Issue #10.2 is OUT NOW!

Storm Cellar Vol. X No. 2, autumn ’22, nicknamed “Hobby Horse” → click for the delicious print and ebook editions. Contents links to PDF samples, [>>] for author site.

Contents

FICTION
David Busboom [>>] – The Prairie Is My Garden
Mandy-Suzanne Wong [>>] – Café Crypsis

FLASH
MAP – 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 Díaz 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 Campbell  – End with Past Tense
Naomi Kanakia [>>] – Before Sleep

IMAGES
Lesley Finn [>>] – The Gardeners
Marija Mičić – 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

Storm Cellar #10.1 Out Now!

It’s here and here it is — and merry darn turning of the calendar to you!

Storm Cellar Vol. X No. 1, winter 2021, nicknamed “Ruling Passion” → click for the delicious print and ebook editions. Pub date today 12/30/21.

Contents:

2021 FORCE MAJEURE FLASH CONTEST
1st Prize: Serrina Zou – Bái Chī
2nd Prize: Justine Teu – The Water Cycle
2nd Prize: Sherrel McLafferty – Can Elizabeth Bishop Relate?
Honorable Mention: Jax Connelly – An Incomplete Inventory of What Once Belonged to My Mother
Honorable Mention: Erica Frederick – Praisesong for Fornication
Honorable Mention: S. Erin Batiste – Congratulations, You’re Approved! We Are Pleased to Welcome You to Your New Habitation!

FICTION
Kevin Serrano Echevarría – א (Infinite Sets)
Sophie Hoss – Coney Island Sphinx
Vincent James Perrone – Moon, PA

FLASH
Kate Garklavs – Letter
S. S. Mandani – A Tentacle of Night
Edward Columbia – Full-Service Station
Luke Rolfes – Human Resources
Capella Parrish – Point Reyes Station
S.D.S. – Des Moines

POETRY
Rebecca Pelky – Kikátohkáq
Moira Walsh – Written in a thunderstorm
Caroline Taylor – Winepress
Kristi Maxwell – Totoaba
Natasha Sharma – Broken Fronds
Micah Daniel McCrotty – Finishing Mud
Terry Belew – Detours
Meg Johnson – Mostly, I’m a Menace
Mira Martin-Parker – Ancestor.com

IMAGES
CJ Nye – Cueva de la Pileta
Martins Deep – Focus
Lisa Monique Hauck – Wolf Dreams
Arinze Ndieli – Ihe 
Elder Gideon – A River Flows Through Eden
Sarah Kimmel – Detroit Ultraviolence
Zhongwen Hu – Man with pigeons
Rebecca Ledbetter – The World Is Too Quiet (cover)
Scott Brennan – Waterfall, Brooklyn, New York, 2021 (back cover)

PLUS Rejected: True Crime Documentaries  

Alexander Chubar: Unity

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 SC #8.1, available in print and ebook formats at our storeRead on!

Bette Ridgeway: Crysalis II

It’s a splashy one today, Reader, and we’re sharing for you this explosion of color by Bette Ridgeway [>>], Crysalis II:

This painting originally appeared in SC 7.2, available as an ebookRead on!

Matt Prater: Flyover

Dearest Reader, the autumn and the high-flying winds are upon us, and we’re chuffed to share this painting by Matt Prater, Flyover:

This painting originally appeared in SC 7.2, available as an ebookRead on!