If the worst, most spectacular thing threatens, should we root for it? Jump-scaring us from behind the door to the archive, it’s Aaron Anstett’s “Onlookers“:
This poem originally appeared in SC 3.1 — support the author and the magazine with a purchase or download. Subscribe if your heart beats. Read on!

![Aaron Anstett - Onlookers [sample]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/aaron-anstett-onlookers-sample.png?w=700&h=1079)
![George Eklund - Sketch in Early Fall[sample]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/george-eklund-sketch-in-early-fallsample.png?w=700&h=1079)
![Jennifer Kovelan - Winter Clutch[sample]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/jennifer-kovelan-winter-clutchsample.png?w=700&h=1079)

![Amber Edmundson - Here, Together, We Breathe[PNG]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/amber-edmundson-here-together-we-breathepng.png?w=700&h=1081)