I I come from the story of who? I stared at the painting for years amazing picture of the Phoenix The bird that sets itself on fire disappears into the fire Then […]
Poetry – I
Winter in Venice, 2016
Go home and write a poem, Mary it’s not that easy it looks easy: compared to writing a novel or some long memoir that used to be more interesting but now is […]
Mary Getlein’s Cat Drawings
Women’s Rights, Again
By Mary Getlein It used to be legal to beat your wife. The stick you could use had to be no larger around than your thumb. So if your husband was a […]
Bonin Walks From Meeting
By Mary Getlein A community meeting was held on June 18th, at the Boys and Girl’s Club in Venice. It was hosted by “Venice Life” to discuss the “livability” of Venice. The […]
Hate Crime on Glyndon Ave.
By Mary Getlein May 12 was celebrated by most Americans as Mother’s Day. On Glyndon Ave., things were not the same. A guy was living in his camper and that irritated someone, […]
“Sponto’s” partied like the good ol’ days
The close-out party at Sponto’s, March 15th, was so much fun! The music started with Eddie La Grosse and was followed by Suzy Williams and the Nicknamers. They were wonderful, and Suzy […]
Interview of Mary Getlein
By Mary Getlein Beachhead: How did you become a poet? Mary Getlein: I don’t know – I just started writing things. I spent a lot of time watching poets perform at the […]
Guantanamo, Revisited
By Mary Getlein The Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Cuba needs to be closed, now. Obama promised to close it when he was running for office in 2010. After he was elected, […]
The River
The River (singing) Shall we gather at the river The beautiful, the beautiful river gather with the saints at the river that flows by the Throne of God and all my friends […]
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