The Violet Hour Magazine: Issue 2-1
Art Windows of Colwyn Bay Morning-meadow Jones One Breath at a Time Bethany Jarmul Fiction Minibeasts Adele Evershed Miracle Turtle John Brantingham With Angels Carman C. Curton Smells of Home Robert Scott
Category: 2-1: Fiction
Minibeasts
Adele Evershed Growing up, my sister and I had a forty-acre field to play in, behind the family planning clinic and bordered by the rugby club. It was like the cress in a hard-boiled egg sandwich. Not quite as magical as that special childhood wood but still full of wonders. We made dens by rolling… Read More Minibeasts
Miracle Turtle
John Brantingham Clyde sees what he thinks will be the last turtle of autumn wandering around his backyard from his porch where he is bundled up against this cold raining day to drink his coffee. He finds himself thinking about his nephew, Henry, who is in his sixties now, but still seems to Clyde like… Read More Miracle Turtle
With Angels
Carman C. Curton We fought with angels. And we won. We shared our weapons. They shared what they knew of the Fallen, a wisdom vast and dark. Together we could not be beaten—even by the unnamable. Angels are joyless bastards. You wouldn’t think so, but there you are. They can’t have—anything. No possessions or homes… Read More With Angels
Smells of Home
Robert Scott January is such a quiet month. Deserted streets, abandoned playgrounds, bare trees. A few hours ago, the flat felt empty too – and colourless, silent, lifeless – until I opened a new bar of soap. There was no indication of its potency. No warning on the label. Even the name was innocuous ‘Fragrance… Read More Smells of Home
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