Publisher's Synopsis
"She first thought it would be best done at home, after some wine." - Unmasked by Burt Rashbaum
"Even the ghosts were despondent with ennui and hardly stirred, draped over the rails in melancholia, every sigh of longing, dead or alive, lost among the wind and the waves." - The Keeper by Caitlin C. Baker
"This is an invitation for a party from your older sister's high school friend that used to hit on you when he came over to the house." - Halloween 20XX by Elizabeth Austin
"Cotton candy clouds hoisted a cherry sun over blueberry mountains. The splendor bothered a sleep deprived, Dramamine-inebriated Adam Montanez." - The Rambler by Justin Carlos Alcala
"When we watched television, Emory sat with her knees tucked up under her chin, her arms clasped around her legs. She pressed her nose against the screen, creating an oil-spill of color around the tip." - Bloody Emory by Daniel Dykiel
POETRY:Field Party by Cari Moll, Haunted by Ken Anderson, Holding by Lumina Miller, Blackbird by Philip Youden, Fall Patterns by Diane Funston, The Last Drive-In by Tiara Dinevska-McGuire, Breaking Down the Door by Forrest Rapier, Thundersnow (Sestina) by John Wise, Stygian shade by Taylor Greene, Autumn's Breeze by Lani T, Life Drawing by Carolyn Mack, Costume Contest by Christie Chandler Stahl, Round Bout Midnight by Francis Flavin, In the Crypt by Sam MillerFICTION:
Headlights by Cody Beck, The Toe by R.L Lowry, Girls and Boys by Grove Koger, Saddest Time of the Year by Jeremy Mumford, Unmasked by Burt Rashbaum, The Keeper by Caitlin C. Baker, Halloween 20XX by Elizabeth Austin, Here's To Us by R. Haven, The Rambler by Justin Carlos Alcala, Bloody Emory by Daniel Dykiel, Boo - Daddy by K.L. Johnston, My October by Daniel Deisinger, Amidst the Silence by Matthew Balboni, Tom and Frank by John Power, The Howling Winds of Misery by Peter Bertlessen ART:
Blue Coffee, Mask by Pia Quintano, Nowhere Man I & II, Light in the Darkness, Winter Delights by Claudia Tong, Cemetery Parking, Hay Hay Hallowe'en by Gerrie Paino, LEP by Kenneth Perry Editors: Emma Grey Rose, George du Bois Midsummer Dream House Literary & Arts Magazine began in the Fall of 2023 near the beach of San Diego, California. The magazine features an eclectic mix of both literature and art and often incorporates experimental and avant-garde works.
