Undercurrents of Fear.
The stories in this issue have an undercurrent of fear, featuring unequal power dynamics, manipulation, being lost… all things we are more than familiar with in the forest. But we want you to know that here, you are safe to be whoever you need or want to be. Unlike so much of the world, this is a safe place for anyone outside ‘the norm’ just trying to exist in these uncertain times. We embrace you all.
Cover Image – Pray by Ojo Victoria Ilemobayo
Cover Design – A Coup of Owls
Ojo Victoria Ilemobayo is a Nigerian Literary Enthusiast and Student . She is also a dynamic poet, creative smartphone photographer, a smart babysitter, a video editor, a graphic designer and a host of so many things.
Some of her works can be found in Firebrand magazine, Christian Century, Christian Courier, Astrolabe, Olney, Sledgehammer, Nnoko Magazine, Olney Magazine, Communication League, Christian Crusader, Mad Swirl, Southern Arizona, Firebrand, FEEEL magazine, Con-Scio Magazine, Ake Review etc
She won MUSPA prize in 2022, Lagos Hilltop poetry prize in 2021 and WGT3 prize in 2023.
She tweets @ilemobayo-ojo
Max Turner – Publisher
Rhiannon Wood – Editor in Chief
Sarah Boyd – Editor
Leonie Natascha – Publishing Assistant
A Coup of Owls: Winter 2023 (issue 12)
Published by A Coup of Owls Press
December 2023
This issue is available to read or as a download at the bottom of this page.
Contents
A conspiracy of trees
by Em Harriett
You awaken in an unknown forest, searching for a way out…
To Err and to Fall, to lose it all
By Justyna Kulisa
In a fit of frustration, a woman goes out on a drive in the mountains in a blizzard, unaware what forgotten and dangerous beings roam.
Ethical considerations of starbust weaving after the bower incident (a Retrospective)
By Cormack Baldwin
Starburst weaving is an intricate historical art form, but has its newfound popularity destroyed it?
A Queen fetched from the night
By Vijayalaxmi Samal
A king lures a primordial creature from the night to marry with a promise that she demands to keep.
tuning
By Zary Fekete
A mother discovers an object which magically fixes things, and she wonders if it would work on her teenage daughter.
Sancta Modwen
By Christine Wolfram
In an abbey perched along the sea, a nun begins to yearn to disappear beneath the waves as she grapples with an unusual pregnancy.
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