Jennifer Mckinney

Joined March 2023

12 stories

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Writer, editor, coach

Insatiably curious human who enjoys going down a good rabbit hole

Loves all things dark fiction

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Winter Days
A single print paused— Noping hoar-crusted ground for Sheltered human lap
By Jennifer Mckinney3 days ago in Poets
Held
Love - The word may hold but a wee wild gist Of the edgy feel you bear - the load, the lift. You know your chum will slam the hard view
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Poets
Palliative
Disinfectant and loitering death clung to the hallway, during my ritualistic walk through the space, Intermittent groans, an occasional whisper, my after-hours footsteps- the primary sounds of this place.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Poets
Pier 21
Sylvia waited, foot tapping against the deck, crumpled telegram scorching her palm. Noises filled the RMS Mauritania—crying infants, heartbreaking gossip, excited chatter. War brides leaving countries of origin, cramped quarters, turbulent Atlantic waters for Canada. For the unknown cost of hasty war-forged unions.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Fiction
Grace/Not Grace
The room plunges into darkness as a tempest drives the rain. Grace shivers by the window, the wind pummeling the pane. She waits for Dennis to light candles. She feels intensely on edge - paralyzed while the curtains shake, and rusted nails turn along the ledge.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Fiction
Terror Keys
She buries her trembling body against a dark wall, hoping the creature hasn’t seen her. Through shadowy hues, she finds her children hanging precariously in another corner.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Fiction
Conjuring
When her cat disappeared, I wasn’t there. Words of hope uttered through a phone - inadequate consolation for my child’s heartbreak.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Fiction
Everything's a Resource
Detritus from disintegrating stockpiles squelched underfoot – sound blending with the drag of her husband’s mutilated leg.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Horror
Alteration
I remember little of the woman who changed my life; her name and appearance are lost to me. But her words, delivered with a magical depth that wove itself into the entire fabric of my being, are forever with me.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Humans
Dear Little Voices
Dear Little Voices, I hear you through The relentless tapping of my leg, the gasping constriction of my throat, the crack through the hollowness of my chest.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Poets
Hallowed Halls
Hearts humming, hearts holding Hopelessly haggard hollowing. Hurried happiness, heavy happenings Highlighting harsh habits.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Poets
Parent Traps
There once were warring factions- those parents of cyberspace. Buying into soundbites without nuance-battling for their place.
By Jennifer Mckinney3 years ago in Poets

Jennifer Mckinney

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Winter Days

Held

Palliative

Pier 21

Grace/Not Grace

Terror Keys

Conjuring

Everything's a Resource

Alteration

Dear Little Voices

Hallowed Halls

Parent Traps

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