RITUALS FICTION: ‘SEEING YELLOW’ BY MARY ROSE MCCARTHY
Seeing YellowMary Rose McCarthy At forty, Alison had come to detest the colour yellow. And she saw it everywhere. She wasn’t the navel gazing type, but if she thought at all about her problem with yellow, she figured it could have something to do with an...
RITUALS ARTWORK: ‘ZOLA PHOTOS’ BY JIM ZOLA
ZOLA PHOTOSJIM ZOLA JIM ZOLA is a poet and photographer living in North Carolina.
RITUALS POETRY: ‘THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC’ BY PAMELA SCOTT
That Old Black MagicPamela Scott went down tothe woods lastnight, in the dark,moon shining above went down tothe darkest partof the woods,right into theold black heart went down, deepdown, until all thelight was gone, untilthe dark breathed around me went...
RITUALS FICTION: ‘NO FLOWERS BY REQUEST’ BY ANNE GOODWIN
No Flowers by RequestAnne Goodwin Had my highlights not been in need of attention, I might never have known of Mr. Blenkinsop’s demise. I don’t normally patronise the local rag but I was marooned at the hairdresser’s and some other woman had nabbed last...
RITUALS FICTION: ‘ARTIFICIAL, INTELLIGIBLE’ BY TIMOTHY RYAN
Artificial, IntelligibleTimothy Ryan —Adrianne?—Yes, Mom, it’s me.—Adrianne, is that you?—Yes, Mom, you can open the door.—Wonderful, Adrianne, yes, yes, of course, it’s been so long–—How are you today, Mom? I brought over the honey you like from Mr....
RITUALS POETRY: ‘DISOWNING HER FATHER, MADE EASY’ BY ANASTASIA JILL
Disowning Her Father, Made EasyAnastasia Jill Her father spent years askingher, “Read the book I wrote.It will tell you everythingyou need to know.” Words tinted like a windowdidn’t wait for her to touch a pagebefore they jumped,with sharpened clawsand...
RITUALS NON-FICTION: ‘PERFORMANCE OR RITUAL’ BY DIANA V TOOMBS
Performance or RitualDiana V Toombs Is ritual performative or is performance a ritual?The relationship between performance and ritual has long fascinated theatre scholars, and has formed the basis of the work of some of the most influential practitioners...
RITUALS FICTION: ‘THE MOP MARTINI’ BY HANK KIRTON
The Mop MartiniHank Kirton “Before we start – I’m sorry, toots – what’s your name again?”“Beekeeper.”“Okay, Mavis. I just want to tell you that I’m not gonna talk about my marriage. Y’know. To you-know-who...”“Banana?”“Because I’m not here to provide...
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS CASEY BAILEY
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS CASEY BAILEY ADJUSTMENT BY CASEY BAILEY Verve Poetry Press ISBN 978-1912565023 £9.99/78 pages I have mastered the art of finding humour in my failure. I have come to know we all have gifts, that we all have limitations, and some...
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS ANTONY OWEN
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS ANTONY OWEN THE NAGASAKI ELDER BY ANTONY OWEN V-Press ISBN 978-0-9935508-2-9 £9.99/64 pages “Shocking to read, but at the same time strangely beautiful and gentle […] relevant to our times, hard hitting, and...