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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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New Issue Coming Soon!

April 7, 2009

We’re putting the finishing touches on a brand new issue of Faraway.  It’s got a fantastic layout and look, as well as a bevy of artists and writers new to Faraway readers, plus some long-time veterans.
In the meantime, our Contributors page has been fully updated to include all of the new writers, poets, and artists from [...]

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Spring Has Arrived!

March 28, 2009

“Lines Written In Early Spring”
by William Wordsworth
I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.
Through primrose tufts, [...]

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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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Happy Winter!

December 22, 2008

Initially when I wrote this poem I didn’t have anything specific in mind.  Now I guess it can apply pretty well to the Great Deprecession of 2008 – 200?.  The only things missing are cardboard and corrogated iron Bush- and Cheneyvilles.  When will it end?  Nobody knows.  And for the record, I coined two new [...]

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With many thanks . . .

December 10, 2008

I want to draw attention today to our many supporters, whose donations keep this journal up and running.  We’ve recently received much-needed financial help from Alfred Scolari, Kyle Hernandez, owner of Second Story Books of Claremont, and Gay Degani, Michael Woodcock, Vic Fortezza, and Joseph Grant, all of whom have stories or art appearing in [...]

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New Issue of Faraway Now In Print!

December 3, 2008

For those of you who have been waiting to get your hands on a copy of the latest issue of Faraway, today is the day!  Copies still warm from the presses are now on display at Second Story Books of Claremont, California.  In the coming days there will also be copies in Borders Bookstore in [...]

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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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Have you downloaded the new Faraway yet?

November 2, 2008

If not, what are you waiting for?!  This issue contains work by over thirty contributors from all around the world.  The content and the layout are the best Faraway has seen in its two year publication history.  Download it now by right-clicking the image, and clicking “Save Target As” (2.85 megabytes).  And don’t forget to [...]

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What’s in the new Faraway?

October 31, 2008

Ten short stories!  Thirteen poems!  Over thireen works of art! 
Over thirty contributors: Andy Mills, Dan Moreau, Diana Magallon, Jeff Crouch, David Kowalczyk, Val Murah, Katie Rutherford, T.R. Healy, William Walsh, Ellen Perry, Suvi Mahonen, Luke Waldrip, Vic Fortezza, Michael Woodcock, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, Janet Thorning, Jim Fuess, Jim Lyons, Christian Pinchbeck, Michael Pitassi, Colin James, Joseph [...]

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The new issue of Faraway is now online!

October 26, 2008

Click the thumbnail below to download the pdf of the newest issue.  For optimal viewing, download and save the file, then, in the Adobe Acrobat window, click view: two-up continuous.

You can also click on the miniviewer below to stream the new issue via www.Issuu.com/faraway.  NOTE: Because Issuu.com is not compatible with the latest versions of [...]

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New Books Out From Faraway Contributor

October 18, 2008

Faraway contributor Rosana Cortez Noguera has new books of poetry and stories available online in English, French, and Spanish.  Support Rosana by visiting her storefront, where you can purchase these titles for as little as $3, including her book of short tales in English, Orange Roses.
You can also click here: http://stores.lulu.com/roussicle

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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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