Author: Flora Ashe

  • Life By Eva Wal

    Life By Eva Wal

    Smiling into the morning’s faceI lie under a tree Listening to birds With my eyesI kiss the crooked treefull of rounded fruits A happy crowd held in friendly arms I can do what I wantI watch the river flow Don’t be a slave, don’t be a foolshe speaks to mewhile…

  • Artwork By Emily Stedman

    Artwork By Emily Stedman

    Born in New York City, Emily Stedman’s family moved to France when she was in first grade. She currently lives in New York City and is represented at NOHO/M55 Gallery. Her colorful watercolor paintings explore imagined and actual narratives in the world around her. Links: emilystedman.com Instagram: @nepperhan_watercolors facebook.com/emily.stedman

  • Secret Garden By Karina Brzostowski

    Secret Garden By Karina Brzostowski

    Born in Poland, Karina Brzostowski was raised in France where she studied Art at University (BA Arts). She also spent many years in the U.K before relocating in Dubai with her partner. Visit her instagram: @mademoiselle.karina

  • The King’s Pirouette By Jaden Fong

    The King’s Pirouette By Jaden Fong

    Just to the left of the dying lavender,there is a castle of a web, fit fornothing short of a king. That’sjust what I expect the spider is, too: a king.His galt is royal, regal, intentional.He spins crystalline twine day after nightafter day, laying each ivory wing to his thronecarefully, one…

  • Art By Maddie Bartley

    Art By Maddie Bartley

    *Click on photo to enlarge Maddie Bartley was born in Louisville, KY and attended Murray State University for her BFA in printmaking. Earned her MFA at Syracuse University in 2016. Presently living in Buffalo, NY to focus on her freelance and studio practices. Visit madelinebartley.com or Instagram: @propagationprints

  • This Is Within Me By Jack M. Freedman

    This Is Within Me By Jack M. Freedman

    Inspired by the TV series, This Is Us It startswith anervousbreakdownand endswith across countryroad trip. Do I remain drivento the point ofachieving anunreachableperfection… Or do I gorgeon my defenses? Do I holdmyself responsiblefor my lack of security? One that is:lostcharredexhausted. Could I findthat soulconnection? Addictionsmay one dayconsume me,but I willbe…

  • Photoset By Georgia Iris Szawaryn

    Photoset By Georgia Iris Szawaryn

    *Click on photo to enlarge. Georgia Iris Szawaryn is a Writing Arts graduate student at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. She is currently working on a young adult fiction novel for her master’s project, based on her life and experience as a Korean adoptee in America. You can follow…

  • Landscape By Rock Martinez

    Landscape By Rock Martinez

    Soft, lazy afternoons in quiet neighborhoods, where childrenPlay innocent games.Mothers watch, contented, idyllic lifeScenic pictures of another day in paradise. Large, comfortable homes perched on lofty hillsidesSit majestically, overlooking a sea of lightsAs late evening sneaks past crystal lakes.Soft light glows from bedroomsWhere children are tucked in to sleep, safe…

  • Paintings By Smita Sonthalia

    Paintings By Smita Sonthalia

    Smita Sonthalia lives in London and has been practising art for 18 years, a contemporary artist. She draws inspiration from nature, spiritualism and women. Most of her paintings are mixed media and acrylic on canvas. She experiments with textures, layers, inks, lines, patterns in her works to create something different.…