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Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 10/27/23

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 James D. Casey IV

Snow Drift

Kindred spirits,
snow drifts and
the owl takes
refuge from the
storm.

Field mouse
appearing
from unthinkable
night, brave as a
rogue shooting star.

I huddle in the safe
confines of suburbian
refuge, regrets and
bourbon, the dark
and the light; intertwined.

Words spoken in
homage to the dead,
I forgive you, echo the
ghost of a tortured past.

Orange and red flames
intermingle, logs are snakes,
hissing upon a sputtering fire.

In a flash, the power shifts
to the owl outside, claws
snap, a stranglehold,
the mouse never stood
a chance.

Wayne Russell has been published in many zines, magazines, and anthologies. Both online and in print. In his spare time, he likes to practice his guitar, sing, creative writing, and photography. Wayne’s first full-length poetry book Where Angels Fear can be purchased on Amazon.

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 08/30/23

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 James D. Casey IV

The Exquisite Relief of Alphonse (Fuck the Alps)

february, lemmings scurry up powder mountain
snort blue air
dip fine wine firelight boogie
very-white shapely sloped alps
ski vacation it’s called here

foggy town paris
the poor stick around, stocking
grocery store shelves, sweeping rue de funk
afterhour sip the slippery slopes of alley cheap booze

keep your powder dry
store king hollers
over zoom gloom
to the working crew

alphonse takes a horse-size piss
scratches his
daily double, lady luck
shines him a quarter moon
over three cent town –
takes another shot and says
fuck the alps

Poet and musician Michael D. Amitin graveled the roads of the American West from California- east through the smoky burgs and train depot diners of Western Colorado where he lived before moving to Paris, France. Amitin’s poems have been published in Poetry Pacific, California Quarterly, and others.

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 07/24/23

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 James D. Casey IV

Memories Past
(Hillbilly Daddy)

I settle into my thoughts
zigzagging between tears
my fathers’ grave—
Tippecanoe River
Indiana 1982.
Over now,
a hillbilly country
like the flow
catfish memories
raccoons in trees
coon dogs tracking
on the river bank,
the hunt.
Snapping turtles
in the boat
offline—
river flakes
to ice—
now covered
thick snow.

Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era. Today he is a poet in the greater Chicagoland area, IL. He has 284 YouTube poetry videos. Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 44 countries, a song lyricist, has several published poetry books, has been nominated for 6 Pushcart Prize awards, and 6 Best of the Net nominations. He is editor-in-chief of 3 poetry anthologies, all available on Amazon, and has several poetry books and chapbooks. He has over 453 published poems. Michael is the administrator of 6 Facebook Poetry groups. Member Illinois State Poetry Society: http://www.illinoispoets.org/.

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 05/17/21

May 17, 2021 James D. Casey IV

For a moment

For a moment
On a walk
Snowy scenery

A couple walking
Hands interwoven
Boots in sync

White painted field
Child and her mother
Making snow angels

Loners and lovers
Walking dogs
Exhaling misty air

For a moment it’s ok
For a moment I forget
For a moment I remember

Paul “Gully” Richards is an American poet and short story writer. His work relies on his experience, emotions and imagination. His previous published works include The Wait (Sore Dove Press) 2013 and a self-published book of poems, Gullivor’s Travails, 2013. His recently published poems are included in several Anthology and Zines including a short story Kool-Aid Smiles, Zine 20, a collaborative segment on domestic violence. (Alien Budda Press) 2020-2021. Paul is currently working on his first novel, that may be or may not be true, Gullivor Travails, about a man and his dog finding themselves living on the streets shortly after sobriety.