The Hemlock Journal

Year: 2024

  • Bridge at Arles (Pont de Langlois) by Sher Schwartz

                      —after Vincent van Gogh’s                        oil on canvas (1888) Ripples created by seven washerwomenspeak in sudsy rhythm—the canal, drawbridge, its double-beam construction—             These are my haunts since            I left Paris…

  • BOOK REVIEW of Rishikesh Upadhyay’s ‘Stress in Plants’

    Dr. Rishikesh Upadhyay’s Stress in Plants: The Hidden Half is an essential read for anyone interested in the complex mechanisms of plant biology and the ongoing struggle for agricultural sustainability…

    BOOK REVIEW of Rishikesh Upadhyay’s ‘Stress in Plants’

  • ‘$9 Billion Dollar Virgin’ by Tom Ball

         I, Mike, said to Tina, “Many men have tried to win your love, yet you remain a virgin.” She said, “I’ve decided to sell my virginity to the highest…

  • INTERVIEW with Author Revathi Raj Iyer

    The team of ‘The Hemlock Journal’ received an opportunity to interact with author Revathi Raj Iyer where she discussed some insights about her books and writing journey. Ms. Revathi Raj Iyer…

    INTERVIEW with Author Revathi Raj Iyer

  • ‘City Life and Soul’ by Saheli Dey

    In the dance of countless boats, I’ve tried out my fate,Alone, head held high, chasing sun’s warm embrace. False pride echoed in footsteps, a weary song,A firefly with the prettiest…

  • ‘Consuming a Marriage’ by Jedidiah Vinzon

    autumn cleans after tropical morningswhen evenings have closed down the skyand the streets are opening the bars: what say you? shall we drink? a final toast:to our successful consummation, the…

  • ‘The Neighbors’ by Bruce Gunther

    One time their dad slapped his wife so hardthe neighbor’s wife felt it on her cheek.You ever drank hot dog water? the sonmy age asked me once. He’d been over…

  • ‘One Spoon or Two’ by Tobi Alfier

    She’s pitched fits about your hearingand you knew she was unhappy.Still, the sound of her suitcasebeing thrown on the bed to fillhit you like a Taser. You had no trouble…

  • ‘Not Just Jacob’s Rosebush’ by Carol Pierce

                “Come see the newest addition I just planted in our garden,” Jacob Marks called to Helen Murphy, another tenant and garden committee member who was weeding the area where…

  • ‘Oswego River Silence’ by JC Alfier

    Summer goes abandoned.The October-strewn ditchbankrunnels beside my path,sparing my footfalls any echoes.Nothing glows but late asters and goldenrods. The only words I’d speakwould be unwise counsel to no one,certainly not…