The Gospel According to St. Vitaphile, in Six Verses
Unless you’re a believer in reincarnation you’d be advised to accept life’s biggest cliché about how it’s no rehearsal or primordial dream…
The Locked Ward, a Psychological Thriller Review
Estranged from birth, Mandy had believed she was an only child until she receives a call from a lawyer urging her to visit his infamous client. In the locked ward, Georgia Cartwright utters only four words to her sister: “I didn’t do it.”
Don’t Assault a Woman with Dead Pirates for Friends
An icy breeze blew down the back of his neck and shirt in an instant, and Billy pivoted on one foot. There they were: The pirates — he had no other word for them…
Morning Rains
I swerve and swing down tar road glens — poplar built, storm-breath wet that brim with bark and coffee, melt fjords that flood Earth’s marrow…
Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer: A Review
We can be sure Trad Wife could not exist without the presence of Rosemary’s Baby. The two novels share some plot points and themes, particularly the feeling of domestic dread and the loneliness that can come from being a housewife.
January 15, 2021
We proudly present the First Issue of the MockingOwl Roost – Expectation. Enjoy short fiction, serialized fiction, essays, poetry, lyrics, and visual artwork in this issue, […]