Saturday Good Reads

From the end of harvest to a little black dress, to reading Allen Tate in a hospital room and the last lights of October, it was a great week on the web.

Prose

"Do You Hear What I'm Saying?" by Ed Blonski at True Men Ministries.

“The Last Dance of Harvest” by Jennifer Dukes-Lee at Getting down with Jesus.

“Inner Voice” by Fatha Frank at Public Christianity.

“The Little Black Dress” by Sarah Salter at Living Between the Lines.

“The Swing Set” by Jeff Jordan at To My Children, If They Are Listening.

“Chasing Happiness” by Billy Coffey.

“Birthday Requiem” by Charity Singleton at Wide Open Spaces.

“It Took Prison: Part One” by Jessica McGuire at Jezamama.

“Rescued!” by Doug Spurling at Spurling Silver.

“Note for Oct. 28” by Cameron Lawrence at Thirty in the A.M.

Poetry

"Somethin' Sunday" and "A New Day" by Jerry at Under the Doorframe.

"The Toll of Silence" and “Dear God” by John Blase at Dirty Shame.

"Fire Exchange" and “Autumn Drizzle” by His Fire Fly at Flickers of a Faithful Firefly.

"Prairie Well" by Kathleen Overby at Almost Paradisical.

“The Meaning of Being Haitian” by Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.

“Beautiful” by Kathy Richards at Katdish.

“I’m a Second Man” by Michael Perkins at Untitled.

“Juxtaposition” by Steven Marty Grant at Urbanality.

“While reading Allen Tate in a hospital room” by Justinian at Delight and Glory and Oddity and Light.

“My Way” by Karen Eck at Karenee Art.

Paintings and Photographs

"Daisies" and “Calverton Cornfield” by Steve Gravano at Take a Look Around.

"The Frost" and “Autumn Gratitude” by Jessica McGuire at Jezamama.

"Poplars Across the Field," Watermedia on Yupo, and “Menucha,” watercolor on paper, by Randall David Tipton.

"October's Last Lights" by Harriet Gillham at The Other Side of the Mountain.

“Home Again with Photos” by Karen Eck at Karenee Art.

“A Change” by Susan Etole at Just…A Moment.

“Sunday Snapping” by Michelle DeRusha at Graceful.

Photograph: Lamp, by Nancy Rosback. Used with persmission.