Featured for April 2021
April 1, 2021
The three chosen Editor’s Picks for April 2021 that will be featured on the Whispers and Echoes homepage for the month are:
Poetry
Flash Fiction
Tag: literary magazine
Whispers and Echoes Poetry and Flash Fiction Index | March 2021
April 1, 2021
March was a great month for Whispers and Echoes as we got to share so many wonderful poems and pieces of flash fiction by a talented group of poets and writers, some new to Whispers and Echoes, others familiar to regular readers. Thank you, as always, for submitting, reading, commenting, liking, sharing and supporting this little online journal of short writing.
As of April 2021, Whispers and Echoes is going on a short break, but keep an eye out for news of when we will be opening to submissions again.
You can always check out our submissions guidelines by visiting the SUBMIT page, in readiness for when we return.
To see what we shared – or what you missed – in March, check out the links below. Enjoy!
Poetry
- Kudzu by Bartholomew Barker
- Last Rays Bright by Anna Mosca
- But For Clouds and Bees by Mark Weinrich
- The Fleeting by Anna Mosca
- Meadowlark Magic by Mark Weinrich
- My Name by Anna Mosca
- Final Wishes by Glen Armstrong
- Spring Winds by McKenzie Richardson
- Town Square by Glen Armstrong
- Primal by Glen Armstrong
Flash Fiction
Primal | Glen Armstrong
March 31, 2021
I listen for incoming
messages
from prehistoric fish.
Glen Armstrong holds an MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and teaches writing at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He edits a poetry journal called Cruel Garters and has three current books of poems: Invisible Histories, The New Vaudeville, and Midsummer. His work has appeared in Poetry Northwest, Conduit, and Cream City Review.
The Parasite | Victor Nandi
March 29, 2021
As we were travelling through the tube, my friend sank down on his knees clutching his head.
“What?” I exclaimed.
“The headache,” he gritted his teeth. “Getting worse by the day.”
It’s the antibiotics, I thought to myself.
“I CAN’T BEAR IT ANYMO…” before he could complete, his head burst out spilling his brains over me. His lifeless form collapsed.
As I stood there terrified, many more corpses travelled down a stream of blood towards me – limbs mutilated, brains splattered.
My mutation has made me immune to the antibiotics, but for how long? It’s time to migrate – another host, maybe.
Victor Nandi is a Senior Content Developer with an Ed-tech company. In addition to various international magazines, his works of horror, fantasy and sci-fi have featured in anthologies from several publication houses around the world. He lives in Bangalore, India.
Town Square | Glen Armstrong
March 26, 2021
His heart was a strange tree
that failed to center
the city
though it was right there,
as central as a flag
or a statue
of Davy Crockett.
Glen Armstrong holds an MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and teaches writing at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He edits a poetry journal called Cruel Garters and has three current books of poems: Invisible Histories, The New Vaudeville, and Midsummer. His work has appeared in Poetry Northwest, Conduit, and Cream City Review.
Grow Through | Emine Beasley
March 25, 2021
I stretch out my petals and my face catches the sun. It has been a long night since autumn, the moon is too cold for me, the frost bites with no relief so I stayed below the earthen bed until… Until. Until I can drink deep the warm water. Until I can push through the old layers of myself. My shiny new body feels strong. I am reborn to light and awakening. I am excited for the brightness of spring, this collage of colours is my community. We all have a time and mine is now.
Based in the English city of Norwich, Emine Beasley is a life enthusiast. Scientist by day, aspiring writer by night, she has recently started following her passion for the written word. She keeps a small blog here: www.eminebeasley.wordpress.com, and an irregular Instagram here: www.instagram.com/eminebeasley
Spring Winds | McKenzie Richardson
March 24, 2021
Winter recedes its frosty tendrils
under the blanket of Zephyrus’ gentle breath
which warms the world under the springtime sun
carrying birdsong on each exhale
to fill the silence that melted with the snow.
As the west winds wind and whisper
they whisk away the memories of the chill
knocking on the earthen mounds
to wake the seeds from their winter slumber
in preparation for new growth.
McKenzie Richardson lives in Milwaukee, WI. Most recently, her stories have been published in anthologies from Eerie River Publishing, Black Hare Press, and Iron Faerie Publishing.
When not writing, she can usually be found in her book hoard, reading or just looking at her shelves longingly.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mckenzielrichardson/
Blog: www.craft-cycle.com
Final Wishes | Glen Armstrong
March 22, 2021
To the factory girls,
who peel and dip the bananas,
I bequeath my fingers.
To the circus dogs,
I bequeath
my bones.
Glen Armstrong holds an MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and teaches writing at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He edits a poetry journal called Cruel Garters and has three current books of poems: Invisible Histories, The New Vaudeville, and Midsummer. His work has appeared in Poetry Northwest, Conduit, and Cream City Review.
My Name | Anna Mosca
March 19, 2021
I sit exposed
in the full sun
no shadow
to cover me
the sky calls
on and on
my name
Anna Mosca is an eclectic artist who spends her life harnessing visual languages, with a clear preference for poetry. She is interested in exploring any given data, visual, perceptual and auditory, to pursue her creative inquiry. Her aim is to support the discovery and the communication of artistic creative experiences running across a palette of emotionally and socially relevant issues.
Born in Northern Italy has travelled extensively to expand her research. A professor of the Visual and Photographic Language for many years in a University in Milan, in recent years she took a sabbatical to foster poetry in the desert of California. Two bilingual books of poetry were the outcome, the California Notebooks, Volume 01 and 02. She frequently holds conferences on Women Artists to raise awareness and teaches courses of Visual Art. She is the founder of Luminesia and Luminesia4U a program that combines poetry and photography to reach consciousness. She created the poetic module Poesia Singolare Femminile to promote the voices of Italian female poets. Her favorite language for poetry is English and she runs a poetry blog at:
Emerald Afternoons | McKenzie Richardson
March 17, 2021
Cassie picks another daisy, weaving it into the ever-lengthening chain. As her fingers fiddle with the flowers, she admires the fresh greenery around her. All at once, she notices a face in the leaves, emerald skin nearly imperceptible against the lush landscape.
Sensing detection, the face smiles; one finger slips through the foliage to hover before pursed lips. In the blink of an eye, it is gone.
Rushing to the place it had been, Cassie finds only a trail of morels. She dons the largest mushroom with her daisy-chain, delighting in the secret of sighting a Fae bringing about spring.
McKenzie Richardson lives in Milwaukee, WI. Most recently, her stories have been published in anthologies from Eerie River Publishing, Black Hare Press, and Iron Faerie Publishing.
When not writing, she can usually be found in her book hoard, reading or just looking at her shelves longingly.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mckenzielrichardson/
Blog: www.craft-cycle.com
