Front Porch Review
A literary magazine for the young at heart and mind

Jew minus religion
Cossacks waving bloody swords
haunting his sleep
runaway
refugee
peddler
immigrant
...chess player!
parent of benign default
husband of faded instinct
care-package son
mythic brother
singer
mandolin plucker
wrestling fan
union worshipper
health fanatic
intellectualizer
ridiculer
.....chess player!!

long end game
fears resurgent
helpers killers
cuckold fantasies
...disconnecting

Chess...Chess...Chess...chess...

By Joe Glaser

Joe Glaser was a successful business technocrat who, upon retirement, morphed into a perpetual student of the liberal arts and sciences. No one was more surprised than he. A perceptive observer of human nature from many angles, Joe has discovered the power of poetry for sharing insights, emotions and humor. He also pursues candid travel photography and enjoys finding natural vignettes that display the human condition in interesting ways. He says it beats the hell out of working. His e-mail address: Joe Glaser