Year: 2025
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‘Dreamscape’ by Ciarra Hawkins
It’s dark outside and there’s a storm brewing on the horizon, churning waves that knock against this cliff I stand alone on. Behind me, I know, is a building,…
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‘The Absence of Wings’ by Bita Takrimi
I watched the birds today,circling in a sky stained with the ash of cities.Their wings were fragments of a freedomI could not reach.They moved as if carrying secrets,as if the…
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‘Microsoft Maintenance’ by Joseph Fleckenstein
I was visiting Dave, a professional designer who does drafting for me. Dave met me at the door and led the way to his office. He works from home and…
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‘Take a step back!’ by Jeff Charles
I overwhelm myselfI feel my power so much I feel as if I’m dying. Despite how tempered it isthe human spirit is the greatest weightfor the human body to bear. Break…
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‘Where On Earth’ by Mandakranta Das
When Koi’s father named him Koi, he knew Koi would grow up to hate fish. It was a chance he was willing to take given how much he wanted his…
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‘Lost in Resurrection’ by Poorvi Kapoor
How does Ghalib Ki Haveli attract poets and readers from a wide range of linguistic cultures across India and Beyond? -Poorvi Kapoor Upon entering the lanes of Chandni Chowk, I…
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‘Your Dad is Not Responsible for Everything that Happens in the World’ by Alex Carrigan
A photograph of a father yelling at a child.
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Issue 7 (Spring 2025)
Delivering our unbreakable promise of celebrating literature and art, here we present The Hemlock Journal‘s Issue 7 (Spring 2025), featuring writers, poets and artists from around the world. The Issue…
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