Lips are Chapped and Faded
Today marks the publication of the first of our top five stories, Lily Burke’s “Lips are Chapped and Faded.” Our judges called this piece “very […]
Articles by Lily Burke
The Tale of Ali
Over the next ten days we will be publishing the ten finalists from the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. This, the last of our first […]
When Home Hurts
Over the next ten days we will be publishing the ten finalists from the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. This, the third of our first […]
Home is Where the Heart Is
Over the next ten days we will be publishing the ten finalists from the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. This, the third of our first […]
A Walk to Reverie
Over the next ten days we will be publishing the ten finalists from the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. Our first five stories are finalist […]
The Caves of Europa
Over the next ten days we will be publishing the ten finalists from the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. Our first five stories are finalist […]
Living Letters (Song of a Lover)
Swish flick, swish flickA brush brings it to lifeIt flutters quickIts appendages flapping in flight Lines give it wingsAnd sounds give it colorSyllables let it […]
The Rose Thorns
i peer through the plexiglassthey’re laughingcommunicating, agreeing,no questions they don’t let me ini’m stuck here—-no companionsmy existence is rose thorns, weedscobwebs and stingerstheirs is pristine, […]
Winners of the 2019 Voorheesville Short Story Contest Announced!
The winners of the Voorheesville Short Story Contest have been announced! Judges Rone Shavers, Kenyatta JP Garcia, and Laurin Jefferson, all either professional writers or […]
An Almost Autumn Evening
10 p.m. on an almost autumn eveningWe lie bellies up on the creaking Trampoline, staring through tree branches Towards the stars and the moonOur hair smells […]