October 29, 2021

shape of two people hugging against black background

Darling, how enchanting it is to be
the teeth sunk into the edge of your neck

Andi Sink

red shape of a person with a skeletal face coming out of it

Body is a word that weighs heavy on the mind tonight
as it does almost every night, tomorrow, and the day after

two hands with leaves between and around them in autumnal tones

warm, autumnal orange
the kind that made me want
to grab my docs, and a pair of shears

Chloe Lyda

an orange house sits in a landscape with orange clouds

Green wraps its arms around four walls
squeezing them tight only allowing
wind’s small squeals to seep through the crevices

Lauren Mesina

the shape of a uterus and ovaries against red background

“Hang tight, man.”

Juliana Callen

a girl in a costume with wings holds a pumpkin shaped trick or treat bag

Even as a kid, I never really liked dressing up for Halloween. It has a little to do with really hating being looked at, probably.

Addison Gilligan

headstones in a green graveyard

I find cemeteries to be awkward places.

Lexi Toufas

a black form surrounds a pink dressed person

Like a quarter thrown into a fountain for good luck, the full moon shone bright against the fog-and-cloud marbled October sky.

Pasha McGuigan

a broken plate on a checkered floor

remember when you were too small to trick or treat
handing out candy corn by the door in defeat

Muntaqa Zaman

five black cats as different backgrounds

I am not interested in being scared this Halloween. And yet, it appears that I am unable to escape the witching hour.

Juliana Callen

face of girl with black eyes and pig tail hair

A letter detailing the beautiful work this issue for Halloween!

Lexi Toufas

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