A 21-Gun Salute by Keith Aron

December 28, 2023
“The 21-gun salute, commonly recognized by many nations, is the highest honor rendered.” www.arlingtoncemetery.mil, “21-Gun Salute” In acknowledgment of the…

Recent Impressions of H.O. Tanner’s The Annunciation: Viewings from different angles, emotional states by Nick Hilbourn

December 28, 2023
“Tanner entered this painting in the 1898 Paris Salon exhibition, after which it was bought for the Philadelphia Museum of…

The Women in Between by Ashton Cynthia Clarke

December 28, 2023
Recently, I was invited to perform a reading of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, the book created by…

Salt of the Earth by Patrycja Humienik

December 28, 2023
In a blurry photo from my first trip to Poland at 19, me and my godmother, one ofmy mother’s ten…

The Spy Balloon and the Sundial by Susanna Lang

December 28, 2023
I dance across the bluecurtain of the sky, my silkgleaming white in the sun’sembrace, clouds pirouettingaround us. Here on the…

Poetry by John McCarthy

December 28, 2023
Origin of Fear Rides in on an unfriendly windand transforms the trees into strong hands that can’t be seen but…

The Revolution by Rodrigo Toscano

December 28, 2023
Gray birds made of marble falling from the sky Swamp oaks taking two steps forward, if you look closely Levee…

The Safekeeping of Memories and Ghosts: An Interview with Kathleen Quigley

December 19, 2023
By Patricia Ann McNair I’ve known Kathleen Quigley, the winner of Michigan Writers 2023 Chapbook Competition in Nonfiction, for more…

Finding Your Prowess, Feeling Your Worth: An Interview with Sharon Bippus, Michigan Writers Cooperative Press Chapbook Winner

December 9, 2023
By John Mauk In northern Michigan, we have bears, cherries, waves of tourists, and a vibrant literary community. If you walk…

Dressing Up as Someone Else: An Interview with Jeremy Wilson

November 26, 2023
By Kate Wisel On the phone, for reasons we no longer understand, my friend and I forgo the usual hello…

From Dust to Stardust: An Interview with Poet, Novelist, and Publisher Kathleen M. Rooney

October 13, 2023
FROM DUST TO STARDUST: An Interview with Poet, Novelist, and Publisher Kathleen M. Rooney

Finding a Story’s Chemical Equation: An Interview with Author Jody Hobbs Hesler

October 5, 2023
By Susan Baller-Shepard In the back of a van speeding up Monte Erice, the Mountain of God, not far from…

Meet Me at the Crossroads—An Interview with Deborah Shapiro

September 7, 2023
By Karen Halvorsen Schreck Writing was getting me down.  Well, not writing, exactly, but publishing, the business industry of things.…

Excerpt: Jessica Jopp’s FROM THE LONGING ORCHARD

September 1, 2023
By Jessica Jopp From the first time the girls heard their parents mention the lunar eclipse it sounded like a…

One Question: Jessica Jopp

September 1, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked Jessica Jopp, author of From the Longing Orchard, “There are several moments in your novel when a…

When Something Clicks—Taking A Leap of Faith Into Fiction Writing: An Interview With Janice Deal

August 26, 2023
By Karen Halvorsen Schreck Wide-ranging research takes me to unusual places. Surprises often await me there. Opportunities for connection, too.…

Beyond Oppenheimer: An Interview with Alcante, Laurent-Frédéric Bollée, and Denis Rodier About Illustrating the History of the Atom Bomb

August 11, 2023
By Lorraine Boissoneault For anyone swept up in the summer movie bonanza dubbed “Barbenheimer,” it might be tempting to think…

Excerpt: Terry Tierney’s THE BRIDGE ON BEER RIVER

August 11, 2023
By Terry Tierney Make It Home Alive During my second beer the yelling begins upstairs. I try to block it…

One Question: Terry Tierney

August 11, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked Terry Tierney, author of The Bridge of Beer River, “You have said your first novel Lucky Ride…

Excerpt: M. Evelina Galang’s WHEN THE HIBISCUS FALLS: STORIES

July 14, 2023
By M. Evelina Galang When my twin and I turn sixty-five, the women in the city begin coming out of…

One Question: M. Evelina Galang

July 14, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked M. Evelina Galang, author of When the Hibiscus Falls: Stories, “What obsessions recur in your work and…

Diving the Deep Ocean and Making Unexpected Connections: An Interview with Brad Fox

July 7, 2023
By Lorraine Boissoneault To learn about the deep sea is to immerse oneself in both wonder and terror. Utter darkness,…

Excerpt: Jan Stinchcomb’s VERUSHKA

June 30, 2023
By Jan Stinchcomb Verushka was always different. Her mother, Elena, hoped her daughter would be just like her, a born…

One Question: Jan Stinchcomb

June 30, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked Jan Stinchcomb, author of Verushka, “How did you handle your villain?” By Jan Stinchcomb Carefully. There’s nothing…

Nothing Like A Havana Hangover: An Interview With Randy Richardson

June 27, 2023
By WC Turck I came to know Randy Richardson through his work as a founding member and president of the…

Still Life With Fragrance: An Interview With JSA Lowe

June 23, 2023
By Jael Montellano I think of JSA Lowe’s poems the way I think of American trompe l’oeil, the oils so…

A Woman’s Creative Life Revised: An Interview with Lynn Sloan

March 31, 2023
By Patricia Ann McNair It was through her photography that I first became acquainted with Lynn Sloan, but it is…

Excerpt: Karin Cecile Davidson’s THE GEOGRAPHY OF FIRST KISSES

March 24, 2023
By Karin Cecile Davidson The Geography of First KissesCompass Points The first was Leon. A small, muscular boy. A midshipman…

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March 24, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked Karin Cecile Davidson, author of The Geography of First Kisses, “Of all the stories in The Geography…

Kaleidoscope: An Interview With Dawn Raffel

March 17, 2023
By Jael Montellano I imagine entering the 1933 Century of Progress Fair felt to Chicagoans of the day like it…

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