by Slawka G. Scarso Camouflaged on the flattened grass, among the clashing beauty of a multicoloured flowered field, we went unnoticed for twelve hours, until they came in dozens—officers, dogs, or simple volunteers who could not want to wait, hands on their laps in front of the television screens. As Read more…
by TJ O’Shea The dead of winter is a misnomer. Winter’s solstice is very much alive—its lungs expel frosty breaths, snowy fractals nourish dormant soil, and the blinding sun shimmers along frozen rivers. Winter insulates the holiday season like a womb. All the roasts, presents, midnight kisses, giving thanks and Read more…
by Abby Crofton The clearing came into view and she started running. Feet slid along the frosted ground but she hardly noticed, feeling light enough to fly. The rope tethering her to the donkey fell out of her outstretched hand, reaching toward the figure standing in the middle of the Read more…
by Tim O’Neal Dear Kathleen, My time is short. The worst has happened; I’ve become one of the faceless. You’ve seen them on the street—a crusty mass of brown musculature all that’s left of their old visages, hollowed-out eye sockets staring, gristly caverns of absent noses leering. We, the faceless, Read more…
by Brittani Jenee’ Cal You’ve heard about the girl locked away in the ivory tower. The one with the long hair and wild eyes. Grown-ups tell stories about her to children at night, to scare them into behaving like good little girls and boys. You were one of them once, Read more…