THE WRITING DISORDER – A Literary Journal
THE SUMMER 2026 ISSUE
NEW POETRY
Poetry by Paula Appling
Inspiration: It’s a little too warm to be that good.
by Paula Appling
One generous swallow or perhaps three – all I need to satisfy my yen for yeasty golden amber...
Edward Johnson Poetry
THE WEATHER
by Edward Johnson
Fruit beckons, we don’t know whatIf anything is beyond these trees.Before video, film. Before film, what?Cocker spaniels, charcoal sketches?
America is like...
A.J. Moss Poetry
Towards Delight
by A.J. Moss
I dream of tasting you in the bed of my mother, drink in the top of your head my foal, my filament,...
Paul Bavister Poetry
Enmore
by Paul Bavister
The stream that sparkles down through the commonwill sometimes find the easy route along a path,and the walk to town changes –maybe...
Sally Butler Poetry
Waves
by Sally Butler
It starts slowly, softly, surely
slightly, lightly, loosely, lowly
rhythmic lulling, gently pulling
easing, teasing, pleasant, pleasing.
Quiet rasping, gasping, grasping, greedy, needy
heady, heedy. Heavy, hugging,...
Mark Katrinak Poetry
Reflections
by Mark Katrinak
The days have stricken me with lesser light— a shadow of myself in photographs, a photogenic dropout, cameras cruel. Does this...
NEW NONFICTION
Leslie Armstrong Nonfiction
JACKIE, JESUS, and KING CHARLES
by Leslie Armstrong
My English “uncle” Vernon Churchill Simmonds was short, stocky, handsome and a bit smug. He had been a...
Julia Piehler Nonfiction
Los Alamos: Complicit
by Julie Piehler
I leaned over the battered, hip-high table and gasped. In a blink my mind oriented itself to the perspective and...
Alexandria Gomes Nonfiction
It’s Not Your Fault
by Alexandria Gomes
TW: Pet Death, Mentions of Suicidal/Intrusive Thoughts, and some Derogatory Language
“I’m sorry. There’s nothing we can do.”
In that moment,...
Book Review: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
Book ReviewA Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
by Sumaiya Aftab Ahmed
Like two-toned eyeshadow, the contrasts in Megha Majumdar’s second novel, A Guardian and...
A 21st-Century Vision for an Age-Old Problem
Introducing Teddie-Joy’s Law and the agenda to address aging with vision loss in America.
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NEW NONFICTION WORK
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