M

moving on

by Barry Basden

on the nightstand
a broken clock

ants nesting in
an empty bed

feral dogs in the
weeds next door


Barry Basden edits Camroc Press Review and has been published widely, both online and in print. He lives in the Texas hill country with his wife and two yellow Labs and is pretty much through with moving on.

What inspired “moving on”?

Fragmented memories from a misspent youth inspire a lot of my writing: Living with a broken wall clock for years. A night spent at a seedy motel with ants in its beds. And then there was the crazy lady at the end of the road who fed dozens of feral cats living in her woods. Things like that.

News

Check out the write-up of the journal in The Writer.

Matter Press recently released titles from Meg Boscov, Abby Frucht, Robert McBrearty, Tori Bond, Kathy Fish, and Christopher Allen. Click here.

Matter Press is now offering private flash fiction workshops and critiques of flash fiction collections here.

Submissions

Poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction/prose poetry submissions are now closed. The reading period for standard submissions opens again March 15, 2023. Submit here.

Upcoming

09/09 • Rae Gourmand
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