For the first two weeks of September, Whispers and Echoes went on its annual two week break and when we returned, we returned to our usual posting schedule of Mondays and Fridays.  To see what we shared – or what you missed – check out the links below.  Enjoy!

To submit your own writing to the journal, check out the submission guidelines here.

Poetry:

• Listen by Jaya Avendel
• Dancing by Jaya Avendel
• Autumn Morning by Jaya Avendel

Flash Fiction:

• Vanishing Trail by Frank Hubeny
• Rights by Frank Hubeny

Another bumper crop of poetry, with a little flash fiction thrown in, was posted on the site in August.  Extra posting days were made available to accommodate all the beautiful submissions we received.  Some were general, un-themed submissions, some were responses for “Summer 2020”, but all were wonderfully written and evocative.

Enjoy!

To submit your own writing to the journal, check out the submission guidelines here.

Poetry:

• Contagious by McKenzie Richardson
• Our First Picnic (Haibun) by Crystal Grimes
• camellia ~ a haiku by mindfills by s.s.
• Tomorrow by McKenzie Richardson
• Kaleidoscope by Arushi Singh
• Firebird by McKenzie Richardson
• summer ~ a haiku by mindfills by s.s.
• Harlequin Quill by Arushi Singh
• Water Watchers by McKenzie Richardson
• summer meadows ~ a haiku by mindfills by s.s.
• Nightfall by Crystal Grimes
• I Miss by McKenzie Richardson
• For the Birds (Tritina) by Crystal Grimes
• Our Summers by McKenzie Richardson
• That Summer Years Ago by McKenzie Richardson

Flash Fiction:

• The Paper Massacre by Arnold Blake

July saw a flurry of submissions arrive in our inbox, persuading us to add a few extra posting days to the journal to accommodate all the beautiful writing that was sent our way.  The majority of work shared was from our “Haiku on Hope” call, but we also started posting responses for “Summer 2020” too. Enjoy!

To submit your own writing to the journal, check out the submission guidelines here.

Poetry:

• Sweet Dreams by R.V. Mitchell
• Hope by Jaya Avendel
• Time by Tina Stewart Brakebill
• Evolution by McKenzie Richardson
• Ray of Light by Monica St Hillaire
• Through the Tunnel by McKenzie Richardson
• moyuru ~ a tanka by mindfills by s.s.
• In The Meantime by Monica St Hillaire
• Forecast by McKenzie Richardson
• Postcard From Summer Camp by Crystal Grimes
• salacious ~ a haiku by mindfills by s.s.
• Dream Come True by Monica St Hillaire

June saw the posting schedule at Whispers and Echoes return to normal, with all the work posted having been submitted for our special theme, ‘Haiku on Hope’ – our most popular submissions call to date! Enjoy!

To submit your own writing to the journal, check out the submission guidelines here.

Poetry:

• High Expectations by R.V. Mitchell
• Lost or Found by Jaya Avendel
• The Light by Tina Stewart Brakebill
• Haiku on Hope by Jennifer Bates
• Glimmerings by R.V. Mitchell
• A Spark by Tina Stewart Brakebill
• Walk by Jaya Avendel
• Hopeful Writer by Rachael Holmes
• In the Stillness by Tina Steward Brakebill

May saw us put the finishing touches to our site-wide update, and so the first week of the month was spent once more celebrating our archives while for the remainder of the month we returned to our usual posting schedule.  This means the number of poems and pieces of flash fiction we have listed below in the index for May 2020 is, like April’s Index, higher than usual.  Enjoy!

To submit your own writing to the journal, check out the submission guidelines here.

Poetry:

• For A Golden Moment by Padre (R.V. Mitchell)
• Mellow Yellow by Crispina Kemp
• An Invitation from the Queen by McKenzie Richardson
• In the Gloom by Sammi Cox
• The Little Match Girl by McKenzie Richardson
• All About Us by McKenzie Richardson
• We Met In Autumn by Sammi Cox
• Eternal by McKenzie Richardson
• The Inner Workings of Love by McKenzie Richardson
• Roses by Sammi Cox
• A Mermaid’s Love by McKenzie Richardson
• little honeybee by McKenzie Richardson
• Awaken by McKenzie Richardson
• Rain by McKenzie Richardson
• new growth by McKenzie Richardson
• A Goddess / A Queen by McKenzie Richardson
• A Swirling Van Gogh Sky by Mark Tulin
• Daring by Tina Stewart Brakebill

Flash Fiction:

• Blood Lines (III) by McKenzie Richardson
• Blood Lines (IV) by McKenzie Richardson
• The Beginning of Winter by McKenzie Richardson
• The Frost by Nascent Ederren
• Cold by McKenzie Richardson
• Midnight Magic by McKenzie Richardson
• The Princess Who Married the Frog by McKenzie Richardson
• True Love by Randi Hoekstra
• T for Tea by Nobbinmaug
• End of the Rainbow by Nobbinmaug
• Forgotten Intentions by Nobbinmaug

As we have been updating the website these past few weeks and changing how submissions appear on the site, we have, in effect, been celebrating our archives.  This means the number of poems and pieces of flash fiction we have listed below in the index for April 2020 is higher than usual.  Enjoy!

To submit your own writing to the journal, check out the submission guidelines here.

Poetry:

• A Goddess / A Queen by McKenzie Richardson
• For Sophia by Crispina Kemp
• Bibliophile by McKenzie Richardson
• The Road to Nowhere by Crispina Kemp
• Tongue by McKenzie Richardson
• Inspiration Called by Crispina Kemp
• Your Name by McKenzie Richardson
• Tattered Remnants by Crispina Kemp
• Attic by McKenzie Richardson
• Lines Scribbled at 1 AM by Hannah Foster
• Forsaken by Hannah Foster
• Quadrille by Hannah Foster
• At dusk (tangerine orange) by Phillip Knight Scott
• Speedboat by Phillip Knight Scott
• Amid Rain by Phillip Knight Scott
• Unconditional Love by Sammi Cox
• Fall Fiesta by Daisy Bala

Flash Fiction:

• A New Start by Teresa Smeigh
• Fresh Start by Teresa Smeigh
• The Locked-Up Heart by Hannah Foster
• California Stop by Ted Strutz
• The Art of Escaping into a Good Book by McKenzie Richardson
• Cap’n Napp’n by Agyani
• Portrait Drawing by McKenzie Richardson
• Bittersweet by Agyani
• Travelers in a Wood by McKenzie Richardson
• Confinement by McKenzie Richardson
• One Hell of a Party by McKenzie Richardson
• An Uninvited Guest by Sammi Cox
• Blood Lines (I) by McKenzie Richardson
• Blood Lines (II) by McKenzie Richardson

Sorry this is being posted late…Below you will find links to the poetry and flash fiction included in Whispers and Echoes in March 2020.  Enjoy!

To submit your own writing to the journal, check out the submission guidelines here.

Poetry:

• little honeybee | McKenzie Richardson
• Awaken | McKenzie Richardson
• Rain | McKenzie Richardson
• new growth | McKenzie Richardson

Below you will find links to the poetry and flash fiction included in Whispers and Echoes in February 2020.  Enjoy!

To submit your own writing to the journal, check out the submission guidelines here.

Poetry:

• All About Us by McKenzie Richardson
• We Met In Autumn by Sammi Cox
• Eternal by McKenzie Richardson
• The Inner Workings of Love by McKenzie Richardson
• Roses by Sammi Cox
• A Mermaid’s Love by McKenzie Richardson

Flash Fiction:

• The Princess Who Married the Frog by McKenzie Richardson
• True Love by Randi Hoekstra

We would like to take this opportunity to wish our readers and writers all the best for 2020, and thank them for their support in 2019.  It’s been very much appreciated.

Below you will find links to the poetry and flash fiction included in Whispers and Echoes in December 2019.  Enjoy!

To submit your own writing to the journal, check out the submission guidelines here.

Poetry:

• An Invitation from The Queen by McKenzie Richardson
• In The Gloom by Sammi Cox
• The Little Match Girl by McKenzie Richardson

Flash Fiction:

• The Beginning of Winter by McKenzie Richardson
• The Frost by Nascent Ederren
• Cold by McKenzie Richardson
• Midnight Magic by McKenzie Richardson