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January House Literary Journal

January House Literary Journal

Poetry | Art | Prose


  • June 6, 2025

    Honey

    by Jean-Paul Thuot I am not one who praysthe way bees to and fromthe field of golden flowersdo not pray After the sun has passed beyondthe far trees, and dewbegins collecting in thepregnant air Moon rising on her coursesilent as a sail on unshippedseas, velvet brocadeof her passing In all of this — the bees,… Continue reading

    Poetry
    January House, Jean-Paul Thuot, Literary Journal, Poem, Poetry
  • June 5, 2025

    Two Poems by Julie Allyn Johnson

    ArcticPolar bear reclines on the ground beneath me,stretches out white and still on his long & lovely spine,in need of touch,in want of connection.Head tilted to the side, eyes closed,he reaches out his paw; perches it looselyon my upper arm, holds it there—holds it.And I rub his white fur,his jolly belly. My soothing ministrationsundo him… Continue reading

    Poetry
    January House, Julie Allyn Johnson, Literary Journal, Poem, Poetry
  • June 4, 2025

    Photography by John Sklba

    Photography by John Sklba

    John Sklba grew up around cameras and loved art and its imaginative possibilities from a young age. He currently resides somewhere around Memphis. Continue reading

    Art
    Art, January House, John Sklba, Literary Journal
  • June 4, 2025

    Artwork by Ben Tellie

    Artwork by Ben Tellie

    Ben Tellie is an artist, educator, consultant, and doctoral candidate whose artwork investigates inner emotional states and socially traumatic histories. He teaches Art and Design at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and is pursuing an Ed.D. at The George Washington University. His writing appears in the Journal of the American Association for the Advancement… Continue reading

    Art
    Art, Ben Tellie, January House, Literary Journal
  • June 3, 2025

    Some personal news

    by Jeffrey Heath I am the featured poet in the latest issue of Neologism Poetry Journal for my poem “Dali, On His Deathbed, Dreams of Lorca (w/ Olives)”. I hope you’ll check it out. Jeffrey Heath, Founding Editor, EIC – January House Literary Journal   Continue reading

    Editorial
    Editorial, January House, Jeffrey Heath, Literary Journal
  • June 3, 2025

    Cursed Candy

    by Jaron Weidner She knew it was wrong. She knew she could get in terrible trouble, but Emily could not stop thinking about the giant bag of candy that her mother had left on the kitchen table. Her eyes glimmered from the moonlight that came through the window above the sink, but her vision was… Continue reading

    Ficton
    Fiction, January House, Jaron Weidner, Literary Journal
  • June 3, 2025

    Two Flash Fiction Pieces by Christina Tudor

    Leave Marks Before the car hit us head on, in the liminal space before we both died, we gripped what we could: the steering wheel, the soft seat cushion underneath us, each other so hard our knuckles went white. Before we even had a chance to swerve—our last memory the sensation of lurching forward like… Continue reading

    Ficton
    Christina Tudor, Fiction, Flash Fiction, January House, Literary Journal
  • June 2, 2025

    Artwork by Stephanie Jo

    Artwork by Stephanie Jo

    Stephanie Jo is an illustrator, and cat mom. her work is heavily inspired by sci-fi and fantasy, medieval/Renaissance paintings, and her love of traditional tattooing. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, WeTransfer, Troublemaker Firestarter, and Saving Daylight Mag. Continue reading

    Art
    Art, January House, Literary Journal, Stephanie Jo
  • June 2, 2025

    Ode to Resistance

    by Ellen Gerneaux Woods Wisteria curls in delicate bloomsheads bowed in surrender long flexible stem known to wanderand twine in unpredictable patternsclimbs the lattice he builtto control her meandering waysthe poetry of her mind the plant outlasts the lattice now copious lavender expressionsedge her home wander near windowsdrop long blossomed branchesover the face of the… Continue reading

    Poetry
    Ellen Gerneaux Woods, January House, Literary Journal, Poem, Poetry
  • June 1, 2025

    The Final Threads

    by Kevin Hogg Of all the days for his car to break down—the hottest day of the summer. Sloan found himself praying for a patch of shade near the road. Sure, removing the trees next to the highway reduced collisions with animals, but it left him nowhere to hide. His water bottle long since empty…… Continue reading

    Ficton
    Fiction, January House, Kevin Hogg, Literary Journal
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