Welcome to all of you with enthusiasm for
the literary, the musical and the artistic. We have stories, we have poems, we
have pictures, we have music reviews, and with your help, we're constantly
adding more.
The site is
updated with new material, let the
editor introduce the latest edition:
January 16th
2012
It's a brand new shiny year, we've all made resolutions
(and probably already broken them) and we're all hoping against hope that it'll
be a good one. It's certainly started off that way here at Winamop towers. The
e-mail in-box is bulging with new material, so I'm all ready to present to you
the first edition of Winamop in 2012.
Let's start with a story from new contributor Martin
Jaeger. [Bio] Martin actually sent me this story
last year, but due to monumental inefficiency on my part (cue another New
Year's resolution) it didn't get published. Now the wrong is righted and you
can read this short humorous tale, "The Worst Thing About Surgery".
Martin Green has been with us for a long time, but this
story goes back even further; to the days of the Knights of The Round Table and
Chivalry at its best. The Retired Knight returns to do the right thing, when he
meets the Young Baron (who isn't a very nice chap).
I'm pleased to be able to welcome Gary Beck to Winamop
[Bio]. He introduces himself to us with a tale
of two young men out to have a good time in "Wild Times in 1957 San
Francisco".
Donal Mahoney is becoming a regular contributor and we are
grateful for that. This time we find him musing on the difficulty of writing
poetry which is all meat, no gristle, no fat. It's called, strangely,
"Kaleidoscope and Harpsichord".
KJ. Hannah Greenberg is often to be found here on the
site. This time she brings us three new poems which you can read here, and news
of a new book which
you can buy.
Frank C. Praeger is a poet. He is also another victim of
my tardiness, having sent these poems to me in August. I thank him for his
patience and present to you "Large and Ignoble" and "Not to be an Ex-".
Well that's all for what has turned out to be another
packed edition of Winamop. If this keeps up we'll be able to get another
edition out to you within a month. Remember that all you have to do to
contribute, is to e-mail me (the button is at the bottom of the page) and I
will promptly reply...
Well, that's what my New Year's resolution states
anyway.
All the best.
Ed.
Winamop was conceived on a whim, is run on a
shoestring, ignored by the many, loved by the few and has continued unabashed
since 2003.
All human life is here, experienced people,
skilled writers and rank amateurs, sometimes they hit the mark, sometimes they
belly-flop (sometimes they mix their metaphors). You pick up the pieces and
make of them what you will. Find out about us here
and about the site here.The contributor's
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We hope to continue to maintain a showcase for new writing
which will grow as you, dear readers, augment the efforts of the in-house team.
We have over 400 unique pages so far but, quite frankly, we need more...
Have a good look around and if you feel that you'd like to
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