by Mark Galarrita | Jan 14, 2019 | Feature
On “First Seen in Print in 1987, According to Merriam Webster” Krys Malcolm Belc My original New York City Certificate of Birth, issued in July 1987, is a beautiful document. I love the weathered pink paper, the texture, the seal and signatures. I stare at...
by Cat Leeches | Dec 15, 2018 | Alabama, Feature
Dr. South Love or: How I Learned to Stop Listening and Love the Lady I Was Emma Bolden In the first frenzied firestorm of pro-Trump extremism, my liberal views made me a lightning rod in my workplace, and I got hit. I lost everything: the life and career I’d built so...
by Mark Galarrita | Nov 23, 2018 | Feature, Fiction Print
HYPATIA ON ST. KATHERINE Kelly Krumrie from BWR 45.1 Tap here for a Phone Friendly Version To read Kelly Krumrie’s work and more, pick up a copy of 45.1 or order a subscription from our online store. Kelly Krumrie is a PhD student in Creative Writing at the...
by Mark Galarrita | Nov 23, 2018 | Feature
Points and Planes: On “Hypatia on St. Katherine” Kelly Krumrie You might not yet have read “Hypatia on St. Katherine.” I do wonder how important that is for what I’m writing about now. The details of these two women are available on the internet; my story is a...
by Cat Leeches | Nov 15, 2018 | Feature, Interviews
Tyrese L. Coleman is a writer, wife, mother, attorney, and writing instructor. She is also an associate editor at SmokeLong Quarterly, an online journal dedicated to flash fiction. An essayist and fiction writer, her prose has appeared in several publications,...
by Cat Leeches | Nov 4, 2018 | Feature, Nonfiction Print
Missing File #7: The Ortolan Bunting Alison Powell from BWR 45.1 In 1996 former French President Francois Mitterand invited thirty guests to his last supper. One was delighted to attend and offer condolences, admittedly a delicate balancing act. President Mitterand...
