LIFE OF CHUCK —A(nother) Metaphysical Movie Review

A(nother) Metaphysical Movie Review from  Robert Tobin LIFE OF CHUCK (2025) DIRECTOR: Michael Flanagan ACTORS: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Benjamin Pajak AWARDS: People’s Choice […]

Mensa in the Jungle

Mensa in the Jungle                a humorous short story by J.Macon King “You a Mensa, Jack?” My next-door neighbor, Dean, asked in his deep […]

Golden Gate Bridge “GO 49ers” Banner Adventure

NinerMania Two Fans climb THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE to hang “Go 49ers” banner for Superbowl XIX, 1985 On January 19, 1985, a wintery morning before dawn, a grey compact sedan stopped […]

BROTHERHOOD OF ETERNAL LOVE

BROTHERHOOD OF ETERNAL LOVE: IN CONVERSATION Michael & Carol Griggs Randall with autographed poster of documentary based on their exploits. Fairfax, CA 2019. Photo: King “These are Tales of the […]

Cheyenne Scott Taylor —  Three Poems

Cheyenne Scott Taylor —  Three Poems Real-Serious-Stupid-Shit I am a naked woman brushing my hair in a blue mirror: I sit sweet and sour between my vanity and the honey […]

Tom Robbins Farewell

Tom Robbins R.I.P. at age 92. Irreverent, stoned satirical over-the-top prose reminiscent of a drunken Fitzgerald, blew our minds and made Robbins a counterculture literary icon. Robbins’ foxy hippie looks […]

Roosters and Leopards and Sharks OH MY!

Roosters and Leopards and Sharks OH MY! Adventure travelogue — spearfishing south of the border Humor and photos by Kurt Bickel, free-diver, former pro motorcycle and bicycle racer  (45-minute read […]

They Said it Would Be Wonderful

They Said it Would Be Wonderful A short story by Susanna Solomon At seventeen, Christy St. Claire had been a virgin long enough. All of her friends had made it […]

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It’s Your Lucky Day Short Story by Susanna Solomon “Lagunitas: At 5:48 pm a woman discovered a man asleep in a sleeping bag in her back shed. The man told […]

Truckee Literary Crawl

Truckee Literary Crawl debuted April 5 in Truckee, CA featuring 48 creatives An unforgettable free literary experience was enjoyed at the April 5 Truckee Literary Crawl, where an eclectic mix […]

Shark Bait

Shark Attack True Adventure from Kurt Bickel, free-diver, former pro motorcycle and bicycle racer ACTIVITY: Spearfishing LOCATION: The incident took place near Midnight Lump in the Gulf of Mexico. 28o38.122’N, […]

Scott Green Poetry

Introduction to Scott Green and his Poetry by Jeff Kaliss, Mill Valley Literary Review Poetry Editor Does poetry sound different — maybe better — when it’s proclaimed in the outdoors, […]

J.Macon King Poetry

Carrollton, Illinois county courthouse in Square. Hometown Poems by J.Macon King King grew up in Carrollton, Illinois before calling first Santa Monica, San Francisco, and Mill Valley home. He depicted […]