Short Fiction and Poetry

If I’d known that human life was going to be this bleak, I would have brought an umbrella. I would have purchased an extra toothbrush and the newest edition of “Pollyanna.” [...]

The red berries in the backyard were too tempting not to eat. So, I told June, my friend next door, that they were magical. [...]

Baxter House Editions, an imprint of DarkWinter Press, is thrilled to announce the release of Tapestry of Tales and Poetry, an anthology by the Writers of Brant [...]

DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce our latest release, the poetry collection little town blues, by Paul Robert Mullen [...]

Inside this late October 31st night, this poem turns into a pumpkin. Animation, something has gone devilishly wrong with my imagery.[...]

Dearest Mother, I told you I would write to you every single day while you are recovering from your surgery, so here I am [...]

In the depths of the forest, Between the crows' and ravens' call, Sit two young sisters Making shadow figures on a wall

1. I have many strange stories: this is one I seldom tell because I don’t know how. I don’t know what to make of it myself. My interpretation of the memory has changed [...]

First, there was nothing, so he felt nothing. Then, a melting happened. A spreading happened. Bubbles arose in the nothing [...]

That would be the day if, as the Scottish Play states, real leaders gone astray have to face how far they’ve fallen [...]