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Four Poems by David Kowalczyk

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:01:08 +0000

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 bouquet of wilted dandelions.

Click here to read more poems by David Kowalczyk or click here to download the newest issue of Faraway.

The Campaign Promise by Joseph Grant

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:24:55 +0000

Joseph Grant is a talented writer living in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals. His latest work, The Campaign Promise, tells the story of Manuel Ortiz, a politician running for office in Mexico. But when Ortiz tells a group of his farmer constituents that he will make it rain, he may have made a promise that he can’t keep.

Manuel Ortiz blotted at the sweat that beaded on his forehead and over his upper lip. Although his upper lip was eclipsed by a thick, black moustache, Manuel Ortiz dabbed anyway, knowing appearances were everything up on the platform where he sat on a creaking metal chair.
It was a good crowd today, he thought to himself. Not like yesterday when Villarosa’s people had infiltrated the common good nature of the townspeople and spread their vicious truths. Ortiz was used to the low-down mudslinging, dog-eat-dog world that was politics and he was used to an opponent using half-truths and lies to paint a negative picture, but never had he known his opponent to stoop so low and to be so malevolent as to tarnish his good political name with the truth.

What is Life? by Vic Fortezza

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:01:49 +0000

We are privileged to include a short story by Italian-American, New York-based novelist, Vic Fortezza, in the latest issue of Faraway. What is Life? is an exquisitely-written piece of fiction in which a man ruminates on the meaning of life while visiting his elderly Italian mother in the hospital. Visit Mr. Fortezza on the web here, where you can order his novel, Close to the Edge.

He heard her crying out behind the curtain that had been drawn around the bed. Each cry was more strained than the last. She complained about the burning, called the nurses “putane” and threatened to rip out the device they’d inserted into her. He sat there, torn, flesh crawling, wondering, should he intercede, if the nurses would be insulted, if they would think him a mama’s boy.
Again she cried out. His eyes glazed as he fought back tears. He could not bear to see anyone in pain – and this was his mother. He slipped behind the curtain. Each nurse was restraining one of her arms, imploring, trying to soothe her. She’d have none of it, asking what devils had sent them to her. He took her hands. She stopped resisting. Surprised, the nurses quickly completed their chores and left, apparently relieved. Vito wondered how they stood it day after day. And this case was minor compared to many they no doubt faced here in Emergency.

Coming soon . . .

admin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:05:57 +0000

Look for it, in the next issue of Faraway, hitting newstands soon.

Thanks to Mockingbird Books . . .

admin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:55:08 +0000

. . . we are one step closer to meeting our goal of collecting $300 in 2008. You can support our supporters by visiting Mockingbird Books online at http://www.mockingbird-books.com/, or view their selection of rare, hard-to-find, and out-of-print books on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/gp/shops/index.html?ie=UTF8&sellerID=A2IANGTKA7LDY.

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