The Birdkeeper by D. Brody Lipton
Once, in a land far from here, a Birdkeeper toiled quietly in his aviary high in the hills overlooking a thriving city nestled in the valley below. From his home among the pine and fir trees, he could see roads and footpaths leading to the square, the shops and schools,…
Future Myth by Kelly Canaday
In 2250, children stabilize their cultural anxieties before opening their textbooks to the myth of Lululemon. They trace the upside-down u with horns as Egyptian children had traced the sign of Hathor during a beauty spell. What better sign of beauty is it to have everything already accounted for? To…
C-A-G-E-D by Nancy Brewka-Clark
Mark crouched down in his usual spot behind the big rock and uncoiled the microphone cord. The battery-operated tape recorder was a big clumsy box of a thing, an ancient reel-to-reel that had belonged to his grandfather. But he could manipulate the knobs with his damaged hands. That was the…
Lost Girl by December Lace
I saw your storybook ship sailing in the clouds again, my love. My blood pumped pirate fire unlatched window,my heart a compass your ship wheel steering to me. I’m starting to grow closer to the ceiling now,my chest swellingagainst rich fabric Mother makes me wear. Take me back to your island vicious danger, sunny lagoons, cobalt…
The Texas Fairy Tale by Parul Yadav
Stories breathe fire, sets your heart aflame. Fairy tales oh pity your poor heart would you ever wanted to stay? Your mother taught you, never throw yourselves to wolves. Why did you lean yourself in the size of pole? Imagine how much the universe focused on the gold spoons, jaws…
Kingdom of Shards by Madison McSweeney
Mercy goes to those who need it least. Once upon a time we built a fortressupon a deposit of sanda conception of crystal whispering ’boutthe kings we beheadedwhen they ceased to serve us,but nonetheless immortalizedin iron; the queenswe sent to retireat the top of the towerand scrubbed from the stones; the maiden-martyrs laid to…
A Fairy Hearing by André N. Lepine
The green-spotted tyrant had been taxing travelers for three weeks when Sissy Jakobs finally said the “F” word. Before that, the townsfolk of Ecklinberg had simply acquiesced to the beast’s demands, thinking it a new breed of dragon. None had even considered that its beetle wings, long tusks, and odd…
Goddess of Time by Robin Louise Smith
She made 20 seconds out of 2 ´Like to make 20 seconds out of the 2 I have with you 2 minutes into 2 hours 2 hours into 2 days 2 days into 2 years 2 years into 2 lifetimes Out of the time I have with you ____________________________________________________________ Poetwritereducatordesignerartist:…
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