Author: kellirule

  • Winsom

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    Thought it would be fun to post the first story I’ve ever published. Here ya go. “Winsom.” WINSOM Bradenton, Florida, 1997 Hart’s desk shook. “Hey, my coffee!” Hart sprang from his swivel chair and lifted the mug, wiping its bottom and sides to stay the drips, but the damage was done. He sighed, watching his…

  • Graveside Press Illustrated Poetry Anthology: If…

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    Super honored to announce my poem If… has been selected for inclusion in an Illustrated Poetry Anthology to be published by Graveside Press. Since I cannot seem to do two types of art at once, I most likely will not be attempting to produce and submit the accompanying illustration. If anyone out there would like…

  • elsewhere magazine: The Ghost

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    The Ghost: a historic home’s long-dead owner is not pleased with the renovations. Published December 2024 by elsewhere magazine. This little prose poem was inspired by the buyers of my beloved purple home in Washington State, who promptly painted the interiors “millennial gray” and the outside a drab sage green, but really, it goes out…

  • Slipstream: The Gun Looks Wrong

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    The Gun Looks Wrong: In which a boy regrets playing Duck Hunt. This little retro-Gothic prose poem will be featured in the Fall 2025 issue of Slipstream Magazine.

  • Stuff in the queue.

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    Waiting for these pieces to show their ugly faces in early 2025: Magazine1: Saw Palm, a poem about a field of Saw Palmetto and the creatures that lurk within, featuring experimental imagery and vernacular that only a Sarasota-based magazine could understand. Illustrated Worlds Magazine: A reprint of The Scavenger. Or, technically, a print? The Scavenger…

  • JMWW Journal: Copperfield

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    Copperfield: An elderly woman in an oppressive small town has “let herself go.” Stopped gardening. Stopped bathing. Dyed all her clothes black. Has given up on humanity until a chance encounter with fourteen year-old Melody; a kindred spirit who’s determined to find herself…by getting lost. Published October 2024 by JMWW Journal. I am really proud…

  • Illustrated Worlds: The Scavenger

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    The Scavenger, first dramatized by Creepy Podcast, has been picked up by Illustrated Worlds Magazine – a carefully curated journal of horror and fantasy. So, if audio isn’t your bag, you’ll be able to read it in their Spring/Summer issue. Oh, and if you like stories about art school serial killers, check out Art School…

  • Ink in Thirds: In Another Life

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    “James lies on the motel bed. Outside, a tinsel rain begins to fall…” In Another Life: A study in mania and its inevitable crash. And also, orange juice. Watch for this little 317-word gem in the Spring/Summer issue of Ink in Thirds. Ink in Thirds is a lusciously curated publication, offering both print and digital…

  • The Avenue Journal: Water Edition: Hot

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    “If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.” – Sun Tzu Hot: Displaced. Discredited. Discarded. What happens when everything a girl has worked for is stolen? What happens when she’s taken all she can take? Hot, a queer revenge fantasy set on the West Central Florida island…

  • Celebrating two accomplishments with a cruller for breakfast.

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    Last night I completed the final edit of my latest short story, To Bethany, with Teeth. When my husband asked me what it was about, my response was, “oh, you know, Voodoo, teeth, domestic violence.” I was deep in editing mode and didn’t quite realize what I had said until he laughed. What a synopsis…