Brian Stumbaugh, Author at The Blackbird Review

Merrin Brick Photography

February 4, 2021 Merrin Brick 0

Separated

January 25, 2021 Julia Kito 0

Usually when starting a new school, you feel nervous and have butterflies in your stomach, but Sarah and Lori Norman were so excited to go […]

Surreal Comic Contest Winner Announced

January 7, 2021 Fiona Wikstrom 0

Hannah Lewis, a senior at Clayton A.Bouton High School, has won the first ever Surreal Comic Contest! Hannah’s work, “Pool,” will appear in the Fall/Winter […]

Limbo

January 6, 2021 Isabella Gibeault 0

An extreme fog waved over my head as if I was standing in the direct way in which the smoke and ashes were blowing from […]

Family of the Ronald McDonald House

January 6, 2021 Vincent Coppola 0

When he was eight years old, John Brown’s brother was diagnosed with cancer, and their family was suddenly in a hard situation they never saw […]

The Doe’s Circumstance

January 6, 2021 Isabella Gibeault 0

The chilling and feverish warnings, assuming larger dimensions in this ponderous carrier of a body,Merely holding all that is intended to be hidden from everyone, […]

The Importance of Halloween

December 8, 2020 Meghan Hebert 0

I quickly ran off the steps off the bus, being careful not to faceplant into the pavement that was beneath me. My bag falling off […]

The Grief Resided to Her Soul

November 30, 2020 Isabella Gibeault 0

“If you were to pray while we’re here, maybe it would help ease your thoughts of them,” I said to Caleb as we stood in […]

Neon Rain

November 25, 2020 Rachel Pahl 0

Rhymes spin in your head like tilt-a-whirls, the bile rising in your mouth with every grimy thought you push away. Can’t say that without crying. […]

2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade: A Different Kind of Spectacle

November 24, 2020 Ilian Medarov 0

How has the Coronavirus pandemic affected your life? For many people, it is dealing with the tough social distancing restrictions for the holidays. Due to […]