Poem: Ode to the Turtle

Turtle, turtle, stay away No sir, no sir, we shall not play. I know you seem alright to me But still, a snapper you could very well be. Don’t look at me like that! I used to love turtles. But one day one murdered my Great Aunt and now my blood curdles Every time […]

Poem: Sky

I know I swam through clouds, once Creation swirled around me in pearly wisps But the ground came calling And now I fight for air. Creation swirled around me in pearly wisps Never will I forget those deepest blues And now I fight for air My ribs broke and I bled on. Never […]

Looking Forward: two

Looking Forward / Looking Backwards is a series of articles discussing ACC PUB INK’s former and upcoming projects. Coming this April (hopefully) from INKblot Press is AC3’s first webseries: two. Scout Stevens (C.J. Selbrede), a cynical and selfish stoner, and Angelica Cooper (Cristin Von Schlag), a compassionate and dedicated AP student, find their lives irrevocably […]

Poem: Below & Beyond

Like a bird with no wings, I I flounder through faded fields of ash I taste the faintest fury beneath my tongue I scrounge for substance in my self-shame. Why was I born wingless to a world without Mercy? Why was I made maimed and Separated from the sky, so blue, so tall, so […]

Poem: Sadie

Her hands are worn from walking the Earths and Moving stars in the dead of night. She wears rings for utility and because She likes their sheen. They are scraped and ephemeral But still vivid. She cups some moonlight in her hands, Allowing it to dance around before She tosses it for me to […]

Looking Forward: The Outsiders Club

Looking Forward / Looking Backwards is a series of articles discussing ACC PUB INK’s former and upcoming projects. This year, The Valley Chronicles trilogy will be wrapping up which means a) Sweet relief b) college and c) the start of something very new. If things go well, The Valley Chronicles‘s sister series- The Outsiders Club– […]