Think you should finally do that thing you’ve been talking about doing? Don’t – put it off til tomorrow. It’s healthy to wait. 'Procrastination Declaration' is the new issue of 50 to 1. Featured contributors include: Sander Blome, Kelly Schirmann, Jackie Hutchins, Viona Lam, Maggie Eismeier, Nina Roselle, and Shannon Peil.
Glen is procrastinating.
Sun and Care A.L.F. by Sander Blome
The monitor light disturbs my sleeping roommate. Growling under
his breath, he dislikes my hours, my computer, and my sedentary
lifestyle. I have adjusted. I’ve lived in this Assisted Living
Facility for the mentally ill three years to his three months.
He’ll adjust if he accepts he has an illness.
Sander Blome (b. 1956), B.S.M.E., J.D., writes about inner thought and the complexities of making life decisions. Born in Baltimore, Md and raised in Toledo, Oh, Sander has made SW Florida his home for the past 23 years. Sander’s poetry appears or will appear soon online in The Van Gogh Complex, The Houston Literary Review, outwardlink.net, Abandoned Towers, and in print in The Toucan Magazine. “Sun and Care A.L.F.“ is Sander’s first piece of fiction. Presently he studies the liberal arts at State College of Florida. http://sander-blome.blogspot.com
The monitor light disturbs my sleeping roommate. Growling under
his breath, he dislikes my hours, my computer, and my sedentary
lifestyle. I have adjusted. I’ve lived in this Assisted Living
Facility for the mentally ill three years to his three months.
He’ll adjust if he accepts he has an illness.
Sander Blome (b. 1956), B.S.M.E., J.D., writes about inner thought and the complexities of making life decisions. Born in Baltimore, Md and raised in Toledo, Oh, Sander has made SW Florida his home for the past 23 years. Sander’s poetry appears or will appear soon online in The Van Gogh Complex, The Houston Literary Review, outwardlink.net, Abandoned Towers, and in print in The Toucan Magazine. “Sun and Care A.L.F.“ is Sander’s first piece of fiction. Presently he studies the liberal arts at State College of Florida. http://sander-blome.blogspot.com
I have a big crush on you by Kelly Schirmann
You arm-wrestled the television until the hockey game flicked off. The Temptations made our voices a tandem bicycle. How long should I cook the potatoes for? you asked. My fingers found your tongue. I only ever had one answer.
Kelly Schirmann runs this west coast shit. she lives in a school bus, believes in the infinite, and likes her whiskey neat. she blogs here. she loves you, too.
You arm-wrestled the television until the hockey game flicked off. The Temptations made our voices a tandem bicycle. How long should I cook the potatoes for? you asked. My fingers found your tongue. I only ever had one answer.
Kelly Schirmann runs this west coast shit. she lives in a school bus, believes in the infinite, and likes her whiskey neat. she blogs here. she loves you, too.
1st line by Jackie Hutchins
It was an unlikely troupe of Virginians stalking down the Champs-Elysées that blond May afternoon, where they trailed an appropriately-Southern family saga, with the scent of Sephora and cigarettes.
Jackie Hutchins recently graduated from Connecticut College and is now living in Jacksonville, Florida, and missing autumn. Her work has appeared on textsfromlastnight.com, but this is her first bit of fiction.
It was an unlikely troupe of Virginians stalking down the Champs-Elysées that blond May afternoon, where they trailed an appropriately-Southern family saga, with the scent of Sephora and cigarettes.
Jackie Hutchins recently graduated from Connecticut College and is now living in Jacksonville, Florida, and missing autumn. Her work has appeared on textsfromlastnight.com, but this is her first bit of fiction.
Never Come Back by Viona Lam
Like a child on the bank with a too-short stick, he watched, wide-eyed and afraid as the leaf disappeared beneath the arch of a red brick bridge.
He ran. He ran for the leaf in a sea of leaves, afraid he would miss one, afraid he would miss that one.
Viona Lam is a writer from Singapore who thinks thinking is adorable.
Like a child on the bank with a too-short stick, he watched, wide-eyed and afraid as the leaf disappeared beneath the arch of a red brick bridge.
He ran. He ran for the leaf in a sea of leaves, afraid he would miss one, afraid he would miss that one.
Viona Lam is a writer from Singapore who thinks thinking is adorable.
1st line by Maggie Eismeier
She looked beautiful and not entirely healthy.
Maggie Eismeier is a freshman at Whitman College. She writes, reads, does math, and smiles into her books.
She looked beautiful and not entirely healthy.
Maggie Eismeier is a freshman at Whitman College. She writes, reads, does math, and smiles into her books.
Twelve Steps by Nina Roselle
I acknowledge that I am powerless.
My throat is so dry.
My life is unmanageable.
My hands are shaking. I should call someone.
There is something more powerful…
Today, twelve steps are eleven too many.
I ponder the bottle of tequila in front of me and reach for a glass.
Nina Roselle lives in a little town in North Carolina, where she works, writes, and cooks - sometimes all in one day. Her stories have been published in Every Day Fiction, Dew on the Kudzu, and With Painted Words. Like almost all writers, she is working on a book.
I acknowledge that I am powerless.
My throat is so dry.
My life is unmanageable.
My hands are shaking. I should call someone.
There is something more powerful…
Today, twelve steps are eleven too many.
I ponder the bottle of tequila in front of me and reach for a glass.
Nina Roselle lives in a little town in North Carolina, where she works, writes, and cooks - sometimes all in one day. Her stories have been published in Every Day Fiction, Dew on the Kudzu, and With Painted Words. Like almost all writers, she is working on a book.
Jasmine was THE BEST by Shannon Peil
Shannon Peil lives and writes in Boulder, CO. His work has appeared in a few
dozen e-publications and a few times in print, but most notably he edits the
e-lit mag amphibi.us. He also occasionally fights crime.
When I was ten, I smoked a lot of tea; I'm not sure why we did it, or who even
came up with the idea - but something about smoking Celestial Seasonings out of
crudely constructed joints was the perfect end to a hard day of homework and
Nintendo.
came up with the idea - but something about smoking Celestial Seasonings out of
crudely constructed joints was the perfect end to a hard day of homework and
Nintendo.
Shannon Peil lives and writes in Boulder, CO. His work has appeared in a few
dozen e-publications and a few times in print, but most notably he edits the
e-lit mag amphibi.us. He also occasionally fights crime.