HELLO READERS!
I wanted to use this month’s issue to congratulate and celebrate one of our co-editors, close friend, and talented author, Robert Gwaltney, on his recent news. Let’s give a big shout out to the new Executive Director of The Pat Conroy Literary Center and send him all the good juju we can spare on safe travels, an easy move from Atlanta to South Carolina, and a smooth transition into his new role. And of course some extra good juju for lots of fun in this new adventure. I know Robert will thrive in Beaufort, and I’m excited to see what the future has in store him. Congratulations, Robert!
Thanks for taking a look at this month’s issue. Robert Gwaltney & Jeffrey Dale Lofton introduce Henry Wise at INSIDE VOICES, we have a very special MOUNTAIN MAGIC with Ann Hite as she says goodbye to Black Mountain, CLAIRE Hamner Matturro CONSIDERS The Water Lies by Amy Meyerson, ANNIE Mondesir ASKS Jennifer Anne Gordon some very fun and interesting questions, Suzanne Kamata introduces us to author, Lily West, in a fantastic AUTHORS INTERVIEWING AUTHORS segment and last but not least – we have another great essay from Ray at OFF THE PAGE WITH RAYMOND ATKINS.
Congratulations to Rita Welty Bourke, Mike Ross, Liz Newall, Michael Minassian, David Anson Lee, Celia Miles, Nancy Dillingham, and Robin Prince Monroe for their great submissions. I am so proud to share them with you! WELL DONE!
NO PILLOW FOR YOUR HEAD by Rita Welty Bourke
THE POPE IS DEAD by Mike Ross
HOW FREYDA GOT HER NAME — 1876 by Liz Newall
EGO SURFING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT by Michael Minassian
THE FIRST READING IS ALWAYS WRONG by David Anson Lee
A FAMILY PHOTO by Celia Miles
A HINT OF OILCLOTH by Nancy Dillingham
TIME by Robin Prince Monroe
Please share with all of your book loving friends – because when you share WELL READ, you’re supporting every author inside the pages. Enjoy & Happy Reading!
Click here to find WELL READ Magazine’s YouTube Channel, Between The Pages, for the full version of the INSIDE VOICES interviews, conversations with featured authors, and more.
If you would rather listen to the Between the Pages Podcast, you can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, PodBean, Player FM, and Podchaser.
THEY’RE HERE – WELL READ MAGAZINE’S BEST OF 2025!
WELL READ Magazine’s
Best of 2025 Volume One
Contributors in Volume One include: J. B. Hogan, Steve Putnam, Gregg Norman, Deborah-Zenha Adams , Rita Welty Bourke, B.A. Brittingham, Mike Turner, Leslie Zemeckis, Micah Ward, John Drudge, Jennifer Susan Smith, DeLane Phillips, Julie Green, Ann Hite, Mary Kendall, John M. Williams, Alaina Hammond, Jake Sheff, JoyAnne O’Donnell, Aaron Goodman, Dawn Major, Souad Zakarani, Zoé Mahfouz, Don Edwards, Celia Miles, Malcolm Glass, Neth Williams, Hubert Blair Bonds, Rickie Zayne Ashby, Francine Rodriguez, Rachid Toumi, Mike Ross, James Garrison, Mike Nemeth, and Robin Prince Monroe. Cover art, photography by Malcolm Glass
WELL READ Magazine’s
Best of 2025 Volume Two
Contributors in Volume Two include: Janet Clare, Mike Ross, Mike Nemeth, Patricia Feinberg Stoner, Colette Lynch, Karen Miller, Linda C. Rehkopf, Jeff Clemmons, Mike Coleman, Micah Ward, LaVern Spencer McCarthy, J. B. Hogan, Fhen M., Ken Gosse, Celia Miles, Cindy Sams, Robin Prince Monroe, Beverly Fisher, Rickie Zayne Ashby, Maria Mackas, Jim Cherry, Martha Ellen Johnson, Michael Lee Johnson, Donald Edwards, Alex Poppe, Janet Oakley, John M. Williams, Hubert Blair Bonds, Ellen Notbohm, Steve Putnam, Souad Zakarani, Mike Turner, Nancy Dillingham, and Saeed Ibrahim. Cover art, photography by Malcolm Glass
When you purchase copies of these great collections, you’re not only supporting the authors inside by reading and sharing their work – you’re also helping WELL READ with the costs of running a monthly online journal. We appreciate you!