A journal of rediscovery
I always wondered where the expression “as the crow flies” originated. A crow does a lot of things during a day: scrabbling for a piece of roadkill, fending off territorial interlopers, terrorizing the neighbor’s cat and so on. It doesn’t go from A to B in a straight line; it
Continue reading“The Distance Between Two Points” by Ken Post
In May, we invited the writing community to contribute to this special issue addressing the chaos, isolation, and uncertainty the world has been coping with throughout the ongoning COVID-19 pandemic.
We asked for (very) small stories or poems about isolation, quarantine, cabin fever, and the discoveries we make about ourselves, our families, and the world at large in times of crisis.
With the utmost gratitude for everyone who submitted, the Poor Yorick team is proud to present our special themed issue, In the Time of Corona. … Continue readingIn the Time of Corona: a Poor Yorick Special Publication
At 4:44 a.m. on Monday, May the 2nd, as many as four or as few as two assailants forcibly entered 1319 Paige Ring Court, smashing a plate-glass door at the back of the house to gain entry. Once inside, they rifled through drawers, dressers, closets, at some point overturning three chairs in the den, elsewhere toppling an armoire and credenza – ‘credenza’ is misspelled on the report – and, on or around the hour, murdered Jim, Marianne, and Arianna Thompson, 58, 56, 14, by strangulation. … Continue reading“My Brother’s Brother,” by Austin Adams
Ten years old is the worst age ever. Betsy’s too young to be interested in boys and too old not to be scared of them. She’s too young to drive or get a job and too old to play with her Chatty Cathy. And while she’s smart enough to realize that every member of her family is crazy, she hasn’t a clue how to fix them. … Continue reading“Lost and Found,” by Marlene Olin
A letter to his Excellency detailing the grave robbery of Father John Doyle. … Continue readingRequiescat in Pace
The tragedies of the worst winter in Jamestown’s history haunts one family nearly four hundred years later. … Continue readingA Curious Case of Colonial Cannibalism
This story follows Pritchard McCovey as he reflects on moments of his life, bouncing between the good times and the bad. … Continue readingThe Omphalos of Pritchard McCovey
Ruth must clean out her deceased Aunt Fanny’s apartment and in the process uncovers the truth about Fanny’s “married man” and how an affair ended in a murder. … Continue readingIt Doesn’t Cost Anything to Promise Love
In this fiction piece by Josh Woods, a professor in Missouri buys a glossy black wooden bench adorned with ornate letters of the Persian alphabet at a garage sale for a dollar. The catch? The owner says it’s cursed. … Continue readingThe Alchemist’s Bench
Laura Del Col Brown’s short story, “The Silent Monkeys,” captures radiance in comforting tokens of silence. … Continue readingSilent Monkeys by Laura Del Col Brown