Announcing the Publication of Santa Barbara Literary Journal Volume 8: Moon Drunk
We are so pleased to announce the publication of the Santa Barbara Literary Journal, Volume 8, titled "Moon Drunk." This issue, inspired by Tom Waits' song "Drunk on the Moon," features an amazing collection of poetry organized by Shelly Lowenkopf, a great Lyrics section thanks to our music editor Dennis Russell, short stories by many talented writers, including Chella Courington, Ted Chiles, Max Talley, DJ Palladino, and many others. The beautiful cover art is by James-Paul Brown.
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Complete list of Contents:
Listening to the Moon
by Heather Bartos
It is Late and Dark and You’re No Lantern
by Amy McNamara
The Rabbit’s Foot by Stephen Dean Ingram
Under a New Moon
and Blue Hour
by Chella Courington
Destination Unknown
by Max Talley
And She Lay There in the Moonlight
by Ted Chiles
One Drop of Dew
by Lori Anaya
Insomnia
by Alexis Rhone Fancher
Sonnet,
The Visiting Poet,
and Ishmael and me by Fritz Feltzer
Demon Nova
and Subliminal Radio Blues
by Christopher Chambers
Snow Men
by Joe Ducato
November When Dark Comes Early
by Mary Elizabeth Birnbaum
Random Pieces Pilfered from Chapter 17, Last Chance Texaco by Rickie Lee Jones by Gary Carter
Cento: A Nation Divided
by Beth Copeland
Moon-Drunk Angel Mine
by Marco Etheridge
La Fille aux Cheveux du Lin
by Shelly Lowenkopf
Lyrics The Moon
by Rebecca Troon
Relic of a Rose
by Jen Hajj and Laura Hemenway
Melancholy Tattoo
by Steve Werner
That’s What The Whiskey is For
by Tom Prosada-Rao
Cul-De-Sac
by Cate Graves, Bob Rea, & Ben Rea
Four Walls and a Murphy Bed
by Dennis Russell
The Night I Met George Jones
by Marty Axelrod
Gasoline & Liquor
by Natalie D-Napoleon & Brett Leigh Dicks
Trouble In a Bottle
by Britta Lee Shain
The Party Goes On
by James Houlahan
Down the Rabbit Hole
Werewolves on the Mesa:
An Interview With DJ Palladino
by Silver Webb
Werewolf, Texas, Prologue
and Werewolf, Texas, Chapter 3
by DJ Palladino
Art “The Kiss” and “Piano Player, 1996” by James-Paul Brown
"The Influencer,"
"Front Page,"
and "Untiltled"
by Laura Hemenway