The Journey
She could tell /
before birth /
or after the crest /
her finger tip /
in death is more /…
A Problematic Prophecy & Other Stories
Stephen Newton’s storytelling is like a guide that acquaints readers with what they will soon read in this collection of fifteen fictional stories inspired by the author’s “random, unexplained events I have experienced that have haunted me for decades.”
The Ferryboat
Knowing as light or /
spray cause or effect /
as maker of grace /
outside the realm of /
insight thought specu- /
lation knows its own /
preference preferring /
glimpse of /
the heart
The Base Exchange
I remember the summer of twelve years old when / My mother took me to a Navy base exchange / To buy a chocolate malt, and as I sat at our table / I sensed a circle of white enclose the bloom, / A sensation strangely different from rolling down / The hill with my childhood sweetheart.
velcro
we were running around the track & talking about coincidence & i sd, velcro & u sd, velcro?…