{"id":2904,"date":"2019-08-14T13:10:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/?p=2904"},"modified":"2019-08-23T13:44:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T17:44:32","slug":"vastarien-vol-2-issue-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/vastarien-vol-2-issue-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vastarien (Vol. 2, Issue 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

I’m very pleased that my poem “Silences” is in the Summer 2019 issue of Vastarien<\/a><\/em> from Grimscribe Press. Vastarien: A Literary Journal\u00a0<\/em>is a source of critical study and creative response to the work of weird fiction<\/a> master Thomas Ligotti as well as associated authors and ideas. The journal includes nonfiction, literary horror fiction, poetry, artwork and non-classifiable hybrid pieces.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Table of Contents:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\"Vastarien<\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Clematis, White and Purple”
D. P. Watt<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“like crickets”
Robin Gow<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“not other\u2019s tongues”
Robin Gow<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“types of knife blades:”
Robin Gow<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“The Stringer of Wiltsburg Farm”
Eden Royce<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“The Pelt”
Christi Nogle<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Silences”
Lucy A. Snyder<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Visions of the Gothic Body in Thomas Ligotti\u2019s Short Stories”
Deborah Bridle<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Eyestalk”
C. M. Crockford<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Daddy\u2019s Departure”
Danielle Hark<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“The Sprite House”
Trent Kollodge<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Sirens in the Night”
Paul L. Bates<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Thomas Ligotti: The Abyss of Radiance”
S. C. Hickman<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“The Milk Man”
Alana I. Capria<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Trans Woman Gutted”
Valin Paige<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“What Found Nevaeh”
Donyae Coles<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This issue also includes art by Giuseppe Balestra, Tatiana Garmendia, and Danielle Hark (including cover art).<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m very pleased that my poem “Silences” is in the Summer 2019 issue of Vastarien from Grimscribe Press. 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