Today a tax day special for USAians, a flash from Parker Young: “Van Gogh at Work.”
This flash originally appeared inĀ SC #8.2, available in print [sold out] and ebook format in our store.
Today a tax day special for USAians, a flash from Parker Young: “Van Gogh at Work.”
This flash originally appeared inĀ SC #8.2, available in print [sold out] and ebook format in our store.
Storm Cellar Vol. X No. 2, autumn ā22, nicknamed āHobby Horseā ā click for the delicious printĀ andĀ ebook editions. Contents links to PDF samples, [>>] for author site.

FICTION
David Busboom [>>] – The Prairie Is My Garden
Mandy-Suzanne Wong [>>] – CafĆ© Crypsis
FLASH
MAP –Ā Knot
Carolyn Oliver [>>] – Nyctinasty
Ali Abid – The Mosque in Those Days
DM O’Connor [>>] – Round, Racy, Nut & Plum
JWGoll – Exodus
CREATIVE NONFICTION
Philip James Shaw [>>] – for when the ninths of a voice been a sacrifice
Theresa Lin [>>] – The Cult of Togetherness
POETRY
Tyra Douyon [>>] – The Gathering
Cecilia DĆaz Gómez translated by Kiran Bhat [>>] – Ch’Ayem Ta Sjol Ko’ontik [I’m on My Way Walking]
Natalie Louise Tombasco [>>] – Fever Dream of Allen Ginsberg
Martha Zweig – Serpent
Rigel Portales [>>] – The Usual Barbershop Is Closed and I Need to Be Cut
Danielle McMahon – Madonna of the Rocks
Stephen C. Middleton – Frail Intuition (Under Assault)
Leigh Lucas [>>] – I’ll start Dear Vickie (use pen, be breezy)
Ranney CampbellĀ – End with Past Tense
Naomi Kanakia [>>] – Before Sleep
IMAGES
Lesley Finn [>>] – The Gardeners
Marija MiÄiÄ – Moonlight
Melody Serra [>>] – Stained Glass
Sijia Ma [>>] – Desire
Jean Wolff [>>] – Blue Rod Painting 3
Mario Loprete [>>] – FUCKOVID
Erick Buendia [>>] – The Champ
Dylan Willoughby [>>] – Rose
PLUS
Rejected Deadlines, cover by Maria Svartvadet Jakobsen [>>] – Growth

It’s here and here it is ā and merry darn turning of the calendar to you!
Storm Cellar Vol. X No. 1, winter 2021, nicknamed “Ruling Passion” ā click for the delicious print and ebook editions. Pub date today 12/30/21.

2021 FORCE MAJEURE FLASH CONTEST
1st Prize: Serrina Zou āĀ BĆ”i ChÄ«
2nd Prize: Justine Teu āĀ The Water Cycle
2nd Prize: Sherrel McLafferty āĀ Can Elizabeth Bishop Relate?
Honorable Mention: Jax Connelly ā An Incomplete Inventory of What Once Belonged to My Mother
Honorable Mention: Erica Frederick āĀ Praisesong for Fornication
Honorable Mention: S. Erin Batiste ā Congratulations, Youāre Approved! We Are Pleased to Welcome You to Your New Habitation!
FICTION
Kevin Serrano EchevarrĆa ā × (Infinite Sets)
Sophie Hoss ā Coney Island Sphinx
Vincent James Perrone ā Moon, PA
FLASH
Kate Garklavs āĀ Letter
S. S. Mandani ā A Tentacle of Night
Edward Columbia ā Full-Service Station
Luke Rolfes ā Human Resources
Capella Parrish ā Point Reyes Station
S.D.S. ā Des Moines
POETRY
Rebecca Pelky ā KikĆ”tohkĆ”q
Moira Walsh ā Written in a thunderstorm
Caroline Taylor ā Winepress
Kristi Maxwell ā Totoaba
Natasha Sharma ā Broken Fronds
Micah Daniel McCrotty ā Finishing Mud
Terry Belew ā Detours
Meg Johnson ā Mostly, I’m a Menace
Mira Martin-Parker ā Ancestor.com
IMAGES
CJ Nye āĀ Cueva de la Pileta
Martins Deep āĀ Focus
Lisa Monique Hauck āĀ Wolf Dreams
Arinze Ndieli āĀ IheĀ
Elder Gideon āĀ A River Flows Through Eden
Sarah Kimmel āĀ Detroit Ultraviolence
Zhongwen Hu ā Man with pigeons
Rebecca Ledbetter āĀ The World Is Too Quiet (cover)
Scott Brennan āĀ Waterfall, Brooklyn, New York, 2021 (back cover)
PLUS Rejected: True Crime Documentaries Ā

Today’s share asks you for understanding and a bit of human warmth, Reader, amongst all else. Here’s Alexander Chubar’s [>>] acrylic on paper Unity:
This painting originally appeared in SCĀ #8.1, availableĀ in printĀ andĀ ebook formatsĀ at ourĀ store.Ā Read on!
It’s a splashy one today, Reader, and we’re sharing for you this explosion of color by Bette Ridgeway [>>],Ā CrysalisĀ II:
This painting originally appeared inĀ SCĀ 7.2,Ā available as an ebook.Ā Read on!