By Susan Cleveland "Where on earth am I? Everything seems so misty and grey…" "He thinks he's on earth?!" A young female voice giggled in the background. "Who said that? I told you I can't see anything…" "That's Wilhelmena– don't pay any attention to her." An older male advised somewhere off to the left. "I'm … Continue reading Augustus
The Handmaiden
By Mehreen Ahmed Eliza stood in front of her bathroom mirror and squeezed the end of a nearly empty tube of toothpaste. Between her thumb and her index finger, her fingernails turned an inconsistent color of white pink, the plumpness of the tip of her skin diminishing. Breathing short and tight, her lips were thinning … Continue reading The Handmaiden
Ghost and Other Poems
By John Van Dreal Ghost At a divey place just off the sound, between Bellingham and Ferndale. A rich palette of neon lighting, booze advertisements, dozens of small TVs featuring sports and sitcom reruns filling the den—the bar owners have made the interior their canvas. A sign reads, Fancy Beer Not Found Here. The tap … Continue reading Ghost and Other Poems
Poems by Andrew Scott
The Ghost I used to be a ghost, pale shell of my former and current self. My skin was white. Shiny without a hint of a tan colour, even after hours in the piercing sun. Skin used to cling to the bones in my body, showing all that was underneath. No amount of foods would … Continue reading Poems by Andrew Scott
High School Contest Third Place Winner Fiction: “90 Day Ghost”
by Sarah Boyt Alyona knows not where she is going nor what she is doing. All she knows is that is must get away. She must get away from it all: the barn with the tacky halloween decorations, her fiance’s so called friends that call her a gold digger and tell her to go back … Continue reading High School Contest Third Place Winner Fiction: “90 Day Ghost”
Christmas Contest: Poetry 1st Place
"The Ghosts of Christmas Past" By Micah Singleton The Ghosts Of Christmas Past As a cold wind blows, the hour comes fast, to a time when Christmas, will be part of the past. With no tree of lights, and no gifts to bear, a man sits alone, as a chill fills the air. His fire … Continue reading Christmas Contest: Poetry 1st Place
Ghost
By James D. Casey IV Full eighteen hundred years This place Has its undertone As do my words A dark young pine In the middle of a cemetery He calls out Telling me to play on So I do Over the levee I find solitude A place of forgotten morning … Continue reading Ghost
Deliverance
By Rajnish Mishra Rajnish Mishra is a poet, writer, translator and blogger born and brought up in Varanasi, India and now in exile from his city. His work originates at the point of intersection between his psyche and his city. His work has now started appearing in journals and websites. How can I ever return … Continue reading Deliverance
The Court
By John Page The woman ran for her life. She was being chased by four men. She was alone and frightened for her life. She deeply regretted leaving her old life behind and trying to travel to a new land. She realized that she knew nothing of the outside world and shouldn't have been on … Continue reading The Court
THE GIRL IN THE FOREST
by Rollin Jewett “Stay with me,” said Grandpa as Salem skipped ahead of him on the trail. “It’s getting late.” Salem loved going to the woods with Grandpa. The air was so fresh it practically sparkled with the bright scent of the pines. And since it was Spring, the wildflowers were in full bloom. Salem had … Continue reading THE GIRL IN THE FOREST
Academy of the Heart And Mind 