After the busy month that was October, November saw Whispers and Echoes return to its more leisurely posting schedule.

During November we shared some wonderful poetry and flash fiction.  Some pieces were for our annual Extended Editions call, where restrictions on poem length and flash fiction word counts are more generous.  Others were pieces received in response to our open general submissions call.

Thank you to everyone who submitted and who read. And don’t forget, our last open submission window for 2021 closes on 8th December 2021! You can find out more here.

To see what we shared – or what you missed – in November, check out the links below. Enjoy!

Poetry

• Wishes by Sammi Cox
• Winter’s Hug by Yuu Ikeda
• The Color by Yuu Ikeda
• ephemeral by Tova Beck-Friedman
• The Simple Things by Peter Matthews
• The storm by Britta Benson

Prose

• You flipped your flops by Britta Benson

October proved to be bountiful, in terms of poetry and short fiction, here at Whispers and Echoes.  For the first part of the month we continued sharing the responses we had received for the Butterfly Photo Prompt, before moving on to share 2021’s autumn submissions.

Thank you to everyone who submitted and who read. In the next day or two, we will be opening submissions to our next themed call, Extended Editions 2021 as well as to general submissions, before we turn our attention to our final themed call of the year, Winter 2021.

To see what we shared – or what you missed – in October, check out the links below. Enjoy!

Poetry

• Shadowed Empath by Cheryl Wood
• Diaphanous Delight by Peter Matthews
• Metamorphosis by Bob Fairfield
• Butterfly by Sarah Whiley
• Flutter by Angela J. Wilson
• transformation by Tova Beck-Friedman
• Little Things by Shaily Agrawal
• Autumn Night by Yuu Ikeda
• Birth Welcome by Duane Herrmann
• In Autumn by Phillip Knight Scott
• The Wildflower by Shaily Agrawal
• Autumn Truths by Britta Benson
• Dear Autumn by Yuu Ikeda
• November World by Duane Herrmann
• Reflection on trees by Phillip Knight Scott
• He Meets Her at the Bridge of Fallen Flowers by Sunra Rainz
• Prairie Poet by Duane Herrmann

Prose

• Untitled by Venkataraman Ganesan
• Gray Butterfly by Frank Hubeny

For most of September 2021, Whispers and Echoes was on its annual posting break, but it returned for the final week of the month to begin sharing the submissions we received for the Butterfly Photo Prompt.

To see what we shared – or what you missed – in September, check out the links below. Enjoy!

Poetry

• Not a nice wee girl yet by Britta Benson
• Eyes on Wings by Yuu Ikeda
• Witty Butterfly (a haiku) by Ivor Steven
• Metamorphosis by Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris

Throughout August Whispers and Echoes shared poetry and flash fiction on the theme of summer.  Thank you to everyone who sent in their writing as well as to those who have been reading.

The journal will be going on a short break between the 6th and the 27th, as September sees Whispers and Echoes take a short break each year.  While we’re away submissions to our Autumn 2021 call will still be open (you can find the guidelines for it here), but please note, responses will not go out until we return. The page for this particular call has been updated to show this.

From the 27th September we will begin sharing responses to our recent photo prompt submissions call. We were pleasantly surprised by the volume of submissions we received for this one. So, thank you to all those who joined in.

We’re still closed to general submissions at the moment as our planned posting schedule is full, but we’re hoping to change that soon.

To see what we shared – or what you missed – in August, check out the links below. Enjoy!

Poetry

• Summer Solstice by Britta Benson
• May Queen & Summer King by RedCat
• Hopes by Yuu Ikeda
• Summer Sky by RedCat
• At The Beach by Bartholomew Barker
• Smoke by Yuu Ikeda
• Sitting on a shingle beach by Britta Benson
• Endless Evenings by RedCat
• Angry Afternoons by Bartholomew Barker
• A day at the beach by Peter Matthews
• Breezy by Snehal Suhane
• British Summer by Peter Matthews
• A Boy’s Afternoon in Summer Bartholomew Barker
• Summer Love by Peter Matthews

Prose

• Summer in Scotland by Britta Benson

Throughout July Whispers and Echoes shared the remainder of the wonderful submissions we received for our themed call, Haiku on Healing. Thank you to everyone who sent in their poetry as well as to those who have been reading.

During August we will be sharing the submissions we received for our Summer 2021 call.  The beginning of September each year sees the journal taking a two week break, but afterwards, we will be turning our attention to our next call, Autumn 2021. We will be opening this call to submissions in the next few days, so please keep an eye out! 😉 However, if you can’t wait, we can share that our general guidelines will apply.  You can check them out by visiting the SUBMIT page.

There might also be another themed call coming soon…but more on that next week…

We’re still closed to general submissions at the moment as our posting schedule is full but we’re hoping to change that soon.

To see what we shared – or what you missed – in July, check out the links below.  Enjoy!

Poetry

• Generations by Jaya Avendel
• Growth by Yuu Ikeda
• 2 by Britta Benson
• Recovery by Jaya Avendel
• Mend by R. V. Mitchell
• 3 by Britta Benson
• Farewell Daisy by Peter Matthews
• Tears by R. V. Mitchell
• Survive by Poorvi Kumar
• Doctor Verse by Bartholomew Barker
• Transform by Poorvi Kumar
• Our world – our problem by Peter Matthews
• Restoration by Raelyn Pracht
• Reality Sucks by Bartholomew Barker
• Growth by Poorvi Kumar
• For my Muse by Bartholomew Barker
• Look after each other by Peter Matthews