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Posts published in “Literary”
Adventures in Adova: The Kidnapping
By CAITLIN STRONG on May 2021
Leon glanced at the silvery watch adorning his left wrist only to discover that he had twenty-five seconds left. That wasn’t nearly as much as…
Happy Story Contest Winner: Letters to Cat
By LAURA MEAD on May 2021
I can’t remember exactly what was wrong that day. It could have been a fight with my sister, an awkward conversation with my mother, or…
The doe places its hooves between moss-filigreed rocks with the delicacy of a wish. Silent, nose twitching, it bends a long, swooping neck to forage…
Happy Story Contest: Inside Every Dark Cloud
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
“I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you. Which would you like to hear first?” The doctor looks at me expectantly. I…
Happy Story Contest: Springtime Dog Walk
By ALICE BURKE on May 2021
The tall food-giver with two legs and head-fur the color of the sun is speaking. Her words escape from her mouth in an unintelligible rush,…
Avian Reminiscence
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
Remember this apocalyptic day When acid rain laid mighty creatures prone The brand-new serpent casts its skin away They watched as twilight ripped the…
Winner: On My Sleeve By LOUISA MILLER-OUT Plaster-white flakes fall Slices of impermanence With glass spider legs _______________________________________________________ Distance By LILY GROVER Sometimes I feel…
Ciucarun
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
The tower stands deserted It looms over the plains Where once there was a village Nothing but this remains A mute, imposing monolith With lonely…
Satisfied
By ANNA WESTWIG on April 2021
Wake up, all froth and sea foam, and scrawny dreams. You swear your blood is crystallizing; from the pattering leaf-shade, watch the lift of seven…
Questions
By LILY GROVER on April 2021
Why is it that nature Is so inspiring? That when I hear a bird chirp I want to sing along and Flit from my world…
Discordia
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
Te extraño más que nunca Sin que yo sepa por qué Has salido en la noche Y mi corazón se fue My entire persona was…
Writing Prompts
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on April 2021
Write about something that is perfect in every way except for one. How much can happen in a single moment? Devote one paragraph (or stanza)…
Lifeboat
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on March 2021
Sitting there One small ship Lost at sea Lonely air Till you sat Next to me Anywhere That you are I will be
c r u m b l i n g
By ALICE BURKE on March 2021
i feel like i’m a spring wound too tight i’m always sprinting but never move so close to just falling to pieces
Judith Slaying Holofernes
By RAIA GUTMAN on March 2021
How had he wronged you? Had he spilt your blood or the blood of your sister with that same sword? How heavy and strong was…
Butterflies In Light
By JINHO PARK on March 2021
I’m quite fond of my physics classroom. It’s a large room. In a school full of cramped classrooms with ceilings so low that you…
Forgettable Things
By LILY GROVER on March 2021
I love it when the snow falls slow and heavy So you can picture that time stands still And they’ll never touch the earth. …
March 2021 Limerick Contest
By ALEX JORDAN, ALICE BURKE, ANYA KRAMER, CAITLIN STRONG, LELIA SHAFFER, LOUISA MILLER-OUT on March 2021
Winner: Turnips By LELIA SHAFFER There was an old woman who noted That the turnips upon which she doted Gave her stomach a grudge And…
Writing Prompts
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on February 2021
Write a somber poem about clutter, trinkets, and broken things. Set a timer for three minutes to create a character or story premise. Develop the…
February 2021 Haiku Contest
By ALICE BURKE, ANNA COHEN on February 2021
Winner: 1/6/21 By ALICE BURKE They attack Congress Raise the Confederate flag Our country bleeding ______________________________ A Breath of Fresh Air By ANNA COHEN A…
Nonets
By RAIA GUTMAN on February 2021
I: Transcendental Above the forest floor, see the trees. The trees, under a clouded sky, Stretching like hands, stretching toward What to them is so…
Santo Stefano
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
They watched us from the central tower We crept, for fear of being caught But now the cries of battle Drown out our secret plot…
Castellammare
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
The word “Vesuvius” evokes images of lava spurting from a massive volcanic crater, people running in terror and succumbing to the suffocating clouds of ash…
Wrapped Gut
By ZEKE LAWRENCE on February 2021
I listen to music, alone in my room, Waiting for my thoughts to bloom. It’s from the Renaissance, And I know what you’ll assume: This…
Pictures of Dreams
By LILY GROVER on February 2021
I can spin With my feet on the ground My head in the sky And I feel like I am falling Tumbling down Without moving.…
Literary Issue
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on January 2021
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