Short Fiction and Poetry

When a blizzard blows in, I pull out your mint green blanket With its giant squares and stars Knitted and stitched with love [...]

rattle proclamations. Seeds rise from an open-mouthed surprise; [...]

I sold my soul to be a poet, but the devil told me I looked more like an editor. [...]

the dawn fog sees my birth, born of water, my egg pierced by hatchling [...] claws

If only it had not rained the sky black and wet as we hurried across streets. [...]

You only understand ants once you know what it is to share things, to share what you have counted and saved.

They tell me that I will reap what I sow All of my tears fall like seeds to the ground I am the grass from which everything grows

We meant sour mouse and not sugar mouse, our mistake, please keep trusting us to produce your children’s literature [...]

You have been my client now for over a quarter of a century. To this day I hear you asking all the wrong questions [...]

DarkWinter Press is excited to announce our latest release, the incredible poetry collection Leaning in the same direction by Bill Garvey!