prism
Issue 10 ✷ March 2021
Who is the Contemporary Woman?
“Who is the Contemporary Woman?” is the featured artwork for our Contemporary issue from March 2021, “Prism.”
Shadows on the Wall
Ghosts aren’t scary. Or, at least, they don’t mean to be on purpose. Could anyone really blame them for becoming restless or even violent after being reminded of their tragic ends? I know I’d be pissed. Maybe it was a blessing we lose our memories after death.
Witamy
Annie met Derek far from home, during one of the worst weeks of her life. And she’s glad she did, because he has become one of her favorite friends. (He’s attractive too, but that’s really neither here nor there.) When she discovers that he’ll be alone for Christmas, she takes a chance and invites him to Christmas dinner with her family.
My Era Isn’t Over
It’s on day twelve of forty-two, in the hell hole that Calligan Farley is confined to, when Theogony House Orderly, Van Pierce, strolls into her room, innocent and bright-eyed and beautifully confused, with messy dark hair and a five o’clock shadow.
Resonance
I close my eyes and listen.
The steel of the safe is cool against my cheek as the tumblers slowly turn with soft clicks. The white silk of my long dress brushes against my skin as faint laughter and the hum of conversation drift into the dark room. I pause as the distant sound of sirens echo outside, glancing uneasily at the large bay window as the red and blue lights approach, then fade.
I’m so close. Just a few inches of steel separate me from what I desire most. And I won’t let them take it from me.
Not again.
Office Dwellers
There are shadows where there shouldn’t be, and glints of light in random corners, and sometimes the whole place gets this dappled look like it’s underwater. So Lety’s not too concerned when a shadow falls over her workspace, only to find there’s nothing behind her when she bothers to turn around.