Haunted Holidays is LIVE Dec 1–4 on https://t.co/lNMppF7IyM! Four nights of pure yuletide dread: Krampus hunts, ghosts carol at your door, and the snow buries screams. Dare to read the darkest Christmas tales ever told. Enter now.

The Scars Across My Thigh written by: Peter Kaczmarczyk So begins the cleansing ritual I fill the washer with everything that carries the smell of sick The odor of a

The Magus written by: Elizabeth Barton The Mage grandly descended the staircase, feathered like the Cock, priapic and preened, stealth lover plundering fresh

Ashtray written by: Julian Matthews I am a cocked ear, perked up, ready to hear. I am a gift from a friend long since dead – brassy, runty-legged, squat. I am shaped

Freedom a poem by: Charles Bukowski he drank wine all night of the 28th, and he kept thinking of her: the way she walked and talked and loved the way she told him

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Barney and His Angel written by: Waide Riddle New York City Christmas Eve It was early evening around seven o’clock when Barney Biff made his way through the icy

Mapping The Journey written by: Carl "Papa" Palmer The year-old 1980 Rand McNally United States Road Atlas Mom bought us, 142 pages of maps in a leatherette cover

The Kraken Waits written by: Angela Huskisson Aunt Carol races along the beach- woman in a hurry; age impressive. She pants when she reaches the hut, like a wet dog,

The Longest Night written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera PART ONE - Through the Longest Night The sun has disappeared... And the hills, ripped and torn, appear as

Psycho at The Northern Lights written by: Emanuel Pope I was close enough to touch with my sharp blade the winter of your skin the white cover of your blood while

The Smokehouse written by: Chris Lihou Deep in the forest, the old smokehouse emitted a sweet fragrance as the oak smouldered. Outside stood intact barrels, and piles

An Ode to Frost written by: Shady There’s ice on the side of the pavement, The snow glints under the streetlights. Cold is the day’s embrace, The night sharpens

Beyond the Opening Gate written by: Franci Eugenia Hoffman The night is eerie, uneven cobblestones blanketed in silver-gray lichen, like a thick coat of paint,

Distress written by: Anamika Sharma My throat is tight, constricted, bound, Like daggers of iron pressing down. And suddenly, the world goes blur— Oh, it’s the

Spotlight On Writers Lois Perch Villemaire Where do you originate from? I'm originally from Philadelphia, introduced to the energy of the city as well as

It Would Be Home written by: Jack Galmitz If it was not this way. If it was another way. If we were found and taken home. If we had a home. If there was a home. If

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The Complex Healing written by: Parvathi Jayakrishnan The journey of healing I pack, The journey of wounds I unpack, craving for the light of the rising sun, I

To Grandmother's House written by: Andrew Careaga “Hey, Siri,” Dennis said as the onboard GPS screen glowed to life. “Mm-hmm?” “Take me to

Where is The Peace written by: Benedict Hurley It’s time to move and time to grow It’s time to forget and time to flow It’s time to say and time to show It’s

Naughty Or Nice written by: Author B.A. Rose Thomas Bailey was walking home from school. He had been sent to the principal’s office for fighting. It wasn’t his

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