February 2019
From the President
I'm pleased to announce the February releases of 451 Press. Taigen Irigoyen has continued his work on the serialized novel Hangman and we are pleased to feature his work and we are excited to see what he does in the future. I am pleased to announce another one of my own works is also published along side Taigen's with the hopes that it will be enjoyed by those that read it. With that I would like to thank all those who read the February 451 Press release and we at the Creative Writing Club sincerely hope you enjoy it.
Gabriel's Work
The news was depressing as usual. A gun fight had broken out in Monterey and it had spilled into the aquarium. It had began and ended out of nowhere and as usual most of the victims were innocent civilians. These incidents have been becoming more and more common across the country and they showed no sign of stopping.
Taigen's work
From Chapter 3- The Sunset Blossomer
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"My name is Fiemme, I've come to burn you to the ground."
With those words, he raised his hand, revealing an orange tulip. Gallow's eyes focused, realizing that his enemy had seemingly pulled this flower out of thin air.
"Adesso, dare fuoco!" his words drifted from his lips, catching the petals of the tulip and picking them from the stem. As the petals floated towards the window, they seemed to stretch and grow until suddenly they were not recognizable as plant, but instead tongues of flame.
Panic filled Gallow’s heart, an almost supernatural guiding force pulled him not from the window, but toward it. The sigil on his hand tingled, his legs moved with a sudden speed, leaping from the floor out through the opening and into the open air. A crippling agony cut into his side, his injury throbbed, but he was afforded no time to think about pain as he fell towards the ground. A sudden wind caught him beneath his feet, breaking his fall and letting him drop safely.
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From the Archives
Editor's note: The following poem by Stephen Girolami from the 1994 issue of 451 Press delights at many levels. The images and metaphors are clever and vivid. The poet draws the reader into the reverie of the painter, effectively using the change from third person to first person point of view. The contrast between bucolic pastoral memories and harsh present realities is clear, but also handled with amazing economy. ...