William Morris: Grandfather of Fantasy William Morris (1834–1896) influenced the evolution of fantasy literature and his fantasy novels particularly influenced J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth series. “Morris inaugurates…fertile strand of materialist […]
Five haiku poems from: everything with an asterisk: haiku of Bruce H. Feingold. Bruce H. Feingold has been a psychologist for nearly fifty years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bruce’s […]
Circus of the Sun MillValleyLit editor-in-chief J.Macon King’s debut novel of 1979 San Francisco’s cultural, sexual and political maelstrom. “The most outrageously honest and erotic San Francisco novel since Jack […]
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES We strive to showcase the best short work and poetry. Only well-proofed polished submissions of literary merit are considered. We are not seeking unsolicited political submissions. Photos and […]
Winter 2022-23 Issue #23 See Mill Valley rare snow photos here. Featuring: Excerpt from Bernard Meisler’s hilarious neo-noir satire novel, There’s Never Been a Better Time to Buy Die. […]
Honorable Mention: “Words on Water” international writing contest, 2023. To Sur, with Love Cragged cliffs rise to endless verde Cypress, Monterey Pines and scrub at Willow Creek, Sand Dollar, Jade […]
The Gravedigger’s Score spooky fiction by J.Macon King The jutting hill of San Rafael cemetery was quiet in the chilly night air. A cloud passed the moon as an old […]
20 Feet from Enlightenment: A Coming of Sage Story memoir humor by J.Macon King Never cease from exploring the other side of that ridge… even though you may get lost… […]
From the 60’s to the ‘9ers with David Harris by J.Macon King David Harris, war activist, author, journalist, artist, died from lung cancer at his home in Mill Valley, […]
“Nicasio Spring,” oil on board, 11” x 14”, $350 Jeb Harrison has been an editor, reviewer and contributor with MillValleyLit since the beginning. Between playing music with a group at […]
Dickens in Appalachia Review by Jeb Harrison Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer-winning novel, Demon Copperhead, can be a bit of a vexing read, at first. The author’s uncanny ability to inhabit […]
Kurt Vonnegut—Self-assessment Celebrated author grades his own works In his book Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Vonnegut listed eight […]
How to Sing the Blues If you are new to Blues music, or like it but never really understood the whys and wherefores, here are some very fundamental rules: 1. […]
Eric Dennison has been posting his nature photography for the past year on Nextdoor Washoe Valley (south of Reno), attracting an appreciative following. Below is a sampling of his […]
Just a few days ago we received three short, stunning poems from Vyacheslav Konoval, a poet living in Kyiv, the capitol of Ukraine. Slava, as he calls himself (his nickname […]
Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, CA, has only seen significant snow on its 2,579 feet a dozen or so times in the last 100 years, and Feb. 24th, 2023 was […]