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Now Points
by Valerie Poulin


Time is not a line, but a series of now-points.
— Taisen Deshimaru


We draw
imaginary lines from
one burning stone
to another, create
a constellation, something
we can almost touch
something we can believe
because

if it can be held
it can be held close

Theory of Illumination
by Valerie Poulin


the crow that flew into the greenhouse to greet
my father; it was time to go

broken secrets chase one another

an old wives’ tale: the one about a cat
who climbed into the baby’s crib and stole his breath

a barrier to movement

three older sisters draw bow strings to shoot arrows
through a young maiden’s heart are turned to stone

like water that distorts, a mirror bends intent

branches of naked trees plead to the wind
the sky lowers to touch my fing… Continue

Celaire's Crush is a long-form poem recently published on Issuu.com. You can read it here: http://issuu.com/valeriebean/docs/celaires_crush.

I was introduced to Facebooks' Secrets of Screenwriting Group by my actor/writer/producer friend Carlo Essagian. The success of the group in terms of number of members and sustained postings got me wondering about its organizer, Glenn W. Benest. We sat down at our computers this weekend to have a brief conversation about the group and its success.

Glenn, how did you come to the decision to start a group on Facebook? This forum really lends itself to online learning. Are these lessons an extensi… Continue

Me! I won! I haven't been this excited since I won a five-pound Hersey's chocolate bar when I was ten. Oh, right, there was that lottery money back in 1995. Come to think of it, there was that other contest a while back---the one where I won a "meet and greet" with author James Frey, but couldn't go. Well, this prize is coming to me.

If you want to preview the booty go to Women Bloom. Also, have a look around the site. The site, run by Allison Allen, has dozens and dozens of smart, well-written… Continue