A CURSE TO ARCHERY, by Aidan Redwing I am but a weapon in the hands of tyranny No choice but to march To the orders they decree Does the target blame the arrow Or the hand that plucked the string? Does the arrow weep when blood is drawn? If it had the chance would it […]

HOMEWARD, by Scott T. Hutchison, pending Audio by Karen Menzel     We muscle against wayward powers raging against us, pull our oars–this time into a soul-stealing quiet of vapors. Navigation is something none of us mumbles about. We sorely breathe the mist. Six grey-day passages since the storm that rained and wracked us. Illuminated […]

THE LATEST ATTEMPT, by Devan Barlow, artwork by Miguel Santos   One vial of tears gathered from the milliner in the town’s least-haunted shop   I must have my memories back, please let this be the recipe that finally works   Two hours of pestle-work with shed swan pinions and crystallized moon glow   So […]

THE ELDER’S LULLABY, by Ngô Bình Anh Khoa, artwork by Andrea Alamanno   The Elder sits inside her home, Crouched on her creaking chair– Her figure like a vulture’s, which Roosts by the fire there.   Her fingers weave some shadow plays That dance across the room To illustrate her whimsical song, Whose echoes pierce […]

AND ALL THE DEVILS FOLLOW, by Jennifer Crow, art by Gary McClusky     A queen defeated, robes in tatters, crown crushed under the conqueror’s boot, stands with clasped hands before the altar and listens to the devils laugh. Plots beyond humanity’s reach have twined around her, until her world reels before an onslaught of […]