Year: 2025
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‘Roy’ by Jeff Burt
My father, Georgie, told me days before he died that my grandmother had delivered a baby out of wedlock, that my great-grandparents had raised the boy. My dad had…
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The Hemlock Poetry Contest is coming!
ATTENTION ALL THE POETS OUT THERE! The Hemlock Journal is excited to announce The Hemlock Contest Volume 2, our second annual Poetry Competition! Poets are invited to submit their original…
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‘The Aftertaste of Us’ by Aditi Dasgupta
Me: When you left, I slowly watched the emptying toothpaste tube in my room,The door never opened again on moonlit nightsI was addicted to the thrill of momentary highs like…
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‘The Need of Bohemian Spirit in Today’s World’ by Selena Elizabeth
Ever since our existence came to this world, all our lives we have been told enough to live by conformity, meaning that we must live in the set of values…
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To Save ‘The Hemlock Journal’ Kindly Donate
The Hemlock Journal is a volunteer-run international literary journal that has published emerging voices from more than 20 countries. To continue supporting emerging creators, we primarily rely on donations to…
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‘May Mara Devour You’ by Nicole Yurcaba
she will arrive with Viy& hold you down in bed her frigid handswill stall your breath paralyze your body laugh as the souls of women who never marriedleave her body & gather…

