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#001:

things that will happen after the end of the world no one will be around to witness By Wanda Deglane Published by Post Ghost Press, 2018 Etsy link here

This poem, like Post Ghost Press’ other published works, is a microchap. The whole thing is printed on one sheet of paper, minizine-style. I love the aesthetic of the zine, the gloss of the printing, the illustrations. It’s well-made.

The poem is exactly what the title says: post-apocalyptic events that are lonely from the lack of human presence. The reader may find it comforting that planet itself survived whatever it is that got rid of the people; the end of the world doesn’t mean the end of the world (so to speak). The poem itself is full of intriguing images described in few words.

I highly recommend reading this if you get the chance.

[oleandrreview-blog]

When I was a kid, I read a book where the narrator loved dark chocolate -- “the higher percentage of cocoa, the better.” I took that advice to heart. Ever since then, I’ve had a preference for very dark chocolate: the way it shines, the way it cracks between the teeth.

And every time I think of dark chocolate, I think of that book.

Literature affects its readers long after the story is finished. Sometimes it turns their lives upside-down, sometimes it changes their preference in sweets. My hope in writing this blog is that you, Reader, will find new stories, poems, and essays that you may not have otherwise, and that these writings will change your life in some way.

Yours,

A.S.K.