Maybe it’s time to go home
stop trying so hard to force these puzzle pieces of the past together time to stop remembering how you looked that last time and what I said and what now … Continue Reading Maybe it’s time to go home
Horror Novel
Handsome Mark Sampson is coming, crossing the Northumberland Strait, a tanned satchel strapped on his back like a quiver, plump with pages from a new novel, chapters that taste like … Continue Reading Horror Novel
A Small Boast
Rainwater pooled in a stump’s tiny depression: the sipping Frosted Elfin sees her two wings double. Dressed in tweed surely too hot for this June day, she seems not to … Continue Reading A Small Boast
Farewell, young flame.
Fire danced in her eyes, a blistering heat that taunted her, a slow cascade back and forth before her face, close but never touching, testing how close it could get. … Continue Reading Farewell, young flame.
The End
Dedicated to Hind Rajab, Sonya Massey, and all the lives unjustly taken. Trigger Warning: mentions of death and gore The dust, the sand, the street. The ghost of a fleeting … Continue Reading The End
Deceptive in the Night
It’s inevitable, the trees that light up like fireflies in the night. It’s inevitable, the darkness that seeps into the land every morning. It’s inevitable, the curse of a thousand … Continue Reading Deceptive in the Night
The Last Kiss
Trigger Warning: Implied abusive relationship, implied coerced sex Power drums within you, flames raking up your chest and through your nose, but you push back your magic for fear of … Continue Reading The Last Kiss
A Whisper Among the Wind
As the carnage of Prince Ruth’s castle made way to endless accusations of treachery and treason, his great-grandmother took it upon herself to acknowledge the damages and handle the incident … Continue Reading A Whisper Among the Wind
“while the speakers played Finneas’s ‘i don’t miss you at all’, i was”, “somewhere, somewhere.”, “close your eyes and falls asleep”, and “a poem in which prayers feel like lies”
By Temidayo Okun while the speakers played Finneas’s “i don’t miss you at all”, i was chewing a piece of stale bread, softened by sweet tea & not … Continue Reading “while the speakers played Finneas’s ‘i don’t miss you at all’, i was”, “somewhere, somewhere.”, “close your eyes and falls asleep”, and “a poem in which prayers feel like lies”
“Body Tap”, “Pneuma”, “Transcendence” and “Holy One”
By James Shelley Body Tap As part of my morning constitutionalI would like to drain my toxinsthe dirty crude oil staining my sheets But where to drill the … Continue Reading “Body Tap”, “Pneuma”, “Transcendence” and “Holy One”
“Clouds Like Late Renaissance Heavens”
By Ann E. Michael Clouds Like Late Renaissance Heavens Our yard was small yet I remember lyingon my back in grass and clover, listeningto bees, looking up at … Continue Reading “Clouds Like Late Renaissance Heavens”
“April Fools”
By Ron Jevaltas April Fools And yet, despite thehour and the timbre of thedark, it lies softly How suddenly precious it’s been on the shoulders ofspring: a … Continue Reading “April Fools”
“Boris, is that you?”
By Kylee Walton Boris, is that you? I watch the man cross the street several times. He goes back and forth, sidewalk to sidewalk. The street is … Continue Reading “Boris, is that you?”
“Decline”, “Settled”, and “‘Don’t Get Old'”
By Jo Angela Edwins Decline In late July summer begins to die. I grieve the light but not the heat, the heat anyway still in its prime. This is my … Continue Reading “Decline”, “Settled”, and “‘Don’t Get Old'”
“The Last Session”
By Zachary Holt The Last Session A knock came from my open door and I looked up to see Jansen standing there. “Jansen, come in,” I said. He stepped into … Continue Reading “The Last Session”
“Evensong”, “The Human Rings”, “Making Flower Wine” and “An Afternoon at the Lake”
By John Grey EVENSONG I cannot see herbut someone’s rustling the bed sheets,opening the dresser drawer. I’m in one roombut that doesn’t stopthe other rooms from happening. Her … Continue Reading “Evensong”, “The Human Rings”, “Making Flower Wine” and “An Afternoon at the Lake”