A submission I made to a book anthology out of the noted Kelly Writers House has been accepted.
The collection, called Philos Adelphos Irrealis, was meant to portray various states of Philadelphia that never came to pass — in 200 words or less. I focused mine on the aborted effort in the late 1980s for Northeast Philadelphia to secede from the city and form its own municipality.
After some discussion with a dear friend, I decided to show something that might not have happened if that secession occurred. I also decided to do what I knew best (and what I thought would be unique to the collection): offer a submission in traditional newspaper style.
See the submission below and head over to the University City staple to purchase a copy for $5 to get a variety of local writerly takes on the prompt.