SUNHOUS
Vol. 1, No. 1
Contents
FICTION
Summer Dream by J.E. Reno
POETRY
Hip Hot Summer by Barbara Matson
Mac. by Claire MacDonagh
Avian Flight by Maureen Newman
Fear by Dianne Owen
DRAMA
Wharf Rat by Jeffrey Fancy
NONFICTION
Grandfather and Me– A Memoir by Maureen Newman
Time and Tide by Dianne Owen
How Whiskey Saved Walgreens by J.E. Reno
SUNHOUS
Vol. 1, No. 2
Contents
FICTION
A Short Circuit by Joel Pedersen
The Éclair by Diana Raab
Clear Desert Water by Garrett Rowlan
POETRY
Coffee Mug by Linda Bates
Window by Linda Bates
Desert by Diane Funston
Swimming In Tucson by Ellen Gerneaux
This Stranger To Himself by John Grey
Last Night by Claire MacDonagh
My Life by Claire MacDonagh
Unroofed Academics by Terry Jude Miller
Future Writer by Diana Raab
On Picasso’s Garçon á la pipe by Joshua St. Claire
NONFICTION
The Cut by Désirée Jung
SUNHOUS
Vol. 1, No. 3
Contents
FICTION
Sam Does the World a Favor by Bruce McDougall
Trigger Tree by Carl Palmer
ZNexus by Joel Pedersen
POETRY
Three Haiku by Philip Davison
How-To by James Croal Jackson
If California’s the Dream, Keep Dreaming by James Croal Jackson
Temps by James Croal Jackson
Mojave by Seth Jani
Silk by Seth Jani
Wildfires by Seth Jani
Germany In The Nighttime by Pawel Markiewicz
Desert Bush, What Can You Teach Me? by Barbara Matson
The Blind Man by Barbara Matson
Santa Down Under by Maureen Newman
Fish-Juggling For Fun and Profit by DJ Tyrer
Funereal by Anthony Ward
Strung Out by Anthony Ward
The Sound of Silence by Anthony Ward
NONFICTION
Seeing the Peppers by Chris Goldsmith
SUNHOUS
Vol. 1, No. 4
Contents
DRAMA
Tom Misuraca studied Writing, Publishing and Literature at Emerson College in his home town of Boston before moving to Los Angeles. Over 130 of his short stories and two novels have been published. His story, “Giving Up The Ghosts” was published in Constellations Journal, and nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. His work has recently appeared in Juste, Meniscus and Metonym Literary Journals. He is also a multi-award winning playwright with over 150 short plays and 13 full-lengths produced globally. His musical, Geeks!, was produced Off-Broadway in May 2019.
NON-FICTION
Claire MacDonagh was raised in Southern California, the daughter of a Grapes of Wrath Irish Okie father and a Scottish Native American mother. She started writing at the age of 5 when her parents gave her a manual typewriter for her birthday. She enjoys outdoor activities, entertaining friends with her sense of humor, and occasionally rapping at parties. She’s a recent brain tumor survivor and appreciates life more after her experience.
POETRY
Amy Brewster lives in both Borrego Springs and Salinas, CA. She has been coming to Anza-Borrego Desert since she was a child. She is a volunteer with the Anza-Borrego Natural History Association and writes for
their Sand Paper newsletter and was a volunteer columnist for the local Salinas Newspaper, The Californian.
Amy is a docent at a wetland called Elkhorn Slough near Watsonville, California. She has a life long
passion for nature and leads hikes in the Borrego Desert called, “Hike and Write.”
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Poet, artist, professor, and Managing Editor of SDPA, Seretta Martin has hosted and promoted poetry
since 2003. Her award-winning works have appeared in anthologies here and abroad for over twenty
years. She holds an MFA, has judged Poetry Out Loud, appeared on ITV and co-founded Haiku San
Diego. At San Diego Writer’s Ink, Oasis Learning Center, libraries and in schools, she teaches poetry.
Her most recent book is Holographic Reality: Poems of an Eclectic Life available on amazon.com
bluevortexpublshers.com [email protected]
Diva of the Desert Wind Thunder at Coffee Break Sea Orphans
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Todd Matson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in North Carolina, United States. His poetry has been published Salvation South, Agape Review, San Antonio Review, The Brussels Review, and featured in Poetry for Mental Health. He has also written lyrics for songs recorded by contemporary Christian music artists, including Brent Lamb, Connie Scott, and The Gaither Vocal Band.
How Can I Ever Repay You? Milkweed or Bust The Othering
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Diane Webster‘s work has appeared in Old Red Kimono, North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Studio One and other literary magazines. She had micro-chaps published by Origami Poetry Press in 2022, 2023 and 2024. One of Diane’s poems was nominated for Best of the Net in 2022. Diane retired in 2022 after 40 years in the newspaper industry. Her website is: www.dianewebster.com.
Glinting Salute Footsteps Fill Winter Alone
