by Editor | Oct 26, 2018
Before becoming a novelist, I was (and am) a playwright. Over the years, I’ve noticed something. A lot of playwrights strive for the ninety-minute show—technically a full-length piece of theatre, but one that plays out without interruption. No intermission. No chance...
by Editor | Oct 8, 2018
Inspiring Syn: We recently sat down with Beth Kander to ask her the inspiration behind her latest work, Original Syn, now available through our sci-fi imprint, Owl House Books. As an author and playwright, people often ask me “Where do you get your ideas?!” Usually,...
by Editor | Jul 30, 2018
The Winner of the 2018 Homebound Publications Poetry Prize is Burt Bradley for his collection After Following. About the Winning Manuscript: After Following is a collection of poems inspired by what the author Burt Bradley describes as poet whisperers: from Rumi to...
by Editor | Jul 9, 2018
Medicine by Frank LaRue Owen Winner 2017 Homebound Publications Poetry Prize The look on your face is one I have seen in my own mirror. I know you didn’t think you would feel this tired at this age but this is just a phase. You’re in-between lives within this...
by Editor | Jul 9, 2018
The Bouquet of the Last Direction by Frank LaRue Owen Winner 2017 Homebound Publications Poetry Prize When the soul becomes unburdened it’s like a new saddle on a fresh horse. Suddenly the trail feels right again, and the strong horizon line in front of you as...
by Editor | Jul 9, 2018
Back When – April 22, 1591 by Frank LaRue Owen Winner 2017 Homebound Publications Poetry Prize I was sitting on a rough-hewn bench eating a meager meal in a small roadside saké shop. A large jar of saké sat in front of me. I ate, I sipped, I watched: ...
