“No!” Phelaine bellowed, crashing a gray fist down onto the control panel. “The electromagnetic radiation’s fried the jump circuits.” She gestured at the red-flashing screen with her trunk. “We can take off, but we’ll never outrun that thing without jumping!” She trumpeted, a brash, purposeless sound. Then her massive head slumped forward. Above, “that thing” roiled across the monitors. From Read More
Author: Andre
Prevent
The matriarch leads her family along the path. Wet season has given way to dry, as she remembered it would, and they march north. She recalls a place of grass and shallow pools, through the jungles, over the hills, that way. So she walks in front, and the herd follows. To navigate, the matriarch does not imagine what might lie Read More
Conquering Raven
We present this conquering raven in gratitude for sometimes ravens conquer wolves by Linda M. Crate. Check out this sample, in case we’ve not yet convinced you to read the full poem: tears were my only friends some nights as i hugged my pillow tight for comfort as a lonely elephant holding her tail – sometimes ravens conquer wolves, by Read More
We present this conquering raven in gratitude for sometimes ravens conquer wolves by Linda M. Crate. Check out this sample, in case we’ve not yet convinced you to read the full poem:
tears were my only friends
some nights as i hugged my pillow
tight for comfort
as a lonely elephant holding her tail – sometimes ravens conquer wolves, by Linda M. Crate
sometimes ravens conquer wolves
by Linda M. Crate shouldn’t have depended on my respect when you couldn’t build a worthy nest you shouldn’t have expected my heart to bloom when all you gave me was discord and disapproval tears were my only friends some nights as i hugged my pillow tight for comfort as a lonely elephant holding her tail, but it was always Read More
Depend
“Elephants never depend,” say the males. They repeat it on the fringe, outside the herds. When a young male leaves his mothers, the fathers rumble to him that masculine wisdom. They use it to impart strength and dispel responsibility. Adolescents trumpet it when females drive them off, hardness between their legs and blood-heat sweating their cheeks. When the fraternal groups rupture during Read More
Remit
“Is dis gonna become a ting?” “No, boss, we’re on it. The guy’s big, but he’s not unreasonable.” “I eva tell ya how ya shoot a pink elephant?” “It won’t come to that. Mr. Yderm just needs reminding about his obligations. Tony’s over there now reminding him about the money he owes us.” “Remindin? I tought dey neva ferget?” “What? Read More
Elefante Azul
And now, straight from his North American tour, we introduce the luchador El Elefante Azul. He has adopted the costume of his wrestling hero and brings a message: Submit to Elephants Never! Until July 31st we seek submissions of flash fiction, art, poetry, creative nonfiction, reviews, or articles for August and September publication. Pachyderms not required, and we offer prompts Read More
Foresee
Enyo has committed one of the classic blunders. She’s started a land war in Asia. At least her opponent isn’t a Sicilian, and death is not on the line. Enyo moves to reinforce her front lines, and I gently tap her muscular, gray arm. She pauses, recognizing the signal, and reconsiders everyone’s troop positions. The board game Risk dominates our kitchen Read More
Quit
Insanity is performing the same action over and over again, yet expecting a different outcome. Or something like that. I don’t care which famous intellect said that originally. Narrators and news anchors quote it all the time on TV to explain a character who’s obsessed or stuck in a hopeless rut. The quote, however, ignores a simple caveat: It’s really Read More
Repent
For the Toupee From offstage, the speaker emerges. At first, his odd proportions and wrinkly visage underwhelm. His chin, weaker than one might expect, rises into a decided pout. Yet, a gleaming, golden wave crowns his head, and draws upward each critical eye. Secure beneath his helm of sweeping follicles, he begins. He speaks in falsehoods. White lies and Read More