July 14, 2025
Because I was fourteen, the icy cold Pacific Ocean warmed to bathwater within minutes of immersion. Beyond the official beaches, after scrambling down a wooded ravine now collapsed into itself, lost to time.
June 3, 2025
Join the authors, poets, singers, dancers, actors, and audience as we explore all things theatre, dance, and performing arts in this new edition of the MockingOwl Roost ~ All The World's a Stage. Discover fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction dance across the stage called life, written with pen and paper (or, well, computer keyboard in most cases).
April 17, 2025
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.
April 10, 2025
The guy from choir really didn’t get it. I’d lived in Chicago before – I knew the murder rate per capita was higher in Tallahassee anyway. And wearing boots? What did that have to do with Nashville? I don’t wear boots now. My location wasn’t going to change that. And I sure as hell wasn’t ever going to carry a Rebel flag.
April 9, 2025
I had accused her of misogyny – only ‘respecting’ me when I’ve been in relationships with men she approved of, as if this gave me personhood. She denied it, of course, but throughout my adult life, I’d seen the pattern. She only seemed to think of me as a “real” adult when I had a man. She wasn’t the only one to treat me this way.
April 1, 2025
During one of our previous commissioning periods, we met Alyxander LaBranche and absolutely adored his artwork. We opted to publish some of his works in our […]
March 15, 2025
Who doesn't love a a good whodunnit? We love mysteries, particularly cozy mysteries, and so we've gathered some fabulously fun short fiction in the genre. Read tales of intrigue and curiosity in our short special issue: Elementary, My Dear Marple.
February 15, 2025
Beware! Here there be dragons... Fire-breathing, jewel-hoarding, winged dragons resting atop mountains of gold and silver and glamour. Dare ye enter? Dare ye read Dragon Scales and Other Tails?
December 15, 2024
Welcome to the final issue of the MockingOwl Roost in 2024! Music & Light brings together the joys and changing delights of music and light. Enjoy […]
November 15, 2024
Our final special issue of 2024 is here – an issue inspired by submissions discussing this challenging topic of domestic violence. Within its pages you’ll find […]
September 15, 2024
Welcome to the first prize winners issue of the MockingOwl Roost - the Prized Myths and Fairy Tales of the MockingOwl Roost. This beautiful collection of fairy tale and mythology-based flash fiction, micro-essays, and haiku/tanka sequence pieces come from authors around the world.
August 15, 2024
Come one, come all, Sci-Fi lovers! We've got a great short new issue with our sci-fi fiction and poetry for 2024 right here. Check out the stories from authors around the globe, relating tales of outer space aliens, military experimentation, space travel, and much more.