“This wallpaper is almost psychedelic,” Rian said, running his hand along the pattern. Up close, the image was beautiful, but strange. “It looks like eyes.”
Read moreIn the Days of the Pandemic by Howard Simmons, illustrated by Joseph Lappie
1. Everyone cleared out the bread aisle, so you’ve decided to make your own loaf. Face down, concentrating on the movements, you knead the thoughts that swell within your head, which must be softened, shaped and pummeled into submission. Why hasn’t she called? How much longer do we wait in our houses? Is she okay?
Read moreEp. 25: Howard Simmons
On 01 October 2020, we kicked off ABH's first annual A House, Haunted month with writer Howard Simmons. Howard completed his MFA at Columbia College Chicago. While in grad school, he co-founded Goreyesque, an online literary journal inspired by the art of Edward Gorey.
Read moreStories After Dark: Howard Simmons Reads "The Face" by Lennox Robinson
Howard Simmons is a writer and editor currently living in Ferguson, Missouri. His work has appeared in Hair Trigger Magazine, HyperText Magazine, and other publications. Howard also wrote “In the Days of the Pandemic,” our Verses + Vignettes story for October, which will be posted on our website on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
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