Gragnar, the raging orc, sat awkwardly hunched over a sheet of rough parchment, his thick fingersgripping the quill with surprising care. His heart, usually fueled by the fury of battle, now pounded with adifferent kind of tension—one he wasn’t used to. He was writing a love letter, but not to any noblehealer or human. No,
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Welcome to Spooky Season
Spider webs stroke mein the expanding darknessof morning dog walks.– Rananda Rich September has ended and taken the last vestiges of summer with it. Now it’s time for warm apple cider, doughnuts, and hay rides. Perhaps you are in the mood to visit a haunted house. However you prefer to enjoy the cooling weather, the
June Issue of Scrap Paper
Scrap Paper: A Creative Writing Newsletter Feb. 24 Issue
Read our latest issue of Scrap Paper: A Creative Writing Newsletter to learn about the upcoming UM-Flint Poetry Award and read the first place piece of our Love Stinks Writing Contest. We hope you enjoy!
“Playmates” by Sarah Boyd (2024 Love Stinks Writing Contest: 3rd Place)
Your ego loves
my insecurities.
My insecurity
craves your attention.
“Stars” by Joel Zuehlke (2024 Love Stinks Writing Contest: 2nd Place)
Lover of nature,
soft beam of moonlight
turned to lightning…
“Love Stinks – and so does this Poem” by Echo C. Truly (2024 Love Stinks Writing Contest: 1st Place)
My adoration is like hot trash
The gunk you find in your kitchen grease trap
Mine affection is milk, forgotten in the sun
Sourdough starter way overdone
Scrap Paper: A Creative Writing Newsletter Jan. 24 Issue
Interested in upcoming creative writing activities? Read our latest issue of Scrap Paper to learn all about them!
Scrap Paper: A Creative Writing Newsletter Nov. 23 Issue
In this issue of Scrap Paper: A Creative Writing Newsletter, we are focusing on submission opportunities and tips. This includes our Spooktacular Writing Contest results, the upcoming Hopwood Writing Contests, and an interview with a PentaCat Press publisher! Also featured is the first place piece from our Spooktacular Writing Contest. We hope you enjoy! Scrap Paper
Graveyard Girl by Christina Feldermann (2023 Spooktacular Writing Contest: 3rd Place)
Your love, a sweet veneer, concealed poison’s blade,
An insidious elixir, familiar yet ominous shade,
A weapon cloaked as affection, it did cascade,
Turning my world into a sinister masquerade.