April 15, 2024
Orange-tinged poppies on sea-green background, reading Joy, the MockingOwl Roost Volume 4, Issue 1
Published by The MockingOwls at April 15, 2024
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Joy – MockingOwl Roost Volume 4, Issue 1

Welcome to the new season of the MockingOwl Roost's themed issues. We're launching the year with an uplifting issue themed on joy. Read along for joy in unusual and unexpected moments, every day life, and much more in the beautiful short stories, creative nonfiction, poetry, artwork, and more.
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April 25, 2024
"I'm For You, If You're For Me" - music fiction story cover - Jack Smiles
Published by Jack Smiles at April 25, 2024
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I’m For You, If You’re For Me

Sure, they were real pros compared to Rex, but all they did was cover songs. Rex, though he could only strum a few chords, was a dreamer. The chords and melody came to him one night sitting alone in his apartment after a couple hits on a bong.
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April 21, 2024
Seder table set for the Passover meal - with Star of David in blue over top
Published by Tanja Cilia at April 21, 2024
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Seder

Beitzah: check (the smell of the hard-boiled egg made her gag). Zero’ah: check. Charoset: check (and of course she scooped up some with her finger and licked it clean). In the centre hollow – maror and dates. I hope Irit and Mirele break a tooth on the seed. Expensive dentistry!
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April 18, 2024
Jerrie Mock - first woman to fly around the world - image of her airplane on red background, title "The Flying Housewife"
Published by The MockingOwls, Rita Mock-Pike, Cyndi Lublink, Sue Cook, Soren Porter, Cathy Cole, Edmund Garcia, Larry VanMersbergen, Phillip Malinak, Annali Carmel, Randy Cook and Jessie Davis at April 18, 2024
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The Flying Housewife, A True Story – Audio Drama

Welcome to our first full cast, feature-length audio drama! The true story of Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly around the world. Listen along as the full cast tells the story of Jerrie's great adventure around the world in 1964, claiming the title officially on April 17, after 29.5 days.
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April 8, 2024
a new mother - image of mother's hand holding newborn baby hand
Published by Megha S. Gupta at April 8, 2024
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A New Mother; Matritva

When she said that, I noticed that the baby's head was falling downward. I thought this strange because I have always heard that new mothers ooze with motherhood and instinct. But in this case, it seemed like she had no concern for the baby. Ignoring the other red flags, my brain compensated with the thought: Maybe she is exhausted?
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April 6, 2024
Interior of large Catholic church - For Thine is the Power title
Published by Melissa Juchniewicz at April 6, 2024
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For Thine is the Power

Paulie and Will were friends because they were almost the same age and lived next door to each other but Will spent more time with his brothers, John and Stevie, than the neighbors. Will and Paulie kind of looked alike, though, and when they walked around town people thought they were brothers, or “Irish twins,” as Mr. Carey at Carey’s market said.
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April 5, 2024
Rangikura poetry book review - by Sue Cook - image of Indigenous woman surrounded by butterflies
Published by Sue Cook at April 5, 2024
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Rangikura; an Indigenous Poetry Book Review

Tibble’s writing style brings about this sense of uninhibited, sensual wildness that runs throughout the book. Make no mistake, this is adult poetry. Profanity punctuates key points, while the author tackles topics of sexuality. This evidence may be found as early as the first poem, Tohunga.
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March 29, 2024
crude cross - man on cross at sunset - Pilate's Calvary title image
Published by Susan Carberry at March 29, 2024
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Pilate’s Calvary

I stopped, took a deep breath, and scrambled up to the brow of the hill where I saw a large crowd gathered at the foot of one of the trees. This tree had been chopped into two pieces, with one nailed to the other, forming a crude cross.
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