The Bittersweet taste of life.
The stories of this issue have a darkness to them, which is perhaps unsurprising as the world seems to be on a precipice. Or maybe we are already falling; I’m not sure. So, the need to
explore your inner fears is cathartic to us forest dwellers. Finding a sense of control amid the chaos by exploring the end of the world. Examining the face you see in the mirror versus the one everyone else sees. The need to wade into waters deep and consuming. Anger at betrayal; the need to destroy but also rebuild.
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Max Turner – Publisher
Rhiannon Wood – Editor in Chief
Sarah Boyd – Editor
Leonie Natascha – Publishing Assistant
A Coup of Owls: Spring 2025 (issue 17)
Published by A Coup of Owls Press
March 2025
This issue is available to read or as a download at the bottom of this page.
Contents
Questless
by J.A. Gross
The Call finally catches up with The Chosen One who refused their quest.
Porcelain Face
by Lily Black
This doll’s eyes are not as unseeing as they appear.
Good Bones
by Colleen Anderson
Never mess with the details when building a house.
Return on Investment
by Madi Haab
Billionaire investor Matthew Tierney knows a promising venture when he sees one, and Ulana Turner’s home fashion 3D printer is unlike anything he’s ever seen.
Swimming till Sunrise
by Emalie Moore
Our narrator thinks she’s given a second chance at life, but it may all be a nightmare instead.
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Normal Day
by Anna Varlese and Kevin Holochwost
A mother struggles to give her son a normal day after the collapse of societal norms in the wake of a government’s apocalyptic announcement.
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