Whispers and Echoes

an online journal of short writing

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Sharing short fiction and poetry on Mondays and Fridays…and sometimes on the days in between

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Featured May 2022:

Storytelling Season | Jennifer Patino

December 3, 2021

Three women sit cozied by the fire. All is winter white outside. Vicious winds cause whirlwinds. Icicles hang from eaves. . The story begins. Mother sets the scene. Ominous. Eerie. The man from the woods listens at the window. Eldest daughter builds tension in the second act, hauntingly embellishing details. He’s impressed by her imitation … More Storytelling Season | Jennifer Patino

The Wildflower | Shaily Agrawal

October 21, 2021

When I die, Don’t cover my grave with stones or epitaph. Let me feel the seasons on my skin. Don’t tend it everyday—let life take over. Let weeds grow—wildflowers of every colour, So, you’d think of me in death as in life– A splash of wild colour in a bleak world. . When I die, … More The Wildflower | Shaily Agrawal

In Autumn | Phillip Knight Scott

October 20, 2021

It’s likely I’m in Autumn. The leaves reflect the glint of the sun — lower in the sky though still creating a schism in the heavens — golden light among yellow and red foliage. I hang a bit lower these days. Maybe I even glow a bit less bright — dimmed . over the years though … More In Autumn | Phillip Knight Scott

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