An Artistic Journal · Est. October 2011

A quarterly publication — online and in print — joining poets, photographers, painters, storytellers, and musicians into one open forum for cross-cultural expression.

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What an Architect Teaches a Poet about SpaceA room can be measured in metres, but it is experienced as a sequence: a narrow entry, a pause beneath a stair, the sudden release of a window. Poems work…
Finding the Right Fit Among Grand Jackpot SlotsA large jackpot can give a slot a powerful sense of occasion. The reels slow, symbols gather, and the possibility of a life-changing payout turns a familiar…
The silence between notes in a piano compositionA piano score is easy to picture as a line of black notes and white bars, yet its deepest drama often lies where the ink refuses to become sound. A sustained…
Reading Casino Game Math Through An Artistic LensOnline gambling content often reduces a game to a few figures: return to player, volatility, maximum win, and minimum or maximum stake. Yet those numbers…
How to Write a Review That Is Also ArtA review can do more than explain whether a work succeeds. It can become a companion piece: a small essay with its own atmosphere, rhythm, imagery and…
When Colour Becomes a Public ArgumentColour in modern painting is never merely decorative. A red field can evoke blood, land, warning or ceremony; a pale blue may suggest distance, privilege,…
A Photographer’s Journey Into InfraredInfrared photography begins with a familiar landscape and ends somewhere less certain. Leaves may turn white, skies can deepen to near-black, and ordinary…
The Craft of the Unreliable Narrator in Short FictionAn unreliable narrator gives short fiction a productive instability. The voice telling the story may misunderstand events, conceal evidence, exaggerate a…
Why We Return to Folk Tales in Contemporary ArtFolk tales endure because they move easily between private memory and public meaning. A story told beside a fire, in a kitchen, on a tram, or through a…
Writing the interview as a living portraitAn interview is rarely just a record of what someone said. It is a relationship built through attention: one person asks, another decides how far to trust the…

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The Facts Behind the Pages

  • Established October 2011 as a quarterly artistic journal.
  • Published online and in print by 418 Publishing, Inc.
  • ISSN 2326-7054 (print) · ISSN 2166-3815 (online).
  • President & Senior Editor: William Ricci.
  • Vice President & Creative Director: Patricia Youker.
  • No submission or reading fees.

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Stone Path Review — Print Edition

Selected works from across our quarterly issues, gathered into a printed volume. Past print runs have appeared in limited quantities and are available while supplies last.

Volumes cover poetry, short fiction, photography, paintings, drawings, reviews, and interviews — curated to reflect the breadth of artists who have shared their paths in the journal.

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A Cross-Cultural Conversation

Since 2011, Stone Path Review has hosted contributions from more than twenty artists — poets, photographers, musicians, and filmmakers — along with interviews, readings, and film entries.

Recent volumes have included poetry from Mark Doty and Jim Harrison, an interview with a jazz musician from Minneapolis, MN, and the short film Efflorescence from Deep Field Cinema.

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