Her eyelashes felt like feathers sweeping across his cheeks,...
