Windward Review Vol 21 (2023): Myths and Hauntings

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Amanda King Roommates Alone I am every mythic creepy thing stripped of wings, plucked bald and scabby, a clawed hand, no nails, no bed, just the tendersoft hills of each finger rounding nakedly. Alone I am five of me. I am a snowed out television screen buzzing softly. The second me is stuck on repeat, mental looping, no explanation, no explanation, no explanation, no change. The third eats stale things that crumble in bed and sweeps my legs like windshield wipers to push the salt and grit into the tucked edges of the quilt. The fourth crouches, observant, chewing rails into each cheek, teeth tracks, salt slick in in every fold. The fifth has eyes like fishbowls that carry me and me and me and me around when we go out. The fifth makes plans for the weekend, doesn’t cancel last minute, peels scales and pats flesh dry. She shaves in case. Sometimes she mentions leaving us and all she does is sigh when we scrabble and laugh and burble and cry, oh, no. 34
Guillermo Gallegos We Will All Be Underwater As a child, I killed a girl who had my face. I am not human like she is– Was. I could not tell you what I am exactly, But I know my face, And I know my age, And I know I want to live. I wanted to live more than anything, And for that she had to die. I didn’t even raise a hand to her. I simply spoke my name And then she was dead. There was no funeral for her Because I slipped into her role And I wore our shared face well. As the weeks went on, My flesh began to fall apart when I scratched. Luckily, I had kept her body under her– My bed. In the dark, I cut grafts with a crude tool And my own nails. Her body remains fresh Even as the seasons changed. Weeks became months. I must perform alchemy on her flesh. Fluids drained from femoral arteries, To keep my own blood red and flowing. Oils placed beneath her skin, 35
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