Creative Drive Archive

Creative Drive is on hiatus. Maybe indefinitely. Not sure. I’ll bring if back if I can get readers for it. We used to showcase poetry and flash fiction.

  • CD71 | Poems by Lydia Tai #2

    Hi all! Today we bring you the work of friend of the show Lydia Tai! Lydia Tai is a disabled, twenty-eight year old Taiwanese-American poet who writes to channel inner energies, and as a coping mechanism for mental health. Lydia is currently working on a novella called “Schizophrenic Superheroes.” For more of Lydia’s work, please…


  • CD70 | Poetry by Sunday T. Saheed #2

    Hi there, Today we feature the work of Sunday T. Saheed! Sunday T. Saheed is a Nigerian writer and the Chairman of Ogun Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation. His works have appeared in Kalahari Review, Applied Worldwide, and Open Leaf Press Review. Sunday T. Saheed was the 1st runner-up for the Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors…


  • CD69 | Poems by Mark A. Murphy #2

    Hello! On this Creative Drive, we bring you the work of Mark A. Murphy! About the Author: Mark A. Murphy is a working class, Ace poet, living with GAD, and OCD. He has poems forthcoming in Cultural Weekly and Acumen. He has had work published in 18 countries. He is a 3 time Pushcart Nominee,…


  • CD68 | Poems by B.I.W. #2

    Hi there, Welcome to Creative Drive! Today we feature poetry by B.I.W. (Beauty in Words)! Please stop by her social media, as I believe her work is fully realized with the visual components and collaborations this artist creates. Three poems: ‘the Queen’s regime’ ‘winter,spring,summer’ ‘insects irritation’  About the author:  b.i.w is the pen name of…


  • CD67 | Poems by Januário Esteves #2

    Hi there, Welcome to Creative Drive! Today we feature poetry by Januário Esteves! More from the author here: https://www.facebook.com/januarioantonioesteves About: Januário Esteves was born in Coruche and was raised near Costa da Caparica, Portugal. He graduated in electromechanical installations, uses the pseudonym Januanto and writes poetry since the age of 16. In 1987 he published…


  • CD66 | 2 Poems by Seema Prusty #2

    Hello! Today we feature the poetry of Seema Prusty! Seema recently graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering in India, is currently married and settled in Kaust, Saudi Arabia, where her husband works as a Research Scientist. She is working there as well, and they have a young son. Thank you for trusting the Creative…


  • CD65 | Short Fiction by Christopher T. Dabrowski #2

    Hello! Today we bring you the work of Christopher T. Dabrowski CLAIRVOYANT’S MISFORTUNE A short piece by Christopher T. Dabrowski. Translated by: Monika Olasek Support the author here: https://krzysztoftdabrowsk.wixsite.com/krzysztoftdabrowski https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063614135306 Christopher is an internationally published author from Poland. His work has been featured all over the world: Books in USA: "Escape" (2019 – Royal Hawaiian…


  • CD64 | Prison Philosophy 101 – a short tale by Dr. Thomas Davison #2

    Hi there, Creative Drive is back! Today we welcome back Dr. Thomas Davison! Thank you for sharing your work with us! Prison Philosophy 101 – Originally featured in Teach. Write., Summer/Spring Edition, 2020 About the author: Dr. Davison is teaching at two all-male prison facilities in Northern Ohio. He has been deeply moved by his…


  • CD63 – Power Outage Musing Number One (and Zero) | A poem by Jaime Alejandro #2

    Hey friends, Creative Drive is back in action! I wanted to share some music and poetry experiments I have been working on recently. This is the first of a few more to come, and I hope I can keep sharing original work every now and then on the podcast. This is a reading of a…


  • CD62 – Badass Black Girl Book Excerpt and Poetry by MJ Fievre #2

    Hello friends, We are thrilled to present the work of MJ Fievre! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M.J. Fievre moved to the United States in 2002. She currently writes from Winter Garden, FL. M.J.’s publishing career began as a teenager in Haiti. At nineteen years-old, she signed her first book contract with Hachette-Deschamps,…