Biswajit Mishra

old photo
the hard stare
of a new face

— Biswajit Mishra

Vishal Prabhu

underneath the door
the lit corridor 
shadowless still

— Vishal Prabhu

Bryan Rickert

every day
it tries to kill me
conjoined twin

— Bryan Rickert

Scott Wiggerman

gourmand
the rich broth
of his bones

— Scott Wiggerman

Mark Gilbert

cross cutting
rapid cuts
even in the fade out

— Mark Gilbert

Randy Brooks

a conclave of snails
over the remains
guppy tail

— Randy Brooks

Patricia Hawkhead

dried grass
winds whispering
a séance

— Patricia Hawkhead

Veronika Zora Novak

boneyard . . .

my fetal imprint

on her grave

— Veronika Zora Novak

Nancy Brady

a red ribbon
around her neck
--snuff movie

— Nancy Brady

Roberta Beach Jacobson

toeing the line
fish fingers

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

plague rat
the barn owl’s 
last meal

— Jenn Ryan-Jauregui