Whispers and Echoes

an online journal of short writing

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Sharing short fiction and poetry on Mondays and Fridays…

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Featured September 2020:

A Swirling Van Gogh Sky | Mark Tulin

May 18, 2020

I wake up to an epiphany An April morning of solemnity An ocean flowing with passion A swirling Van Gogh sky A burning masterpiece Of light and color Radiant in its bounty Rotating on the earth’s axial tilt A spinning kaleidoscopic globe Orangey reds and mystical blues Awakening adventurous lives. Mark Tulin is a former … More A Swirling Van Gogh Sky | Mark Tulin

True Love | Randi Hoekstra

May 7, 2020

Sitting at the kitchen table, I felt a little queasy. For the last few days, my hair had been coming out by the hands full. I could hear the buzzing of the clippers as my husband prepared to cut off the patchy hair that remained. Soon, all traces of my dark curly locks would be … More True Love | Randi Hoekstra

Midnight Magic | McKenzie Richardson

May 4, 2020

The old crone smiles down at the man before her, although she does not much like being called an old crone. Sparkling blue wisps of magic, like berry-dyed mists, sweep around them, stirring the airborne snowflakes that reflect the winter moon. She advises him not to think of it as a curse, but rather a … More Midnight Magic | McKenzie Richardson