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, […]
Articles by Nicholas Summerson
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 […]
If I Were to Have a Kid Right Now
If I were to have a child right now, in this point of my life, it would be hectic. I would have to either rely […]
Brown Eyes
I know you don’t like your brown eyes But you have no idea how beautiful they really are. The earth is brown like your eyes. And the Earth […]
Fall/Winter 2018 Issue and Editors’ Choice 2018 E-Issue for Sale!
Support the Blackbird Review! This December, we are offering up three ways for you to get a look at the work of Voorheesville’s creative writers […]
