a. Coal-fire warmth & a pall of cigarette smoke w/ news buzz on TV. Dad lights up & watches… Read more HOME SNIPPETS
Category: SHORTS TO READ NOW
THE BACKBONE OF THE WORLD
My hybrid piece was published in LIT Magazine Volume 35, Fall 2023 (The New School) complete with a striking illustration.… Read more THE BACKBONE OF THE WORLD
TIGER PARK by Cecily Winter
Our Indian driver and guide parked us a few strides from a pink-and-black-nosed young tiger with blond teddy bear ears… Read more TIGER PARK by Cecily Winter
THE NAME-US GAME COUNTERPOINT:
by Cecily Winter My gory serial killer story THE NAME-US GAME COUNTERPOINT is available in a paperback anthology titled POTTER’S… Read more THE NAME-US GAME COUNTERPOINT:
HORROR BITS
In memory of a broken pump: Dismal times with this heat and the water gone. Not a wave, not a… Read more HORROR BITS
CARELESS NATURE VERSE or Something Like (2)
A love that passeth understanding for unfledged birds. / This one is a juvie robin for whom I just murdered… Read more CARELESS NATURE VERSE or Something Like (2)
HINTS FROM HELPFUL HARRIET AT HOME
Ambition must be fed, and after a long labor, a newborn hardcopy coos in a repurposed gift basket. Myriad instars… Read more HINTS FROM HELPFUL HARRIET AT HOME
TWEETS 2020s
Born to slavery and loss, she issued her war cry at birth. The master blithely named her Karma, but her… Read more TWEETS 2020s
I SERVE THE GREY GODS
By Cecily Winter We await the song of the gray gods with heads bowed and hearts heavy. We await the… Read more I SERVE THE GREY GODS
THE PANIC BUTTON
A short autobiographical piece recently published by the CABINET OF HEED read here or at http://cabinetofheed.com by Cecily Winter… Read more THE PANIC BUTTON