13 Days of Halloween, series at Spillwords.com

A series, consisting of different authors and different literary works that embrace Halloween, and the spirit of this holiday.

The Replacement

Alyssa Brocker·October 21, 2016

The Replacement written by: Alyssa Brocker @Atelgy “In slumber it’s best not to wander.” This was the...

Poetry Alyssa Brocker Halloween English Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween

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The Mirror Man

Prospermind·October 20, 2016

The Mirror Man written by: Prospermind @prospermindWP A little girl at home, playing in her room alone,...

Poetry Halloween English Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween

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Poetic Nightmares

Geovanni Villafañe·October 19, 2016

Poetic Nightmares written by: Geovanni Villafañe @RezZureKtedPoeT Spirits Creep From Darkest Corners Waiting For The Lost And...

Poetry Halloween English Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween

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Gloria Ogo is an American-based Nigerian writer with several published novels and poetry collections. Her work has appeared in Eye to the Telescope, Brittle Paper, Spillwords Press, Metastellar, Gypsophila Magazine, Harpy Hybrid Review, Allegro Poetry Magazine, among others. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and serves as a reader for Reckoning Magazine. She is the winner of the 2024 Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize and a finalist for the 2024 Jerri Dickseski Fiction Prize, the 2025 ODU Poetry Prize, and the 2025 Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize, earning honorable mentions. She is also a finalist for Lucky Jefferson's 2025 Poetry Contest. Her work was longlisted for the 2025 American Short(er) Fiction Prize.

The Rightsizing Ruse by Mary Heeran White

The boxes were packed and stacked, taped firmly, with an indelible ink scrawl chronicling a lifetime of cherished possessions. Every taped bundle spoke of moments, memories – each a carefully curated piece in the vivid mosaic of our lives. In those hectic days, as the nesting instinct kicked in, our home expanded, one choreographed and colour-graded piece of content at a time. Packing each thought-out and integrated part of our shared story, I found myself overwhelmed with gratitude for this space – a love so profound for the life we built together. ...

Features

Microdosing at Cornet Café

My Perspective

Interview Q&A With Gloria Ogo

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Pamela Ebel

Interview Q&A With Gloria Ogo

Spotlight On Writers – Tony Ashenden

My Perspective

Orville Baumgardner and Young Goodman Brown

The Heart

13 Days of Halloween

The Replacement

The Mirror Man

Poetic Nightmares

Mary Had a Stalker

Low-End Notes

Those Who Mourn

Hail to The Bus Driver

Mama’s Thoughts on Aging

The Prison of the Wooden Frame

Microdosing at Cornet Café

Old Men Make Sad Lovers

Every Spring Is A Shared History

The Drifting Years

Butterfly House

Spring