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Never Forget
Silver dollar pancakes have nothing on you.
Neither does this greasy spoon,
In all its glory with that big gumball machine
With its swirl
Katie August
Apr 11, 20251 min read


Tales from Llanka: To see the sky Part 4
= It had been nearly four years since that evening in the kitchen. Time had not dulled the memory—it remained vivid, like heat trapped...
horseshoemag
Apr 11, 20257 min read


To See the Sky — Part 3
“Check this out, Senni! I learned this during my time on the frontier.” My father wildly spun his obsidian blade, chopping into the...

Joshua Lozano
Mar 28, 20254 min read






Tales from Lanka: To See The Sky
To humans, the sky is beautiful, endless and incomprehensibly vast. By day, the sun reigns supreme, casting its divine light over all...

Joshua Lozano
Feb 6, 20255 min read
Bulwer-Lytton
Kaylee Salazar Apr. 11 2014 Historical Fiction: There once was an old person who lived in ancient times and did old people things because...
horseshoemag
Dec 18, 20242 min read
She had a language of her own
Ashley Ramirez Mar. 28 2024 She misses her cats. That is the first thing she thinks about in the morning, her abuela’s breakfast, her...
horseshoemag
Dec 18, 20243 min read


A Pink Whale
Elisa Broche Mar. 28 2024 A long time ago, a solitary whale lived in the immense sea. This one was pink and smaller than the others....
horseshoemag
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Reading Odd Film: The Legend of Earthsea
Jessie Hymowitz Mar. 7 2024 Hello, and welcome to the third column of Reading Odd Films where I look at odd film adaptations of books....
horseshoemag
Dec 17, 20243 min read


The Tree on the Top of the Hill
Macey Moriarty Feb. 8 2024 I come from a naturist place. I live in a small town where locals cannot tell if fall or summer is more...
horseshoemag
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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