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"Covid Thoughts at 7-11"

Let us dare the virus for a kiss. Kiss me till my hypertension pops, Till that evening something feels amiss.

From two million faces I'm dismissed. Life has shrunk to two convenience shops. Won't you risk infection for a kiss.

Dying every day for need of this. Kiss the glass between us till it drops. Till one evening something feels amiss.

Hold me till we flirt paralysis. Hold you till somebody calls the cops. I would risk infection for your kiss.

Press me till my breath escapes as mist. Press you down upon the counter-tops. Till that evening something's gone amiss.

Just before your shift, a secret bliss. Here or out in back among the mops. Let us dare the virus for a kiss. Till the night we're dumped in the abyss.

"Siena, Orvieto, Roma, Firenze"

Keith D Buswell, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Keith Buswell graduated with a BFA in art University of Nebraska--Lincoln. He works with various printmaking processes such as screen-printing, intaglio and mono printing and dabbles in drawing and multimedia. He currently is a member of Karen Kunc’s Constellation Studios where he creates his prints. His work has been shown in the United States, Egypt, Dubai, France and Italy. Notably, Keith received the Perry Family Award in 2018 and second place in the 40 Under 40 Showcase in Annapolis, MD. He is a contributing artist to issue #23 of The Hand Magazine. He recently finished a residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center in Nebraska City, Nebraska and at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, Maryland. Originally from Council Bluffs, Iowa, he currently lives in Lincoln with his husband Brad and his dog Max.

"Are you ready for the storm?" Shera DElia, Ithaca, NY, USA

"My canvas is like a flying carpet ride for my mind into a world of vibrant and sometimes bizarre imaginary landscapes."

“Fasten Your Seatbelt I, II, V” by Sylwia Zabor-Zakowska, Poland, Jesowka “My name is Sylwia Zabor-Żakowska. I paint and write poems. My book 'Poetry and Art for Creativity - Inspirations' was awarded European Language Label for the innovation in language teaching on a European scale. It is the first book in my country, Poland to be awarded for the idea of teaching English through art.”