September 15, 2024
prize winners issue of the MockingOwl Roost
Published by The MockingOwls at September 15, 2024
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Prized Myths and Fairy Tales of the MockingOwl Roost

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.
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July 29, 2024
Published by Meredith Stephens at July 29, 2024
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Caught Between Sunset and Moonrise

Arrival at night was what I was dreading. Night sailing was bad enough, but I had no desire to get into the dinghy after nightfall. The familiar coastline of northern Kangaroo Island came into view, but the sun was setting, and by the time we arrived the coastline would be obscured.
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June 10, 2024
planters on a bench, filled with colorful flowers - creative garden
Published by Rita Mock-Pike at June 10, 2024
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My Magical Pocket of Garden Beauty

While I have no control over the weather or when the condo board hires folks to spread the mulch that can ruin any seeds already planted, I do have the creative ability to create a stunning garden space.
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February 3, 2024
There Isn't Language for This - title card - woman looking into darkening mist
Published by Charlotte Amelia Poe at February 3, 2024
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There Isn’t Language for This

I had these weird few days where I thought if I could make my room beautiful it might fix me, you know? Like, sure, I still wouldn’t be able to leave the house but maybe if I opened my curtains and let some light in, that would be practically the same thing, right? And now I am bathed in green from the window clings and the sun shining through, and I don’t feel better.
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January 10, 2023
Language orthodoxy: holding the contradiction
Published by April Boyington Wall at January 10, 2023
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Holding the Contradiction

In the name of progress, progressives have enforced new binary categories. Voicing disagreement is similarly branded. Accusations fly. Asking questions, challenging, identifying absurdities like insisting on terms like chest feeding – you are an enemy. The Right is quick to pick it up and use it. If you aren’t with us, you are against us.
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