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Poetry

An Interview with Russell Bittner, Part 1

August 11, 2009

Russell Bittner, author of the collection Stores in the Key of C.  Minor. recently took some time to answer some of my questions about the art and craft of writing and about the publishing world.  In this first part, Russell describes his writing process, his thoughts on literature, and how he uses language to effectively [...]

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Introducing Russell Bittner

August 7, 2009

Russell Bittner is a New York-based writer, whose collection Stories in the Key of C – Minor is being published by Faraway this month.  To allow Russell Bittner to introduce himself to our readers, we asked him to describe his writing career.
 
There’s my “career,” Daniel, and then there’s my career.  The first is what enables [...]

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Faraway, Volume 2, Issue 3

June 30, 2009

The new issue of Faraway is online, featuring dozens of pieces by many new authors.  Click on the titles below to read the individual stories or poems, or click here to view the issue as a whole.

On the Other Promontory by Davide Trame
Winter Passage For Billy Collins by Michael K. Gause
Dwindling Times and Burden by [...]

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The New Issue of Faraway

May 17, 2009

Featuring stories, poetry, and artwork by dozens of contributors, the new issue of Faraway is now online.
Read the whole issue here, or preview the issue by clicking below:
Poetry: On the Other Promontory by Davide Trame.
Short story: The Book Review by David A. Kentner.
And return tomorrow for a new short story by Josh Mitchell, illustrated with [...]

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On The Other Promontory by Davide Trame

May 14, 2009

 And there were pools among the rocks
by the sea, deep pools, dark blue,
that would never dry
in the sunlight, I had climbed
to the cliff top and now stood
among them, craters filled as if by surprise
to the brim.
Click here to read the rest.  Click here to read more about Davide.

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Something to look at

April 22, 2009

The latest issue of Faraway is now available. thanks and congratulations to all the writers and artists.
These things always seem to take longer than anticipated. A word on the process: Our pet chimp Dimba solicits short stories, poems, and artwork from his cage at the company fortress in Montclair, California.  Accepted pieces are then shipped [...]

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Tulips in the Spring

January 1, 2009

I’ve scratched & sniffed my life away
Petty people with petty problems have all but crowded my petty life.
I’ve held my scorn like a bouquet of roses
Red with rage;
I’ve stood there and smiled
While patiently waiting for the return of common sense.
 
Before I thought my own thoughts
They were fed to me
By an angry hand with a jagged [...]

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Festivities

December 25, 2008

Busy times, I know.  But perhaps sometime today, during halftime of the Lakers-Celtics game or while you’re waiting for dinner to be ready, click here to read Doing the Dead – 1983, a novella by K. C. Wilson presented by Faraway.
We’ve also got a Christmas story by Michael Pitassi, Baptism By Ice Water: A Christmas [...]

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Physical Love

November 30, 2008

It starts with a lingering look,
And touching so softly.
Kissing, lips and ears and neck.
Breathing heavier and heavier still.

And touching so softly,
Leads to a playful game.
Breathing heavier and heavier still.
Licking, laughing, laying down,

Leads to a playful game.
Mouths, hands, legs intertwined.
Licking, Laughing, laying down.
Enjoying one another.

Mouths, hands, legs intertwined,
Gasping for humid air.
Enjoying one another,
For the very first [...]

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First Date

November 25, 2008

A movie? Dinner?
That’s cliché.
Let’s walk along the beach
Today.

And maybe we will run
And play.
Our hands will touch,
You’ll look away
Sheepishly with that
Shy grin.
A new romance begins again.

And you will laugh and I
Will smile.
And you’ll be thinking all
The while:

Should I kiss her?
Should I not?
Would she mind?
Probably not.

The moment passes,
Nothing done.
We turn away from
The setting sun.
The day is over.
Nothing [...]

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Four Poems by David Kowalczyk

November 10, 2008

We’re pleased in this issue to feature a series of four poems by seasoned New York writer David Kowalczyk.  I’m excited to change the pace today from the short stories we have been featuring and post these poems, for your reading enjoyment.

Life Is A Funny Old Dog

After prayers for white French tulips
at my doorstep arrives
a [...]

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Grief

October 17, 2008

In my soul a gap is laying
Since you left.
And if my heart hurts me
Who is to be blamed?
 
I’m running in the night, all is desert,
In this place where we used to meet
No one is speaking, there is nothing alive,
not even the voice I used to listen to.
 
It’s like the sky wants to take my pain [...]

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My heart and me

October 12, 2008

 My heart is a leaf,
That in the autumn is gently falling down,
My word is an excuse
So I can soothe you.
 
My heart is a cloud
That is floating like in a dream,
My hands are wings to fly
With you in paradise.
 
My heart is a flower
So you can pick it up in your palm,
My eyes are the sun
That warms [...]

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I dream in plastic

October 6, 2008

pink shaded polyurethane
ribbed and rounded edges
smooth as silk
chrome interlaced bars
bend and flex
for easy positioning
zebra pattern shag carpet
and thick twill
bamboo lined walls
and cascading ruffled curtains
in baby blue
big white dots adorn the ceiling
shiny dome lights like bullets
light big glossy books
on block stacked shelves
as high as the sky
with purple and green dyes
pinpointing accuracy in design
rotating coffee tables
with spouts [...]

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The Gift of Memory

October 6, 2008

Memory fades…
with people,
with time.
Something to think about
next time
you
hold back

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With my tired eyes

October 6, 2008

I have my eyes tired with so much crying
And sadness.
And the fine desire is extinguished for me
To live as a youth.

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Good-bye

October 4, 2008

 Icy clouds are fluttering
Your look that is lying to me
You didn’t say you had an adventure
With one that seemed obedient.
 
Flowers of contempt are appearing
In my thoughts that stealthily are coming.
They are coming and disappearing
And I forgot what you promised me.
 
Petals of bad gestures,
We let them play their game.
Moments of quiet love,
They shouldn’t happen anymore.
 
Jams of [...]

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Anything

October 3, 2008

Earth, water, storm,
To be the sun and the moon.
Word, sentence, syllable,
Trees, flowers or grass.
Smile, honey, pain,
To be a big fortune.
Day, night or daybreak.
I envelop you many clouds.
Mist, mountain or stars
To soothe you in hard days.
Angel, rain, queen
To rid you of any blame.
Sky, dreams, street lamps.
To be a candle in your soul.
Only for your love
I [...]

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Crazy Love

October 2, 2008

Are you looking at me?
Or through me?
You think you know me, that you made me what I am.
You take me in your arms, you throw me to the ground.
You tell me you love me.
But now I know. I don’t believe it anymore.
You kiss me, I don’t bear your breath anymore.
My right breast is uncovered.
You’re looking [...]

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I’m More Open Than Music

October 2, 2008

playing           south bend
southern              cries               pulsing         pneumatic [...]

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