(s)crawl literary magazine

“I think the most challenging thing about writing an unreliable narrator—and writing in general, really—can be when you're too worried about being misinterpreted. [...] Trust is the crux of it—you have to trust yourself as an artist to effectively share your vision, and you have to trust your reader's intelligence. That takes practice.” -zanny stohl

author interview with @znnys.bsky.social is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️

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learn more about the inspiration behind their piece “i always liked blueberries the best” and the importance of trust when it comes to the relationship between writers and readers.

thank you for letting us pick around in your brilliant brain!

Interview live on the (s)crawl blog as well! I really enjoyed answering these questions. If you've ever wanted to pick the goth side of my brain, this is your chance!

And if you haven't read "Skull with Laurel, 1832" it's a perfect little poem for these cold dark days. scrawlmag.com/issues/issue...

"Life is in its own way a series of little deaths, and shedding these skins/releasing older versions of ourselves is what makes it possible for us to change and grow. I'm not the same person I was fifteen years ago, or even five years ago-and that's the way things should be." -rj aurand

author interview with @rjaurand.bsky.social is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️

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learn more about the inspiration behind the piece “Skull with Laurel, 1832” and how we all experience “little deaths” in order to grow and shed old versions of ourselves.

"Even when there's zero physical danger, having something unwanted follow you around—gradually consuming your time/energy/strength to such a degree that you relent and accept it—can be real life-wrecker. Maybe there's a very good reason for accepting it. Maybe you've got no other choice but to accept it. Maybe you're just exhausted. But the end result is the same—now you're stuck with a dead man." -rachel henderson

author interview with @rlhendie.bsky.social is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️

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learn more about the inspiration for her piece “The Dead Man” and how the use of humor as a technique—if the right balance is struck—can make horror elements even more effective.

"Even when there's zero physical danger, having something unwanted follow you around—gradually consuming your time/energy/strength to such a degree that you relent and accept it—can be real life-wrecker. Maybe there's a very good reason for accepting it. Maybe you've got no other choice but to accept it. Maybe you're just exhausted. But the end result is the same—now you're stuck with a dead man." -rachel henderson

author interview with @rlhendie.bsky.social is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️

scrawlmag.com/blog/intervi...

learn more about the inspiration for her piece “The Dead Man” and how the use of humor as a technique—if the right balance is struck—can make horror elements even more effective.

"The Book of Revelation has colonized my symbolic language without a clear or definable provenance. But can you write about queerness, about monstrous desire, about obsession, without calling the Devil or the Woman of the Apocalypse?" -sasha ravitch

author interview with sasha ravitch is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️

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learn more about the inspiration for her experimental piece “the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED” and how her work in occulture and witchcraft informs her writing.

"Subject matter naturally informs structure, definitely. Free verse comes the most natural for me, and I feel that it particularly suits "still life of womb" precisely because it's so loose, so unstructured. You re not particularly coherent when you're curled up immobile and trying to not literally cry out in pain, after all." -chloe ho

author interview with chloe ho is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️

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learn more about the inspiration for her piece “still life of womb” and how diction, alliteration, and internal rhyme come together to evoke the pain of menstruation.

"In my story, I gave the garbage disposal a voice because it can often feel like we're being taken from more than we are willing to give up. At first it feels harmless, but as we are whittled down more and more, we realize that something has to change." -hannah madden

author interview with hannah madden is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️

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learn more about the inspiration for her piece “My Disposal” and how she explores generational trauma through an everyday household appliance.

cover of our fall 2025 issue. a moody photo of a skull surrounded by dirt and leaves. text: ISSUE NO. 01 fall 2025 (s)crawl literary magazine

list of our fall 2025 contributors text: My Disposal hannah madden still life of womb chloe ho the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED sasha ravitch The Dead Man rachel henderson Skull with Laurel, 1832 rj aurand i always liked blueberries the best zanny stohl Glass Girl ashley huyge

today is release day for (s)crawl’s inaugural issue! 🎉

we have seven incredible pieces for you:
4 short stories
2 poems
1 experimental piece

some visceral, some emotional, but all worth your time.

read issue no. 01 now @ scrawlmag.com

we’re so lucky to have you!

I'm in the inaugural issue of this super cool new horror mag! Check out my gothic poem "Skull with Laurel, 1832" (and all the other cool pieces) below! It's perfect reading for spooky season.

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cover of our fall 2025 issue. a moody photo of a skull surrounded by dirt and leaves. text: ISSUE NO. 01 fall 2025 (s)crawl literary magazine

list of our fall 2025 contributors text: My Disposal hannah madden still life of womb chloe ho the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED sasha ravitch The Dead Man rachel henderson Skull with Laurel, 1832 rj aurand i always liked blueberries the best zanny stohl Glass Girl ashley huyge

today is release day for (s)crawl’s inaugural issue! 🎉

we have seven incredible pieces for you:
4 short stories
2 poems
1 experimental piece

some visceral, some emotional, but all worth your time.

read issue no. 01 now @ scrawlmag.com

thanks for including (s)crawl!

#FF It’s Loud Shirt Day! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “L” or “S”!
@scrawlmagazine.bsky.social
@lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social
@saggingmeniscus.bsky.social
@lowhangingfruiter.bsky.social
@saltpublishing.com

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES I never wanted children of my own. Glass Girl Ashley Huyge

read the rest of “Glass Girl” by Ashley Huyge (@ashleyhuygewrites.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorlit #horrorwriters

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES ghost-girl crumple of the petalled body its crush, its bloat, its crying swell ... still life of womb Chloe Ho

read the rest of “still life of womb” by chloe ho in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #horrorpoetry #litmag #horrorwriters

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES "You're an animal person," she says. "I like that." i always liked blueberries the best Zanny Stohl

read the rest of “i always liked blueberries the best” by zanny stohl (@znnys.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #horrorlit #litmag #horrorwriters

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES There is a man at my office who I know, for a fact, to be dead. The Dead Man Rachel Henderson

read the rest of “The Dead Man” by Rachel Henderson (@rlhendie.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorlit #horrorwriters

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES Alois, awoken from your slumber and lifted from the grave like precious jewels RJ Aurand Skull with Laurel, 1832

read the rest of “Skull with Laurel, 1832” by RJ Aurand (@rjaurand.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorpoetry #horrorwriters

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES My garbage disposal is speaking to me. My Disposal Hannah Madden

read the rest of “My Disposal” by Hannah Madden in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorlit #horrorwriters

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES God help me l have never loved anything as much as her, I have never loved anyone this much and I cannot stop eating her ... the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED Sasha Ravitch

read the rest of “the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED” by sasha ravitch (@sasharavitch.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorwriters #horrorlit

and that wraps up our “first lines” series!

the release of our inaugural issue is only two weeks away and we cannot wait for you to read these thought-provoking pieces from all of our contributors.

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES I never wanted children of my own. Glass Girl Ashley Huyge

read the rest of “Glass Girl” by Ashley Huyge (@ashleyhuygewrites.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorlit #horrorwriters

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES ghost-girl crumple of the petalled body its crush, its bloat, its crying swell ... still life of womb Chloe Ho

read the rest of “still life of womb” by chloe ho in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #horrorpoetry #litmag #horrorwriters

greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES "You're an animal person," she says. "I like that." i always liked blueberries the best Zanny Stohl

read the rest of “i always liked blueberries the best” by zanny stohl (@znnys.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #horrorlit #litmag #horrorwriters

Super excited to be included in (s)crawl’s upcoming first issue, and can’t wait to see what other spooky delights are in store! 👻