This is the trouble with visiting the past:
you are not invited….
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Check out The Literal Latte Anthology — great selections from our first 15 years!
Readers’ Comments
- On "Matt Burke": Your creations are wonderful, Matt! As an artist myself, I have always been attracted to wood because of its magnificent definition in the natural state.... – Gippy Henry
May 21 - On "The Past Life Hypnotist Predicts The Future": In my humble opinion, this is a wonderful piece of work. Although fiction it's about a subject that many question in this time period. More... – Gippy Henry
May 21 - On "The Last Sister": Love your poetry! So much sensory details, metaphors taking the past toward the future is exhilarating. The constant reference to not living in the past... – Gippy Henry
May 21 - On "The Other Chair": This is a wonderful essay. I applaud the way you worked yourself as a prior patient into the field. Studied psychology and the brain at... – Gippy Henry
May 21 - On "Birding by Ear": Awesome, lovely poem! I definitely want to read more work by Susan Cohen! – S.D. Lishan
May 21 - On "Birding by Ear": Excellent piece. I loved the tension, and the rhythm. As well as the juxtaposition of the ages, both the husband and the teacher, and the... – Christine Nichols
May 15 - On "Birding by Ear": That last line and image is wonderful, as is the entire poem. I like its rhythm, partly gliding, partly flitting. – Amy Holman
May 10 - On "Mistletoe": My dear Mr. Flythe Jr.You won't remember, but back in the late 70s when I was a beginning writer, you sent me personal comments on... – Eve Ott
Apr 24
- On "Matt Burke": Your creations are wonderful, Matt! As an artist myself, I have always been attracted to wood because of its magnificent definition in the natural state.... – Gippy Henry
Sunday
The hawk had a squirrel up in our eucalyptus.
Mockingbirds dove at them, persistent, fluttering, loud.
Sudden chaos in my favorite tree….