by Helen Ivory | Jan 6, 2017 | Prose & Poetry
Early European Painting Another painting, John the Baptist in the desert this time, and then next up, Madonna and child followed by a saint being stoned with angels in the wings (no pun intended)… centuries old, almost rupturing with faith,...
by Helen Ivory | Jan 5, 2017 | Prose & Poetry
Approximately 10 years ago – and we say ‘approximately’ because the earliest saved post we have is from 5th January 2007 – Ink Sweat & Tears was born. We celebrate quietly today with Marjorie Sadin’s poem below. ...
by Helen Ivory | Jan 4, 2017 | 2017 poetry picks, Prose & Poetry
Waiting At Swanpool the sand is Demerara sugar a dark heart floats: cocoa on a cappuccino scurf. Out there, the horses break relentless, Shire hooves kicking up pasts. Fairy lights string the ships in, a bistro siren big on gratuities and gulfweed. The sea has...
by Helen Ivory | Jan 3, 2017 | Prose & Poetry
Friday Night Swirling dust rose from a wide parking lot as cars found space. Weary visitors and neighbors headed for the front door of The Guitar Road House. Music greeted them along with flies buzzing and fumes from beer and roasted chicken. The...
by Helen Ivory | Jan 2, 2017 | 12 days 2016
Christmas Card Shirley lay in the bed in her prim, backless robe, surrounded by the breath of other mothers and the milky scent of babies. Her own newest child lay beside her, as wrinkled as an apple past its prime, but active and large in the...
