Horror

Castrator. Part Two.

By Maxine Jasmin-Green on Thu, 29 May 2025

Still thinking of castrator, I remember when I was 17 and a friend bought her young friend to Church for the first time, I saw something I had never...

Out of Season

By Jessiibear on Tue, 27 May 2025

The soil was still warm. Even though frost clung to car windows and the neighbor’s roof glittered like sugar, Nora pressed her fingers into the...

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YNWA.

By Maxine Jasmin-Green on Tue, 27 May 2025

YNWA. I have seen this before but never knew what it meant. Then someone sent it to me recently and I still didn’t understand what it meant. I told...

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Entry 4 — The Things We Cover

By Jessiibear on Sun, 25 May 2025

Journal of Isla Loren — March 20 Location: upstairs hallway outside the second bedroom Weather: cloud-thickened morning, wind pressing against the...

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The Museum

By Jessiibear on Sat, 24 May 2025

On opening day, the street shimmered with excitement. Crowds had gathered, rosy-cheeked, scarves looped tight. Kids bounced on their toes, holding...

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Entry 3 — The Box

By Jessiibear on Sat, 24 May 2025

Journal of Isla Loren — March 19 Location: the craft room (formerly the back sitting room) at the white house above the Aiglin Sea Weather: sunlight...

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Castrator.

By Maxine Jasmin-Green on Thu, 22 May 2025

The life of a castrato is an interesting one. The boys were castrated before their beautiful voices changed. This was done in Italy, so that they...

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Entry 2 — Margaret’s Garden

By Jessiibear on Thu, 22 May 2025

Journal of Isla Loren — March 18 Location: white house above the Aiglin Sea Weather: Dew on the windowpanes, pale light, hush before the wind Notes:...