Existing in the Threshold.
We meet on a cold beach, usually early in the morning, depending on tide times, and collectively wade into the freezing cold sea. There is always a moment when your breath is pushed from your lungs, and you panic at how freezing it is. But you know that once you are in, it will be amazing.
Cover Image by Samantha McLaren
Cover Design – A Coup of Owls
Samantha McLaren is a queer Scottish writer and artist living in NYC. A confirmed ghost story and horror film addict, she is inspired by the beauty that lies in the macabre. Samantha can be found on most platforms @themeatispeople and on her website, http://TerrorInTartan.com, where she writes and paints about horror movies.
Max Turner – Publisher
Rhiannon Wood – Editor in Chief
Sarah Boyd – Editor
Leonie Natascha – Publishing Assistant
A Coup of Owls: Autumn 2023 (issue 11)
Published by A Coup of Owls Press
September 2023
This issue is available to read or as a download at the bottom of this page.
Contents
Calavera
by Corinne Pollard
People queue, waiting for a treat every year, waiting for their skull.
Recluse
By Tucker Struyk
An award-winning author is tasked with writing a tell-all novel about his life.
Autonomy
By Michael Staniforth
Sarah’s body is disappearing, even though she can see it perfectly well, and no one will believe her, not even when the rats come nibbling at her toes.
Smoke and Honey
By Ende Mac
A guardian angel reflects on humanity—and love—at a hospital bedside.
Like Father Like Children
By You Lin
There are four of us: formless, nameless, lifeless. We are nothing; we are everything. We are restless; we are dead.
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