New Literary Society
Daily writing promptWhat's your all-time favorite album?View all responses My favorite “album” has no music at all. Picture Europe just after the war: cities bruised, cupboards bare, hope as thin as the winter light. In a small street market, a young father—still carrying the quiet gravity of a soldier—paused at a table where heirlooms were... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhich topics would you like to be more informed about?View all responses Wait—let me flip that: are you ready for the day your street turns into a blinking electronic sidewalk? Sounds crazy, right? But change sneaks in every day—new apps, new devices, new opportunities. Blink, and your world could feel like a sci-fi... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat would your life be like without music?View all responses Like chocolate mousse made out of cocoa, caca, chaos, and regret. Tastes terrible, looks worse. Flashback about ten years ago. I’d just met my new partner-in-crime—a fiery redhead with a laugh that could get us kicked out of a library. We were everywhere:... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHow do you celebrate holidays?View all responses I usually keep holidays pretty low-key—just a quiet nod to tradition. But when I was a kid? Oh, it was full-on “Game of Thrones” banquet mode. Mountains of food: cabbage rolls in winter, lamb and Romanian haggis for Easter, cheesecake, painted eggs. We kids hid under... Continue Reading →
During the pandemic, I went wild with eco-friendly cooking experiments: jackfruit burgers, fruit cakes with gelatin, apple pies with ice cream topping, apple cakes, polenta creations, savory pies of all kinds… and then I attempted microwave meringues. Total chaos—puffed up like crazy… and then… it exploded in the microwave! My tiny meringue became a sugar... Continue Reading →
By Mike X. Vinson In a world where humanity had long exploited the Earth’s resources, nature simmered in silence, biding its time. The cities grew taller, the forests shrank smaller, and the cries of the land were drowned out by the roar of machines and the bustle of civilization. But deep beneath the surface, an... Continue Reading →
Photo by Velizar Ivanov on Unsplash Sweet Impermanence Zest, Calm, and a Bit of Magic Dear Friends, Writers, and Followers of New Literary Society Pub Some birthdays taste like lemon-licorice sorbet melting on your tongue — sharp, sweet, spicy, and impossible not to savor, even as it disappears. Others feel like the slow exhale of vanilla incense curling through a... Continue Reading →
Photo by Nikhita Singhal on UnsplashWant to be featured on your birthday? Send us your story!Kicking Off Our “Writer of the Day” Series with the Birthday Inspiration HimselfDear Friends and Followers,We’re thrilled to launch a new series: B-Day Writer — Writer of the Day, inspired by JP Sclafani aka Blasphemous Rhapsody.Want to be featured on your birthday? Keep reading... Continue Reading →
Image by Luna Popescu.Author InterviewMapping Sounds, Loves, and Colors with Luna Popescu💫 Dear Amazing Friends,Let me share something special with you.I met Luna exactly ten years ago at the Metropolitan Library in Bucharest, in the garden of the historic building.The afternoon air carried the scent of blooming honeysuckle and hot coffee.When Luna began to read, her voice — steady yet... Continue Reading →
Image by Luna Popescu.Cartografii Sonore, Cromatice, și Emoționale cu Luna PopescuDear Friends,Let me introduce you to Luna Popescu — a dear friend whose life beautifully revolves around the arts.Whether she’s photographing, writing, playing an instrument, painting, or drawing, Luna creates something nearly every day.And when she’s not making art herself, you’ll likely find her in a concert hall, at... Continue Reading →
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