December 2025
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The Question
by Karen Bramblett The Caribbean’s azure handsgather moisture, pour waterover the mountains where it tumblesdown in a rocky river to the steel bridgeat Boquete’s center. On the west side,the Caldera River is flankedby tall-spined grass and adobe homes with open balconies. To the east, half-brown blades flop overbefore a fenced-in, manicured lawnand asphalt path.From the Continue reading
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Property of Hell
by Z. T. Corley after Betye Saar’s The Beast that Pounds the Devil’s Dust, 1964I was made in the Devil’s image, something like a bull or a buffalo or a unicorn, wallowing in the dust of damnation. I kneelat the Devil’s feet like a wifebefore her husband, restingmy head on the burning ground,offering my throat Continue reading
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staycation
by Jill Khoury cape of dew on my neck / flames in the turquoise chakra / inner unseaming / no one knows i am awake right now / the moaning also a trigger / painting with bird in snow hangs crooked / portrait of my long dark ago / when the tale wrote the teller Continue reading
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Orange by C.L. Von Staden
C.L. Von Staden is an artist based in Central Texas. His work has been published in Bat City Review, Rejection Letters, Last Leaves Magazine, Star 82 Review, Moon Day Magazine, Ranger Magazine, Icarus Writing Collective, Thimble Literary Magazine and Exacting Clam. Continue reading
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Two Poems by JC Reilly
As I Anticipate My Lover Arriving in the Snow, I Make Up SomeCat-Themed Lyrics to My Favorite SongLincoln, NebraskaFlurries mixed with sleet turn the city white and slick. These things don’tseem so nice when it’s almost as frozen in my house as it is outdoors. Giveit another hour, it will be a full-on snowstorm in Continue reading
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Two Poems by Katy Luxem
GenerationsOne more election and my firstbaby can vote. The other daywe saw two men walkingalong the side of a roadwith a gas can. She asked What do you think they are doing? And I said, starting a fire or, perhaps, they are just helpingone another get home. There really isn’t much distancebetween fear and hope.The Continue reading
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Contributor Book: Sean Bw Parker
Contributor Sean Bw Parker, has just released a debut collection of poetry, Panopticon. The book is available through Close to the Bone publishing: https://www.close2thebone.co.uk/wp/books/panopticon/ Written between 2018 and 2025, these poems are snapshots of the 21st century British justice system in action. The title Panopticon refers to architect and prison reformer Sir Jeremy Bentham’s triangular Continue reading
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Issue 1.03 is Live!
by Jeffrey Heath Our Winter 2025 issue is now live on the site. You can view the free PDF edition here. Print and Kindle editions are also available via Amazon. Jeffrey Heath, Founding Editor, EIC – January House Literary Journal Continue reading
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Ctrl+Alt+Delete the Sacred by Samantha Lucia
Samantha Lucia (she/her) is a queer poet and photographer based in Asheville, NC. Her creative work is shaped by chronic illness, heightening her sensitivity to nuance, and she approaches both mediums as acts of witness. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Poetries in English, Witches Magazine, Fang & Flower Literary Magazine, Lunar Sea Literary,… Continue reading
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Dating Parsley
by Isabel Navarrete Dill weed, dill weed, dill weed echoes in my head as I scan the wall of seasonings that are packaged the same. Transparent plastic jars with green lids cover the shelf; the only thing differentiating them all is the name printed in fine font. As I keep searching, my eyes begin to Continue reading
January House Literary Journal 