• Hello Again, Autumn! - A poetry reading by Perri Dodgson, performed by Sue Cook - image of autumn leaves in oranges, reds, and yellows, at back, with a dark orange-red square stacked on top, with another layer now with autumn woods scenery, then finally a triangle-shaped image of a cabin on a lake at autumn

    Hello Again, Autumn

    Hello again Autumn. I thought it was you.When I opened the windows like I always doThe curtains went wild, dancing into the room.Arms sprouting goosebumps, I […]

  • Textured background in light off-white, with bats as corners and edges. TEXT: Best Halloween Books - Rita Mock-Pike

    Get Your Spooky Reading On With the Best Halloween Books

    It’s that time of year — when the ghouls come out to play with the creepy twins in the shadows of that old house on the hill. You know the one. Where the family gets all “creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky…” Yes, it’s October and time to get your ooky Halloween books list ready to indulge in some spooky fun!

  • Cover of book: The Other Emma, with an image of a pensive young woman amid falling snow - TEXT: Historical Fiction Novel Review, Julie Sara Porter

    The Other Emma: A Book Review

    As Rose ascends higher in society, she has to weigh what her own identity, status, and newfound wealth and influence can do for those women who are what she once was. Can she aspire to be the beneficial influence to them that others have been to her?

  • Image of a man and woman in an old photograph, cheek-to-cheek, in a heart-shaped cutout frame. Film strips editing the image. TEXT: Oklahoma! - Trelawny Welles - Oklahoma the Musical - a Film Review

    Film Review: Oklahoma (1955)

    Unlike some movie musicals, such as My Fair Lady which placed dramatic actors in the main roles and either allowed them to do their singing best (Rex Harrison, who talked his way through most of his numbers) or actually dub, as in Marni Nixon’s singing over Audrey Hepburn’s lip-synching, Oklahoma placed actual singers in most of the roles.

  • Book cover image with a creepy house in a red haze -- it's set askew. Outline of Ohio behind the image, with a rolled up newspaper above the book cover. TEXT: Supernatural Thriller Review, Julie Sara Porter - The Bellfeontaine Haunting by Marie Wilkens

    The Bellefontaine Haunting — A Supernatural Thriller Review

    The Bellfontaine Haunting by Marie Wilkins is a suspenseful and gripping supernatural thriller and murder mystery. It held me from the first page to the last with its story of the ghost of a deceased woman haunting a reporter and the cold case surrounding her death suddenly becoming hot and open.

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August 17, 2025
Orange cement mixer up close, sitting in pile of gray gravel - TEXT: A Will & May Story, Melissa Juchniewicz, Best We Can Do Part 2 - flowers and limps...all part of the story!
Published by Melissa Juchniewicz at August 17, 2025
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Best We Can Do – Part 2

“If you got gas to get to Milton, you could go see my friend Clara. I was talking to her on the phone yesterday. She was thinking about how to get more business — she has a flower shop. Business isn’t great, so she was thinking about selling in other places, but she can’t leave the shop.
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August 16, 2025
Published by Emylle Torres and Milene Correia at August 16, 2025
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Emylle on Wheels – Web Comic – Episode 6

Emylle, our heroine, is a girl who uses a wheelchair and who has short, curly hair and is wearing a blue-and-white-striped bodysuit. She says, “Tell you what! If I got a coin every time I get asked an intrusive question…” She pauses.
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August 15, 2025
Among the Distant Stars - science fiction issue of the MockingOwl Roost - image of a hot, burning sun with a red aura - TEXT: Quarterly Issue - Volume 5, Issue 3: Among the Distant Stars - MockingOwl Roost Contributors and Staff
Published by The MockingOwls at August 15, 2025
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Among the Distant Stars

Far off, among the distant stars, they explored. They terra-formed new worlds. They traveled in light years... It may be science fiction now, but someday... Explore deep space through these magnificent short stories, poems, and gorgeous visual art pieces by artists and authors from around the world.
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August 5, 2025
Split background image with orange-red at top and chocolate brown at bottom. In the middle, an anime collage from Vinland Saga appears, with the word "Review" in glowing white letters rests. At the top, Anime Show and at the bottom C. Alokita rest. White MockingOwl Roost logo at the bottom in right hand corner.
Published by C. Alokita at August 5, 2025
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Vinland Saga: Historical, Action, Anime Review

What does a revenge-blinded soul do upon realising that vengeance was only a self-created prison and peace might be the only true rebellion? Vinland Saga tells us this story in the subtext of medieval Europe, where Thorfinn, stuck in the never-ending cycle of war, evolves from a bloodthirsty viking to a seeker of peace.
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August 1, 2025
Breath of Nature - Poetry Special of the MockingOwl Roost - image of a red background with vivis red, purple, and black bird grapsing a bright green plant stalk. TEXT: Poetry Special, Volume 5, Special Issue 2: Breath of Nature - MockingOwl Roost Contributors and Staff
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Breath of Nature – Poetry Special

Take a run through the forest, or swim in the depths. Breathe in the heart of nature as you scamper with the animals, daydream of springtime, and linger beneath the waterfall's splash. Plunge into the refreshing waters of the river, or curl up with a cuppa tea and good book in the garden where birds and ladybugs play. The wonders and healing calm of nature await in the pages of our Breath of Nature Poetry Special.
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