I don’t know where girls got the idea of not revealing their age; but it saves me every year during the obnoxious birthday song where I have to reveal my age. 27th October, 2000 is the day I came into this dark world. I don’t like parting like my friends. I love horror movies and … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Play With Me” by Mubita Joseph Mubita
Days of Halloween: “The Janitor Act One” by Carl “Papa” Palmer
If the school principal, or the teachers, or parents, or any of the other kids knew, they never mentioned it and probably wouldn’t be believed anyway. Judy and I know for a fact Jason the janitor lives in Tacoma’s Woodbrook Middle School basement. Not only that, his mother lives there, too. The janitor is really … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “The Janitor Act One” by Carl “Papa” Palmer
Days of Halloween: “Houseplant Ghost Glance” by Greg Anton
I was kissing my houseplants good night, half asleep and with eyes drooping. Suddenly a flash lit up the window of my third-floor flat. Startled, it took me a few seconds to regain my vision, but when I came back to myself, the burst below settled into the everyday scene of a neighbour reversing their … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Houseplant Ghost Glance” by Greg Anton
Days of Halloween: “Voles” by S. Day
In late March of 1982, there was a small farmhouse along the outskirts of Southern Mississippi. The home was built fifteen years prior by a newly wed Mr. and Mrs. Moore, and four years later became home to their only son William Moore. The Moores grew only two things on their farm: soy beans and … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Voles” by S. Day
Winners of the October Contest
Here are the winners of our annual Halloween Contest! The dates next to their names will be the day their work will be posted to our website. Please note that we only had seven winners so the winning posts will start on the 25th: 25: S. Day 26: Greg Anton 27: Carl Papa Palmer 28: … Continue reading Winners of the October Contest
Lake Breeze
By Amantul Iffat Farisha The grassy green mossesAround the little martyr’s graveThe lake water dancesIn tiny shiny waves. In mid summer’s sulky airThe little soldier playedThen bathed in the lake waterWith much merriment. There came a warIn the serene city of NaplesThe spirit of the little manDrove him to the wargate. The solemn breeze of … Continue reading Lake Breeze
Moons
By Autumn Williams I kept dreaming of stars and I was floating.They were disappearing from my view,one by one, quickly. The moon was behind where I was,and I didn't know if it had also gone.I wouldn't look back to see, there were too manyvanishing suns to count. I thought about their moons,and what their numbers … Continue reading Moons
Fall incoming
By Sara Stegen Waiting for the axe, the tree,the truth, the trunk,the infection of deceit,the infestation of the weeds of worry. When we fall, we fall. Sara Stegen is a Dutch poet and non-fiction author who writes about land, family, nature, and neurodivergence. Home is a boulder-clay ridge in the northern Netherlands where her bike … Continue reading Fall incoming
Expressive Self Portrait
By Somer Sherfield Somer Sherfield is an artist based in Oklahoma. She is currently studying to obtain her BFA in Art Education at the University of Central Oklahoma. Somer specializes in both fine arts and digital media. Some of her work can be currently viewed in the UCO Student Gallery as well as upcoming galleries … Continue reading Expressive Self Portrait
Apivorous
By Jubu Djanx A dying bee rests on the painted pavement of a rec-yardenclosure. How it got there when all inside so desperatelywant out isn’t beyond imagining. There are no bloomsto attract the bee, no floral scents, but many cells—as in a hive—populated by unrepentant and penitent, alike.The bee must’ve made a historic flight through … Continue reading Apivorous
