Author Archives: Chris Floyd

“Things … things could’ve been better. I wish it had been better. Something, I don’t know what, seemed to hold me back, hold me in. A mental thing. I’m sure there’s a name for it, but what does it matter … Continue reading →

“Narrowness of mind, uniformity of thought, cowardice in the face of challenging ideas. Yet I recognize these can be ways of trying to hold our fragile and friable psyches together in the midst of constant assault, from without and within. … Continue reading →

“Dry. They like dry food.”    

“I don’t know where dreams come from. Most of mine are just scraps and jumbles. But sometimes you get one that will just pierce you through, more vivid and coherent than anything in reality, even if it’s thrown together a … Continue reading →

Marina Velázquez (1894-1957). Russian poet. Born Marina Lozovsky in Odessa, she published three books of poetry: Beyond the Cold Forest (1916), Random Green (1917) and The Special Animals (1921) She emigrated to Spain in 1922 and from there to Cuba, … Continue reading →

Aaron Greenwald (1937-2016). Novelist. Born on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Greenwald spent most of his writing life in Hawaii, where he’d been stationed during his four years in the Navy. His works include Caesar’s Thunderstorm, Valley of Salt, The Bird … Continue reading →

In the beauty of the stars, love stolen in all the beauty of the snow, bright and cold, ice cold in the pit, and the lips and sadness experienced.

Juliet Antonelli. Poet and translator. Born in 1961 in Volterra, Italy, to an Italian father and English mother, Antonelli wrote and published in both languages. Her books include Quattro Tempeste sulla Via Appia, Parabole di desiderio dimenticato, By Accident and There … Continue reading →

Still photo from the 1974 Soviet film, “Moko the Clown,” starring Mikhail Doroshevich; loosely based on the play “He Who Gets Slapped (Тот, кто получает пощёчины),” by Leonid Andreyev. An American film version of the Andreyev play was actually the first … Continue reading →

Rachael Landor (b. 1978). Poet. Her books include Amharic Odes, Decadent Lustre, and The Afterlife of Roy Earle. Born in Macon, Georgia, she now lives in Mexico City with her husband, the artist and translator Guillermo Fuentes. Jesus Christ was … Continue reading →