Black Petals Issue #111 Spring, 2025

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A Psalm, Unsung: Fiction by Paul Radcliffe
Amalgam: Fiction by Andre Bertolino
Bugged: Fiction by Eric Burbridge
Facing It: Fiction by Garr Parks
He's Getting Here Soon: Fiction by James McIntire
Storytime in Cell Block 12: Fiction by Roy Dorman
Taconite Falls: Fiction by John Leppik
The Lizard in a Woman's Skin: Fiction by Jeff Turner
The Loch Ness Monster: Fiction by Martin Taulbut
The Morning After: Fiction by S. J. Townend
The Wall of St. Francis: Fiction by Nathan Poole Shannon
Futuristic Vermiculture & The Demise of The Universe: Flash Fiction by Daniel G. Snethen
Hell to Pay: Flash Fiction by Cindy Rosmus
Noir: Flash Fiction by Zvi A. Sesling
That Soft Exhalation: Flash Fiction by Steven French
The Anxiety Tree: Flash Fiction by Paul Radcliffe
Unremarkable: Flash Fiction by Jason Frederick Myers
Are Those Days Gone: Poem by Grant Woodside
Doorways of Life: Poem by Grant Woodside
I Have: Poem by Daniel G. Snethen
I Have 2: Poem by Daniel G. Snethen
The Nekraverse: Poem by A J Dalton
Underspace: Poem by A J Dalton
Unseen: Poem by A J Dalton
A Brief History of My Cinema: Poem by Sandy DeLuca
Dad Loved Hitchcock: Poem by Sandy DeLuca
Birds and Vampires: Films Inspire Poetry: Poem by Sandy DeLuca
Frankenstein, On Reflection: Poem by David Barber
Gods of the Gaps: Poem by Simon MacCulloch
Godsblood: Poem by Simon MacCulloch
In The Witch Museum: Poem by Simon MacCulloch
Bake at 400 Degrees: Poem by Christopher Hivner
Time of the Season: Poem by Christopher Hivner
The Werewolf as a Schoolboy: Poem by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Moonlight's No Longer for Mating: Poem by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Hallowe'en Howl: Poem by LindaAnn LoSchiavo

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Cover Art by Hillary Lyon © 2025

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     At Black Petals, we don't spare the horses, so just be advised, if you are easily offended or under 18 years of age, PLEASE DON'T GO THERE!

EDITORIAL STAFF:

Kenneth James Crist—Editor
Hillary Lyon—Art Director
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
(In order of appearance)
Paul Radcliffe
Andre Bertolino
Eric Burbridge
Garr Parks
James McIntire
Roy Dorman
John Leppik
Jeff Turner
Martin Taulbut
S. J. Townend
Nathan Poole Shannon
Daniel G. Snethen
Cindy Rosmus
Zvi A. Sesling
Steven French
Jason Frederick Myers
Grant Woodside
A. J. Dalton
Sandy DeLuca
David Barber
Simon MacCulloch
Christopher Hivner
LindaAnn LoSchiavo




CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Cover: Hillary Lyon
Cynthia Fawcett
KJ Hannah Greenberg
Darren Blanch
Zach Wilhide
Adrian Amiro-Wilson
Kelly Moyer
Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal
Sophia Wiseman-Rose
J. Elliott
Andrew Graber
Bernice Holtzman
Cindy Rosmus
April LaFleur


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