by Daisy Noelle Acrylic on Canvas Daisy Noelle is a writer/artist from Washington. She has always had a thing for birds, from her flamingo mug collection and countless videos of the quail family near her apartment, to the adorable, crocheted chicken made by her sister-in-law. She has been published in Northwest Boulevard.
Author Archives: Daisy Noelle
Be The Rooster
by Dylann Germann In the stillness of the night when all things moveCritters and coyotes scatter dust to their scentsAnd the cattle sleep and rest their hooves The rooster restless in its wake sang no dirge of its escape Under the moonlight and through ocotillo laden fenceThe bird trod forward with everything to loseAnd nowContinue reading “Be The Rooster”
An Itinerary of Everything Henrietta Can’t Remember
by Haritima Sharma sunlight on a blade of grass,rain drops on the top of her head,the ground below her feet,dust bathing with her friends,the chirping of her chicks,the warmth of her mother’s breast,the front of her beak,moving around her legs,pecking on the ground,spreading her wings to fly,perching up on white fences,foraging in the day,singing atContinue reading “An Itinerary of Everything Henrietta Can’t Remember”
Roost
by Sarah Rooney I hold you in the palm of my hand,little scrawny creatures—smalltyrannosaurus rexes. Those chirps from your enclosure and the sweetway you huddle close before fallingasleep. Barely a whisper of warm against my skin. A few weeks in,small feathers molt and descend asyour neck grows and pink shows. I call your names, crooningContinue reading “Roost”
Penny.
by Emma Williquette Sole survivor of three separate attacks on the chicken coop on our friends’ farm.I named her Penny because I was twelve years old, she had copper feathers, and my creative expertise was quite lacking.I was not permitted to have animals inside the house.Or outside the house.Or anywhere near the house.Penny was aContinue reading “Penny.”
realistic expectations
by Cecil Wilde all i really want is:enough spacefor half a dozen chickensand someoneto cook the eggs for Cecil Wilde is an award winning, inky-fingered storyteller based in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). Their work has recently appeared in The Slab Press’s Vivid Worlds anthology and in Tree and Stone Magazine. They’re currently having a mausoleum constructedContinue reading “realistic expectations”
Chicken or Egg
by Paul Hostovsky We were talking about chickens and I said,How did we get onto chickens?And you said, Why do you always do that?And I said, Do what? And you said,Why do you always want to go backin the conversation and retraceyour steps? And I said, Because I’m curiousabout how I got here. And youContinue reading “Chicken or Egg”
A Homecoming Détente
by Daniel Z. McKenzie SinkingIn the family couchI’m sheltered in a humble haven,Fleeting respite from the clangingOf cramping mortal subcreation.Within the mellow country clamorA final tense, then exhalation,My soul can bathe In liberation. Creak!My sister rolls the sliding doorAnd beams a prodding grin.There nestled ‘neath her nodding chin:A leghorn-maransWith silk feathers for handsAnd a dishonest gleamContinue reading “A Homecoming Détente”
Sisters
by Dublin Mullen Digital Photo Dublin Mullen grew up in the Midwest and has always considered chickens their best friends. They don’t currently have space for chickens in their home, so they live vicariously through internet chickens and visiting the ones who live with their sister. They also have several budgies.
That One Summer (Chicken Edition)
by JL Peridot Where did you go, my gossamer boy?You crowed your summer song too softand one verse short.Sunset clucks in your absence:wistful memory of a voice,pecking my cheek and disappearingon the autumn breeze. JL Peridot writes love letters to the future on devices from the past. She lives with a couple of good eggsContinue reading “That One Summer (Chicken Edition)”