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February 2025

There is a move in the UK parliament to enforce an "On-line Safety Act" to prevent "adult content" being seen by children. The adult content they are concerned about is pornography but if this is clumsily implemented it would mean that sites like this, with material intended for adults (but not pornography), might be unable to continue as the cost of introducing the extra "age assurance technology" would be something I wouldn't be prepared to find.

This site makes no money (in fact it costs me money to produce it) and is not a commercial venture in any way. We have to hope that this well intentioned policy doesn't stifle free expression of the arts and of legitimate opinions. We will be keeping a close watch on it. Oh, and I will warn our sensitive readers that there may be a rude word here or there in this edition!

Speaking of this edition, it's enormous! I don't know why but submissions have just kept pouring in and I find it hard to say no, so we have five stories and eleven.. yes eleven poetry submissions. It really is a bit much!

It's all good stuff though, and it does partly explain why this edition is a bit late.

Off we go then.

Michael Smith. A man awakes, he feels terrible. What has happened to him and where - and who - is he? Maybe we'll find out in Becalmed? Or maybe we won't..

 

Andrew Lee-Hart takes us to a dystopian world after some kind of religious purge. Some are hanging on to their faith at great personal risk. Read Church.

 

KJ Hannah Greenberg. It's hard losing a beloved family member. You dwell on things you might have done differently when they were alive. Her story is called No More Blessings.

 

Terry Brinkman has a story for us this time. You know how you go through stages in life? One moment you're going to weddings, then it's babies, then funerals. Stories get told at these events, this one's called Safety First.

 

Martin Green drops in on the sacred headquarters of the Universe where God is reviewing last year's performance. It's not good. Read The State of the Universe at the End of 2024 and weep.

 

Terry Brinkman has a great new piece of art called Arch. It's in the Arches National Park in Utah, U.S.A. and you can see it on his art page along with all his other pictures too.

 

KJ Hannah Greenberg again brings us a collection of her photographic art. These green and pleasant foliage photographs are cool.

 

Gwil James Thomas is a poet and novelist from Bristol in the UK. This is his first selection for us. Read 02. 01. 2025 - Running With The Wild Heart - January ’25 Haiku and The Rock of Gibraltar. Welcome Gwil!

 

Bradford Middleton has been musing on life and its pleasures and its annoyances. Read Leadbelly Sings… - A Straight Morning In The Sad Cafe - This Town Or That Town and Why Don’t They Just Shut The F*ck Up?.

 

Richard LeDue returns with some thoughts on the way things are today. Read A Strange Wisdom - Beyond Binge Watching and Another Poor Poem.

 

Tony Dawson is new to the site and wants to vent his spleen on the subject of the new tenant in the White House.. Read How to Dismantle a Republic And Rearrange the World - The Dunciad and America’s Long Goodbye

 

Cendrine Marrouat is new to Winamop and her first poem for us is on the subject of Writing . But of course!

 

Diane Webster has some lovely little poems for us, just looking around at the day.. Sound Then Sight - Sharper Still - That Is The Question and Feet Below.

 

Bob Carlton is also new to the site and here he introduces himself with these fine little poems: Death and I have never really met. - Science is a Useful Superstition and turning water..

 

Pawel Markiewicz has two poems based on ancient Greek poems and legends. Read The longing. The Pindaric ode and The Elegy to Orpheus.

 

John Grey is one of my favourite poets and I'm pleased to present his latest collection for us. The Man Who Can No Longer Hear - Local Color - Watering - The Noises And I and Checkerspot.

 

KJ Hannah Greenberg again brings us a collection of thought-provoking poems. Here we have:Propinquity - Literacy and Knowledge and Prevaricating.

 

Terry Brinkman is a regular on Winamop and his poetry just gets better. Here we have Corpse Rising - Bonesetters Saruman - Lonely silence - Gun Whale - Deathless Gods and Jack and Jim.

 

At last we've reached the bottom of the list. There is no more.. until next time of course!

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I'm going for a beer now.

Ed.

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