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This is the thirteenth issue of BALLOONS Lit. Journal featuring great works of poetry, prose, and art from contributors from different parts of the world.
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Audio Section
Poetry
Fiction
Voice Performers of BLJ Issue 13
Dharmavadana Penn has been a teacher, educational writer, charity gift shop worker and librarian. He now teaches meditation, in London, UK, where he lives. His poems have been published in The Scrumbler and other magazines and two anthologies from the Emma Press – Watcher of the Skies (2016) and The Head That Wears a Crown (2018).
Phil Huffy is a busy poet who writes all kinds of poems. He often works at his kitchen table, but also enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and camping. He has published three books of his work.
Kris Spencer is a teacher and writer. Brought up in Bolton, he now lives in London where he is a Head Teacher. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a thread running through his written work is landscape; which he defines as how people feel when they look up and around. He was moved to write poetry when an ex-pupil came to talk to some of his pupils about her poetry during lockdown, via Zoom. He has written seven books and many magazine articles.
Kelsie Donaldson lives in South Lyon, MI with her parents and younger brother. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2019 with a degree in Professional Writing and now works in the communications industry. She has had articles published by Local 4 News in Detroit, as well as fiction published in The 3288 Review. When she’s not reading or writing, she can often be found playing the ukulele or cuddling up with her yellow Lab, Keila.
Kwan Kew Lai is originally from Penang, Malaysia. She came to the United States on a full scholarship to attend Wellesley College. She is an infectious disease specialist in the Boston area, and in 2005 left her position as a full-time Professor of Medicine dedicating part of her time to humanitarian work; in HIV/AIDS and aiding in disaster relief in various parts of the world, including the Ebola outbreak, the Syrian, Rohingya refugee crises and the war in Yemen and most recently in the New York COVID-19 pandemic. She is the lead author of many professional publications and presentations in her field. Her book debut, Lest We Forget: A Doctor’s Experience with Life and Death During the Ebola Outbreak, was published in 2018. Her second book, Into Africa, Out of Academia: A Doctor’s Memoir, came out in October 2020.
Dean Flowerfield (aka David Blumenfeld) is professor emeritus of philosophy. He has taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz; University of Illinois, Chicago; Southwestern University, where he held the McManis chair of Religion and Philosophy; and Georgia State University, where he was chair of philosophy and associate dean for humanities. In retirement, he has returned to an old interest, nonfiction and children’s litera-ture. His other 2021 publications appear in Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks, Rogues & Crim-inals; Mono; The Caterpillar; Beyond Words; the other side of hope, Sport Literate and in Carmina Magazine (forthcoming 2022).
Dharmavadana Penn has been a teacher, educational writer, charity gift shop worker and librarian. He now teaches meditation, in London, UK, where he lives. His poems have been published in The Scrumbler and other magazines and two anthologies from the Emma Press – Watcher of the Skies (2016) and The Head That Wears a Crown (2018).
Phil Huffy is a busy poet who writes all kinds of poems. He often works at his kitchen table, but also enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and camping. He has published three books of his work.
Kris Spencer is a teacher and writer. Brought up in Bolton, he now lives in London where he is a Head Teacher. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a thread running through his written work is landscape; which he defines as how people feel when they look up and around. He was moved to write poetry when an ex-pupil came to talk to some of his pupils about her poetry during lockdown, via Zoom. He has written seven books and many magazine articles.
Kelsie Donaldson lives in South Lyon, MI with her parents and younger brother. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2019 with a degree in Professional Writing and now works in the communications industry. She has had articles published by Local 4 News in Detroit, as well as fiction published in The 3288 Review. When she’s not reading or writing, she can often be found playing the ukulele or cuddling up with her yellow Lab, Keila.
Kwan Kew Lai is originally from Penang, Malaysia. She came to the United States on a full scholarship to attend Wellesley College. She is an infectious disease specialist in the Boston area, and in 2005 left her position as a full-time Professor of Medicine dedicating part of her time to humanitarian work; in HIV/AIDS and aiding in disaster relief in various parts of the world, including the Ebola outbreak, the Syrian, Rohingya refugee crises and the war in Yemen and most recently in the New York COVID-19 pandemic. She is the lead author of many professional publications and presentations in her field. Her book debut, Lest We Forget: A Doctor’s Experience with Life and Death During the Ebola Outbreak, was published in 2018. Her second book, Into Africa, Out of Academia: A Doctor’s Memoir, came out in October 2020.
Dean Flowerfield (aka David Blumenfeld) is professor emeritus of philosophy. He has taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz; University of Illinois, Chicago; Southwestern University, where he held the McManis chair of Religion and Philosophy; and Georgia State University, where he was chair of philosophy and associate dean for humanities. In retirement, he has returned to an old interest, nonfiction and children’s litera-ture. His other 2021 publications appear in Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks, Rogues & Crim-inals; Mono; The Caterpillar; Beyond Words; the other side of hope, Sport Literate and in Carmina Magazine (forthcoming 2022).
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