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Latest Issues

A Cleansing Flame

TRIGGER WARNING: DISCUSSION OF RAPE/SEXUAL ASSAULT

“She came to me in the night,” he said on the witness stand, shaking his fist, his eyes and face red as cherries. “She stood before me, unclothed herself, laughing and giggling, ran her ha...

12 days ago
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To Live Forever

This short story was published in my writing group’s debut anthology, Pens to Pages: An Anthology.

It was moments like this that Jennifer truly missed Andrew. He always knew what to say when she had had a bad day at work. He could read her...

17 days ago
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The Candy Witch

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Her house at the end of the lane
Is the last the children reach
A plastic cauldron full of solid gold–
Full-size bars, whole bags of chips...
a month ago
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The Bite

This is a piece I did for my local writer’s group. We had to write an entire page (about 250-300 words) about something that takes place within only 20 seconds.

I feel the heat of the monster’s breath before I hear the moaning growl of the...

a month ago
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Fever and Blood

This poem was recently featured as part of The Quiet Children, an art and literature exhibition at Last Word in St. Cloud, MN. It was curated by Heather Renne of Inky Jane Studios.

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a month ago
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  • M. Brandon Robbins

    Writer and librarian from North Carolina. Specializes in horror and fantasy but also writes westerns. Paid subscribers get an exclusive personalized poem or drabble. My novel, Mr. Haunt, is out in 2028 from Sley House Publishing.

  • Laurie MacIntosh

    Former journalist, magazine editor, medical social worker & nonprofit consultant. Author of the serial the Three Sheep Rebellion: In Scotland, in the spring of 2026, a seven-year-old farmer's daughter asks questions that change the course of history.

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