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Issue 10, Poetry

I don’t want your future, mother by b.i.w

dear future me  i felt bad that morning  looking at your imperfect posture when you sat sad deep-like-a-well black eyes  I truly felt bad  although A lot may say I…

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October 1, 2020
Issue 10, Poetry

She can’t help herself by Mary Ford Neal

She’s smiling      the woman whose husband      will shortly have her murdered           whose thimble, whose sheets      whose husband’s flesh           will soon be warmed           by a more obliging body      with a lot…

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October 1, 2020
Fiction, Issue 10

A Medieval Tale by Regina Clarke

In a late spring rain, the monk made his way along the covered stone path. Glancing out toward the garden where lay brothers were setting out new plants, undeterred by…

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October 1, 2020
Art, Creative Study, Issue 10

Creative Study: Juliette van der Molen

Artist Statement: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” -Samuel Clemens As an author and artist with an affinity for history, I think a lot about the quote above.…

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October 1, 2020
Issue 10, Poetry

Perfect Timing by Jason de Koff

What is sleep,but the hard reset,of the mind.The brain changes configuration,releasing toxins,dispensing cookies. Repairing the damage,from cortisol-induced stresses,reducing sharp edges among the folds,Bringing to question,whether names can’t hurt you,as physical…

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October 1, 2020
Issue 10, Poetry

Janus by Abigail Pearson

to be bright       and carry oni wanted in       but also wanted outyou all looked like dancing mummies from here andthe bedroom is always safe for me friendship          or i hate herfucking               but also i’m…

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October 1, 2020
Issue 10, Poetry

Any Measure by J.L. Lapinel

You are so weird was the most loving thing my mother said and you speak Spanish that sounds like Armenian  but her arms were smooth and smelled like bread and she would let me write on her…

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October 1, 2020
Issue 10, Poetry

A Glimmer by Jason de Koff

The fog’s incandescent glow at full moon,creates shapeshifters from shadows,like a blind man, the smells and sounds,become more effusive than ever. The drip, drop cadence of the bobbing vessels,portray the…

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October 1, 2020
Issue 10, Poetry

Recumbent Pudica by J.L. Lapinel

I was spit out the other end of an arrogance high a confident saunter into adult separationas if peeling the dysfunction from my skin would lead to a cellular replacement  Now a renewed adolescentI…

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October 1, 2020
Fiction, Issue 10, Serializations

A Peculiar Count in Time, Part 3 by M.K. Beutymhill

Click here to read Part 1.Click here to read Part 2. Loir-et-Cher, France 1742Château de Chambord, in search of the alchemist Count of St. Germain A return to the northern European climate was a…

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October 1, 2020
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    Hiatus Announcement

    October 4, 2020 /

    ‘If you feel “burnout” setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself.’ Dalai Lama TL;DR Twist in Time Lit Mag is going on hiatus for 2021. No issues will be released until 2022. 2021 will solely focus on publishing…

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    I don’t want your future, mother by b.i.w

    October 1, 2020

    Kicking Up A Stink by Aviva Treger

    April 4, 2020

    The Ballerina in the Attic by Amanda N. Butler

    July 1, 2019
  • Issue 10,  Poetry

    She can’t help herself by Mary Ford Neal

    October 1, 2020 /

    She’s smiling      the woman whose husband      will shortly have her murdered           whose thimble, whose sheets      whose husband’s flesh           will soon be warmed           by a more obliging body      with a lot more give and quite a bit less to say. She’s smiling     and at my leisure I can appraise      every detail of her…

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    The Time Traveller by Lucy Whitehead

    May 1, 2019

    Table of Contents: Issue 6

    November 1, 2019

    Amidst the Junktique Dealer’s Goods & Moveables by Paula Bonnell

    January 1, 2020
  • Fiction,  Issue 10

    This Is The Room Where We Tell Stories About The Future by Jonathan Payne

    October 1, 2020 /

    This is the room where we tell stories about the future. It is curved, spacious, and filled with light. The deep stone window frames have no glass, allowing a cool breeze to blow in from the garden. The distant sound of a waterfall can be heard under occasional bursts of…

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    Recumbent Pudica by J.L. Lapinel

    October 1, 2020

    Mayday by David Hartley

    July 1, 2019

    The Well by Ray Ball

    January 1, 2020
  • Fiction,  Issue 10

    Stanley’s Time by Robert Pope

    October 1, 2020 /

    As I have been playing with the idea of writing a time travel story, several ideas have occurred to me. Some of these ‘ideas’ I don’t remember anymore. I should have written them all down, but I always imagine any idea worth developing will be memorable. As a result, I…

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    Accident by Jolly Alexander

    September 1, 2019

    The Boat Train by Philip Berry

    July 1, 2019

    Tempest by Tyler Wettig

    March 1, 2019
  • Art,  Creative Study,  Issue 10

    Creative Study: Juliette van der Molen

    October 1, 2020 /

    Artist Statement: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” -Samuel Clemens As an author and artist with an affinity for history, I think a lot about the quote above. I surround myself with history whenever I can. As I type this statement, an Underwood Standard Typewriter sits in the…

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    thisis(not)thewayidie by Helena Pantsis

    September 1, 2019

    On the Proper Use of Mosquitoes by Roppotucha Greenberg

    January 1, 2019

    There’s a Light by Mark Martyre

    July 1, 2019
  • Fiction,  Issue 10,  Serializations

    A Peculiar Count in Time, Part 3 by M.K. Beutymhill

    October 1, 2020 /

    Click here to read Part 1.Click here to read Part 2. Loir-et-Cher, France 1742Château de Chambord, in search of the alchemist Count of St. Germain A return to the northern European climate was a relief, not only for the familiar trees and air, but because the black stone had lost so much of its…

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    Q&A with NYT Bestselling Author Karen Chance

    January 1, 2019

    Dark Coat and Smoke Rings by Rachele Salvini

    May 1, 2019

    Josef Mengele Song by John Wall Barger

    April 4, 2020
  • Issue 10,  Poetry

    Mr. Walton by Urmila Rampersaud

    October 1, 2020 /

    I last saw him that Sunday. Sitting on an old pine log like a nuthatchstaring at the white morning glory in his garden. With quivering hands, he waved as the passersby called out, “Mr.Walton”.Words bounced off his lips but never reached an ear.He smiled as two squirrels ran pass him…

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    Thank You For Your Service: An Anthology

    May 27, 2019

    The Tree Between Us by Grace Safford

    January 1, 2020

    Inevitable River by Robert Okaji

    November 1, 2019
  • Issue 10,  Poetry

    Follow the Sound of the Waves of the Sea by S. T. Brant

    October 1, 2020 /

         i.            The sound of the Waves of EnvyLocks the gate to Life.Strand us on Styx’s shoresAll eternity to look upon the living mingle:The open air of joys forsworn forThe odes of misery we sing, we sing, we sing.      ii.            The sound of the Waves of MayaFull of Belief, and Hope, and Happy-The…

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    Table of Contents: Issue 2

    March 1, 2019

    Sylke by K.B. Carle

    January 1, 2019

    Monster at the Cliff Edge (Love Song for the Kraken) by Alicia Fitton

    May 1, 2019
  • Fiction,  Issue 10

    Relent by Kristine Brown

    October 1, 2020 /

    And I was off, pedaling madly on a dusty dirt road, my disheveled ponytail damp with sweat. Messy bun. Ball of keratin stress. I winced in pain, my thumbs bleeding, brandishing shredded, gnawed-on hangnails. Though usually self-conscious, wincing at the very thought of hurting myself, I paid no heed to…

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    January 1, 2019

    This Is The Room Where We Tell Stories About The Future by Jonathan Payne

    October 1, 2020

    thisis(not)thewayidie by Helena Pantsis

    September 1, 2019
  • Issue 10,  Poetry

    Janus by Abigail Pearson

    October 1, 2020 /

    to be bright       and carry oni wanted in       but also wanted outyou all looked like dancing mummies from here andthe bedroom is always safe for me friendship          or i hate herfucking               but also i’m hungrymind over make, i can’t decide for myself and slowly i’m driving you to insanity  singer                               or killerholding   hands              or break up foreverthe…

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