New Poetry by Alex Kitt!
In These Layers In just nine lines, Alex Kitt‘s knockout poem ‘complicated grief’ (Issue 34) dives deep into the reverberations of loss. And we are […]
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Throwback Thursday: ‘Mermaid Hunt’ by Holly Walrath
Gild and Shine Seek-and-destroy becomes swim-to-survive in ‘Mermaid Hunt’ by Holly Walrath, a finalist and the editors’ pick for our 2014 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize. […]
Pulp Lit at ‘Word On The Street’, June 11 & 12!
Hey, Toronto! We’re Headed Your Way! It’s the 33rd annual Word On The Street festival! Canada’s largest open-air book festival returns to the streets of […]
‘The Realm of Shadows’ by Megan W Shaw
Routine Is a Comfort Take a quiet trip to the spirit world, in ‘The Realm of Shadows’ by Megan W Shaw. To a place where […]
‘Would We Had Time’ by Lorina Stephens
A Weight to It A haunting line from ‘Would We Had Time’ by Lorina Stephens sums up perfectly this wonderful adventure tale: ‘But ever the […]
New Poetry by Mitchell Bodo!
Mapping the Edges As Mitchell Bodo reminds us, in ‘Ars Poetica’ (Issue 34), “It’s hard to find meaning / In a world that isn’t predicated on […]
‘Clothesline’ by Kimberley Aslett
Tangled Up Laundry — and life — are put through the ringer, in ‘Clothesline’ by Kimberley Aslett, a notable mention for the 2021 Hummingbird Flash […]
‘A Gentleman’s Primer for Winning Debates with Your Friends and Enemies’ by Mitchell Shanklin
Avenue of Attack Leap through logic (maybe) and lyricism (definitely) in ‘A Gentleman’s Primer for Winning Debates with Your Friends and Enemies’ by Mitchell Shanklin, […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Kilronan Harbor’ by Jeffrey C Alfier
Stand to Flex Feel the whip of the wind and taste the salt of the sea in ‘Kilronan Harbor’, a muscular, evocative poem by Jeffrey […]
‘Pretty Lies: Fly Away’ by Mel Anastasiou
Death’s Ferryboat In the latest installment of Pretty Lies by Mel Anastasiou, our heroine Jenny Riley becomes inspired by the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. […]