Dmitry Peredonov

January night
the scent of
the black dahlia

— Dmitry Peredonov

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

a parting gift
from a spurned lover
neckless

— Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

wise beyond her years early grave

— Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

Kelly Sargent

dad’s shout
now a whisper —
midnight seance

— Kelly Sargent

cheap as hell —

garage sale

ouija board

— Kelly Sargent

Rich Schilling

dead air
the radio dj’s
last breath

— Rich Schilling

Timothy Daly

sunny smiles 
the Ferris wheel 
creaks

— Timothy Daly

Sharon Ferrante

in a dark alley 
he follows her scent 
hunger moon 

— Sharon Ferrante

David C. Kopaska-Merkel

sole survivor
at last he knew
who the killer was

— David C. Kopaska-Merkel

Tracy Davidson

another Adam... 
removing a rib 
for my collection

— Tracy Davidson

Mona Bedi

empty house
a pair of feet follow me
from room to room

— Mona Bedi

Roberta Beach Jacobson

brood of cicadas
so many reasons 
not to yawn

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

Kelly Moyer

wormholes
a squirm
in the blood-brain barrier

— Kelly Moyer

giving voice

to your torment

SPiRoCHeTeS

— Kelly Moyer

Mariel Herbert

last dance
her blood follows
his down

— Mariel Herbert

their skin crawls

off into midnight

solstice

— Mariel Herbert

John Hawkhead

tired of life the coffin yawns

— John Hawkhead

Michael Nickels-Wisdom

no no no no no shakes the four-way stop sign in the wind 

— Michael Nickels-Wisdom

refrigerators in houses

and the one in the woods,

door ajar

— Michael Nickels-Wisdom

Bonnie J Scherer

 blood thirsty mosquitoes 
                       feeding on spring 
                       feeding on me

— Bonnie J Scherer

Bryan Rickert

exhuming the body 
it meets us
half way

— Bryan Rickert

Tuyet Van Do

ticking in the kitchen
the oven timer starts 
by itself

— Tuyet Van Do

Kelly Sargent

blood on her palate —
drawing 
one last breath

— Kelly Sargent

even though

I said no

whentheriverrunsstill

— Kelly Sargent