Song of the Last Hour, by Samuel A. Betiku
(for Jean-Pierre Adams, in coma for almost four decades before his passing) What landscapes emerge when the spirit goesfor a walk? I ask because I do not knowwhat fragment of…
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You Row and You Burn, by Elou Carroll
but once, after Sunday service, she heard the sexton say that there are places where the dead traverse a river after death, paying a boatsman to ferry them across the water.
Don’t Fear the Reaper: How Death in The Sandman Allowed Me to Overcome My Fear Of Dying, by J. D. Harlock
“For some folks, death is release, and for others, death is an abomination, a terrible thing. But in the end, I’m there for all of them.” —Death, The Sandman…
Bougainville, by Nnadi Samuel
“Wake up and ache for your life.” — Natalie Diaz I do not assure you the ligament protruding from your rib cageis an act of kindness. say, you were born…
Ask a Necromancer, by Amanda Downum
State of the Necromancer Address The year 2023 has wrought big changes for your necromancer, dear readers. When I started mortuary school, one of the first things I learned is…
Amma’s Kitchen, by Rati Mehrotra
but once, after Sunday service, she heard the sexton say that there are places where the dead traverse a river after death, paying a boatsman to ferry them across the water.
flood fish/pumpkin moon, by Grace Cahill
after the flood we grew carnivore pumpkins,fed on flood fish—silver fish, too small for species,unlucky—they had died in the mud of the road,where the brook had leapt up,had its loud…