Vending Machine Press Issue #12

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Vending Machine Press in Flash Fiction, Poems

The very fine writers for issue 12 are:

Two Poems by Michelle Brooks
At Least by Jennifer Saunders
Self Portrait with Sweet Red Wine by Mica Evans
Farmington, Maine : The Warmth of Winter by Julia Guarch
Six Poems By Daniel Burttram
Two Poems by Kayla Rae Candrilli
Two Poems by Lynne Potts
Three Poems by Bennett Allen
Voices in the Belfry by Keith Moul
A moment of thought while drinking my morning coffee by Barry Yeoman

Click on submission tab for guidelines to submit for future issues.
Issue 13 is due out 4th January 2016.

Regards,
Michael Lafontaine
Editor-In-Chief
Vending Machine Press

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