The Open Page
issue three volume two
Issue 7 Editorial
2020 has been an interesting year, and as The Open Page Literary Journal team deal with a second lockdown, we have found that the creativity of the submissions we have received has not been diminished by the hardships many have endured in the last few months. Behind the scenes, we are looking forward to potentially welcoming a new member of the team soon and hoping that 2021 will be a successful year for The Open Page Literary Journal. We would like to thank everyone who has submitted work this year and we are looking forward to reading your fantastic work for our next issue, the theme of which will be announced within the coming weeks. This issue is a fascinating look at authors’ work from across the globe and includes poetry and short fiction dealing with a range of issues. We hope you enjoy reading this issue and we look forward to reading more from these fantastic authors in the future.
Co-Founder and Editor of TOPLJ
Phaidra Robinson
Poetry
Chipping Away by Liora Resnick
Ode to a Blackbird by Walter Jardine
Iphone Note Poems by Eli Rallo
Short Stories
Dead and Born and Grown by Kellie M. Beck
Finding by Kellie M. Beck
THE DAY THE RAINS CAME
By Derek Keen
Lacrimosa by Natalie Spittler
THE NIGHT RUNNER
By Derek Keen
Sunflower Boy
by Maya Sistruck
Flash Fiction
Walking out into The Aegean by Ann Pedone
The Rocks at Dunure
Don Gordon
Fishing with Papa
Jody Kish
Courage Amidst my Storm
Jody Kish
Walk in my Shoes
Alan Smart
Whispers on the Wind
Jody Kish
During a period of high stress, reading can sometimes be an escape, or it can be difficult to focus on the book in front of you.
I tend to fall into the second category, so I found myself reading more short stories over lockdown, thanks to an impulse purchase of the Treasury of Great Short Stories from my local charity bookshop