Jerome Berglund

judge’s turn
for a shave
spring mist

— Jerome Berglund

John Hawkhead

a thorn-sharp land 
of reptiles and dust
her venom gene

— John Hawkhead

sacrificial flesh
blood spilt in the pentangle
starts to take shape

John Hawkhead — 

Joseph P. Wechselberger

séance
ghosts make themselves known
in the attic

— Joseph P. Wechselberger

Kelly Sargent

his unexpected visit —
the length of her scream
braided down her back

— Kelly Sargent

Roberta Beach Jacobson

electric chair
for the innocent
bugs in toaster

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

Minal Sarosh

nightmare 
seeing a snake 
with two heads

— Minal Sarosh

Richard L. Matta

commingled smells...
his everyday brut
and formaldehyde

— Richard L. Matta

another puzzle

in mom’s meaty stew

…an empty trap

— Richard L. Matta

Dmitry Peredonov

spring funeral —
making a bridal bouquet
for my ex

— Dmitry Peredonov

Barrie Levine

midnight snack . . .
the ashes in grandpa’s urn
gone missing

— Barrie Levine

boiling over

with Type O

her iron kettle

— Barrie Levine

Joshua Gage

humid evening
two beads of red
over the TNT bunkers

— Joshua Gage

marriage bed

the softness of the pillow

as he stops kicking

— Joshua Gage

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

post surgery
patient zero can see
from inside a jar

— Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

C.X.Turner

severed limbs
the hunger pains
dissipate

— C.X.Turner

beneath the nail bed

her hammered

remains

— C.X.Turner

Tony Williams

actions darker
than his feathers…
carrion crow

— Tony Williams

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

the way
her blood shimmers
microplastics 

— Jenn Ryan-Jauregui 

tucked inside

a tree hollow

the horseman’s head

— Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

Katherine E Winnick

lunar eclipse -
crow stalking crow
across the meadow 

— Katherine E Winnick

Chad Lee Robinson

glitching lights
of the storage room--
clown faces

— Chad Lee Robinson

red sun rising . . .

the scarecrow

resumes his post

— Chad Lee Robinson