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Any Port in a Storm

Gerry Stefanson·November 9, 2023

Passages Any Port in a Storm written by: Gerry Stefanson @gerry_stefanson Deck shutters under foot Lines cast...

Passages Gerry Stefanson English Poetry

·1 min read

When You Get The News

Kate Leo·October 7, 2023

When You Get The News written by: Kate Leo I peek tentatively around the elevator door, scanning...

English Literature Featured Post

·13 mins read

The Hotel Room

Lynda Lee·April 30, 2023

The Hotel Room written by: Lynda Lee The decor was plain but pleasant enough. Early evening sunshine...

English Literature

·3 mins read

The Girl With The Red Hair

R.C. Morgan·November 10, 2021

The Girl With The Red Hair written by: R.C. Morgan Southerly winds pushed the rain in uneven...

English Literature

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A Beastly Cedarian’s Final Word: A Terminal Abecedarian

Ken Gosse·September 11, 2021

A Beastly Cedarian’s Final Word: A Terminal Abecedarian written by: Ken Gosse There isn’t much chance I’ll...

Here Are The Options

Steven Fortune·July 20, 2021

Here Are The Options written by: Steven Fortune Here are the options swimming like Stygian piranhas in...

English Poetry

·1 min read

DIPTYCH ON FUEL

Izabella T. Kostka·March 4, 2020

Italian Poetry Polish English International

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MEET NECROKRAKEN

Thanks to the amazing votes from our Spillwords Community in Monster Lab, we’ve created our very own Halloween Monster: NecroKraken! Dive into the spooky details and click on NecroKraken’s photo above to enlarge and admire our community’s creation.

The name combines ‘Necro’ (representing death and the undead through the skeleton ribcage and vampire wings) with ‘Kraken’ (depicting the tentacled sea monster). It encapsulates the dark, mythical, and fearsome essence of the creature.

Lou Storey

A textbook example of nominative determinism, Lou Storey has always been a storyteller, a fact well illustrated in his art and in his writing. His careers have reflected that as well, first as a creator of idea-based exhibitions for museums, and later as a psychotherapist employing narrative therapies. His art and his writing share qualities of rich texture and detail, examining our capacity to be absurd while allowing a measure of forgiveness for our foibles. Storey and his husband Steve retired in 2021 and moved from New Jersey to Savannah Georgia. “We love everything about Savannah, it is like a city that looks like a park and thinks it’s a small town. Best of all, we can grow bananas in the backyard!”

Treats Only, Please! by Lauren Scott

Creepy cackles from tall, looming trees
startle their jumpy heartbeats as they walk.
Shadows discreetly follow the echoes
while they timidly proceed down the block.

Young voices repeat with conviction,
“It’s just a night for entertainment.”
There’s no need for goosebumps and fear
as their eyes focus on the cracked pavement.

Undeniably sensing they’re not alone,
many follow in their hesitant footsteps,
eager to reach doors and push doorbells
but afraid of frightening special effects....

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