Shambles
a literary journal
Punchy poetry and pocket-sized prose published twice per month.
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Winter Purple
By William Doreski
Black ice curses asphalt roads
this morning, the moon a white hole..
Your Reading
By Hailey Bartlett
The year is 1994, and we are together. You tell me that you are going to visit a psychic this weekend, the one…
Two Poems By Gabrielle Gruszynski
The Witching Hour
In the ungodly hours of the evening,
Oddities trace alongside the crack of wallpaper…
Pandemic Endorphins
By Caitlin Coey
When you get tired your breathing
gets shallow. The body releases…
Adventures of Mr. Teddy and I
By Meher Narula
This poem has been inspired by the “dress-up” games played by children, where they let their imagination run…
What Is a Pelican?
By Matthew James Babcock
From the ground, a particle wave
crossing humid noon. Stern sage…
Editing Adulthood
By Yash Seyedbagheri
Home during quarantine, I rearrange my bedroom.
I’m an editor…
2 Poems By Trevor Moffa
Dissolving with the heavy edge of light
There is a weight to all tonight, a haze,
The air is thick, the moon is full, the lights…
3 Poems By Michael Conner
Having regrettably killed a spider
silently stalking the bedroom dresser…
Should I Ever Pass This Way Again
By William T. Blackburn
Under shade of seckel pear tree, juices on my lips
Sun slipping between leaves, breeze disheveled…
In Abject Defiance of Gravity
By Keith Hellard
With her back to the upstairs windows he couldn’t see what she was doing. Even if he went room…
The Stranger
By Bailey Cole
“I know it sounds insane.”
“I mean, sure, you’ve seen the girl before. We don’t live in a huge city…
Three Poems by John Grey
Lake Ghosts
I love that morning lake fog.
It’s the nearest I ever come…
The Candle Maker
By: Theodore Clemens
The roof was giving way. Already, it had begun to collapse in on itself. The lintel above the doors was…
