Kimberly Kuchar

singing a song . . .
she tiptoes around
the bodies

— Kimberly Kuchar

deserted mini-golf

inside the clown’s mouth

a finger bone

— Kimberly Kuchar

Richard L. Matta

sickle moon
a shadow stalks him
to the tool shed

— Richard L. Matta

a ref’s mark

with his heart in it

javelin throw

— Richard L. Matta

Lauren McBride

making my skin crawl
the bugs
that aren’t there

— Lauren McBride

Joshua St. Claire

night hag
an owl’s screech presses me 
to the sheets 

— Joshua St. Claire

ballgag

the ritual begins

with a song

— Joshua St. Claire

Tracy Davidson

body swap 
the sheep count farmers 
into the slaughterhouse

— Tracy Davidson

David C. Kopaska-Merkel

need more cement
some of your fingers
still show

— David C. Kopaska-Merkel

Patricia Hawkhead

slow tick of the clock 
becoming comfortable
with family ghosts

— Patricia Hawkhead

John Hawkhead

tainted by night
a crooked-backed shadow
removes its teeth guard

— John Hawkhead

something staring

through the frosted glass

wet sucking breath

— John Hawkhead

Biswajit Mishra

cold night
a train’s horn kicks off
the flush

— Biswajit Mishra

Bryan Rickert

town dump
we let the body go
on the count of three

— Bryan Rickert

Tony Williams

doorbell spider
I’ve said
too much…

— Tony Williams

still warm…

the mouse in the trap

she gives back

— Tony Williams

Randy Brooks

turkey buzzard
today’s joy a fish
out of water

— Randy Brooks

dusty fae

murder in the orange fields
crows
in the distance

— dusty fae

yellow moon

crooked grin

hanging on his face

— dusty fae

Matt Snyder

my faceplate fogs up
searching the rubble
for fiddle strings

— Matt Snyder

faded trail blazes

the meaty crunch

of rotten sticks

— Matt Snyder

Vishal Prabhu

past the cemetery
rising from the marshland
empty wails

— Vishal Prabhu

shutting the gallery

one by one

the creak of floorboards

— Vishal Prabhu