Writing and Stuff

Writing and Stuff

by | Jul 11, 2023 | Bubbler, FSR

THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST TIME- to launch a Substack. We have three new poetry titles at our fresh squeezed lemonade stand and also Ashley Cowger’s wild collection of short stories On the Plus Side. And we’re warming the wax to bind three others by...
LSD & Zen by Rue Matthiessen

LSD & Zen by Rue Matthiessen

by | Mar 16, 2023 | Bubbler, FSR

In 2010, I went with my father to a memorial service at St. Annes, in Bridgehampton. I noticed how confidently he sang the hymns, knowing every cadence, every word. For him they were second nature. I was touched by the quaintness of this. Before, I had only seen him...
A Lil Sumthin’ by Jennifer Keith

A Lil Sumthin’ by Jennifer Keith

by | Jan 29, 2023 | Bubbler

The trapper takes $475 to get squirrels out of our attic.It’s the first summer of the pandemic, and the squirrels have invaded the roof above the second floor through a gap the soffit. I’ve heard them running back and forth in the ceiling for days. I look...
The Suitcase by Steve Denehan

The Suitcase by Steve Denehan

by | Dec 12, 2022 | Bubbler, FSR

At the end of our road was a streambeside the stream ran a paththat became dirt and lonelyif followed we were especially aimlessone dull summer daywalking the pathfurther than we had walked before until we came upon a suitcasesitting in the middle of the pathas though...
Will I Forget — by Evalyn Lee

Will I Forget — by Evalyn Lee

by | Nov 29, 2022 | Bubbler

It is your birthday, my birthday, your name,my name, you, my everloving, whatsyourname? Is it inevitable, will I say, as you do, as your motherdid, it is so terrible of me, can you believe it, I forgot it was his birthday? Then, will someone you love,or I love, or he...