Polychrome Ink Volume II

Polychrome Ink #2

by Amy Hoff, Penny Gotch, Cindy E. King

A collection of short fiction and poetry by diverse authors, with diverse themes.


Table of Contents:
Caledonia Excerpt - Amy Hoff
This Dreamy Girl - Penny Gotch
Girl in Sheep's Clothing - Cindy E. King
Love Wins - Tim Patten
Spectral Lover - Jan Steckel
Just a One-Night Muffin - Jeff Golomb
Autism on the Rise - David Rubin
Too Dark Girl - Bisola Sosan
Lost and Found - Val Prozorova
P is for Pillow - Tembe Denton-Hurst
Mr. Chinese Right - Cathy Adams
Diamonds in the Dust - Himanshu Goel
Digits - Embe Charentier
Check One - Subversive
Holy Mystery - Kari Castor
Divination - Jacob Budenz
Flowery End - Aria Mars
Somewhere Far From Here - Carla E. Dash
Self Portrait as the Golden Calf - David-Glen Smith
Peau de Soie and Prejudice - Mosetta M. Penick Phillips-Cermak
Soft Mad Children - Alex Vigue
Papery Boat Sails Elsewhere - Steven Leonardo Clifford
We Started Hanging Out Again But Only on Rope from Trees - G.O.H.N.
Habits - Josh Sczykutowicz
Blood - Daniel Na
About Me - John Lerry Marin
Mombi Will Go to Prison Today - Sea Sharp
Mourning Star - Raphael Morris
Desert Story - Robin Wyatt Dunn
Destruction - J. Lee Ellorris
Telephone - Les Bohem

184 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2015

About the author

Amy Hoff lived on the American road for many years. She is a folklorist and historian specialising in Scotland, and has taught at the University of Glasgow. She lives in Scotland, where she runs a film and theatre company working on various different productions.

Reviews

[Vee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is for Lost and Found by Val Prozorova.

Deeply personal, it centres on the vulnerability, loss, and sorrow that comes with gaining identity.
What do you do when what was once familiar and comforting is no longer so? It's a constant struggle.

This really struck a chord with me and I enjoyed it very much.

[T.S. Cleveland · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the short story 'Lost and Found' by Val Prozorova and was completely enamored. This was an unraveling of sorts, the kind of story where the author slowly reveals what’s going on. I read it three times in a row, in fact. The first time to soak it in, the second time to figure out what was actually being discussed, and the third time to just enjoy how beautifully written and touching this is. I think what I like most about it is that the narrator is a bit of an unknown element (for me at least). Is the person speaking a piece of the story’s subject? Or a new ‘friend’ come along into the subject’s life? I’m not sure, and I like that I’m not sure. It made me think, and that is always beautiful.