Literary as hell.

Tag: furious gazelle (Page 7 of 8)

An Ode to Matzoh

Matzoh makes some people FURIOUS, but it can be an enjoyable treat! It all depends on your Passover zen. Here is an ode to matzoh from us at The Furious Gazelle.a delicious bread

Ode to Matzoh

Matzoh! Matzoh! King of Bread!

Your time to shine is here again!

Come in, bless you, we’ll toast you (let’s!)

with a glass of Manishewitz.

 

Square, uneven bumpy rows.

Perhaps you are a little dry,

But really quite better

Spread with some butter.

 

Bagels may be nice to eat

But I enjoy a simpler fare.

Screw gefilte fish and lox!

Bring in matzoh, box by box.

 

What you may lack in levity

You make up in other ways.

I think your soul is brevity.

You harken back to ancient days,

Cooked and eaten speedily.

 

Some people eating matzoh dread –

The blandness makes them ill at ease.

But friend, they cannot see you through my eyes.

So many possibilities:

 

Egg matzoh, wheat matzoh,

Matzoh in balls!

Matzoh with chocolate!

Matzoh with jam!

Matzoh with anything

(Except for ham)!

Nanna’s House by Callum Lofts

Callum Lofts is an emerging actor and writer based in Sydney, Australia. He has been a regular contributor to online magazine Yeahnah.tv and been featured on Thought Catalog. He recently toured Adelaide for their Fringe festival with his comedy show, Maverick and Ferris’ Eight Steps to SUCCESSP. He recently has been offered a place at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he will attend in early September.

Follow him on twitter here: @callumlofts

Continue reading

Peeper by Rachel Bublitz

“Peeper” is a one-minute play by Rachel Bublitz.

RACHEL BUBLITZ is the Founder of the 31 Plays in 31 Days Project and Co-Artistic Director of All Terrain Theater. Her work has been produced around the country. She is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at SFSU. Rachelbublitz.com

Continue reading

Dining Alone on Valentine’s Day by Susan Emshwiller

This short story by Susan Emshwiller is the third finalist in our Valentine’s/President’s Day contest.

Susan Emshwiller wears several hats, sometimes many at the same time, a column of them teetering on her head. Filmmaker, playwright, screenwriter, director, novelist, actress, set decorator, chicken wrangler, painter, poet… She has written and directed several plays including the critically acclaimed and award-winning BRUSHSTROKES. As an actress she was featured in Robert Altman’s The Player. She is co-writer of the Academy Award winning film Pollock. Her feature film In the Land of Milk and Money, a wild social satire, garnered awards and rave reviews at festivals in the US and internationally. She likes inventing stories and back yard contraptions.

Continue reading

Swept Off My Feet by Jari Thymian

Our second finalist in the Furious Gazelle’s President’s/Valentine’s Day contest is a poem by Jari Thymian.

Jari Thymian is a full-time volunteer in state and national parks around the US. Her poetry has appeared in various print and online publications including Orange Room Review, FRiGG, Prune Juice Journal, Simply Haiku, and The Pedestal. She’s been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and for Best of the Web.

Continue reading

Update – Contest Finalists!

Presidents Are Fun!Hey Gazelles!

Thank you for all of your submissions to our President’s/Valentine’s Day-themed contest. George Washington would be proud if he could see your work.

We’ve been busy reading all of your entries and are glad to announce that we will be publishing three finalists this week, starting with Jacob Shelton’s “James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur.”

Stay tuned for the rest of the finalists. We will announce the winner next week.

Art by W. Jack Savage

Three pieces by W. Jack Savage. “We Won!”, “Time in the Garden,” and “That Spot Off The Beach.”

W. Jack Savage is a retired broadcaster, educator and actor. He is the author of six books: three novels, two short story collections and the autobiographical The High Sky of Winter’s Shadows (wjacksavage.com) In addition to his writing, nearly eighty of Jack’s drawings and paintings have been published world-wide. Jack and his wife Kathy live in Monrovia, California.

We Won!

Continue reading

« Older posts Newer posts »

© 2024 The Furious Gazelle

Theme by Anders NorenUp ↑