Author Archives: SUSAN RICH

The View of an Arcturus Editor (2018)

By Isabella Stewart   Growing up, I loved telling stories. There was something about creating an imaginary world with imaginary people doing absolutely implausible—maybe even magical—things that excited me. I never saw storytelling as a chance to remove myself from … Continue reading

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Circuit Overload

By Mike Bailey   I slouch in the car with the windows rolled up, like the trooper in the Smokey hat told us to. We’re on a highway in Idaho but we’re not moving. Something about a truck up ahead … Continue reading

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Baking Instructions for The Easily Confused

By Mylina Baez    after “Letter to the Ceo of Ancestry” by Shankar Narayan   They say to measure everything. Be sure to read the instructions correctly. 1/4 White, an American European mutt. 3/4 Mexican, a mixture of indigenous bloodlines … Continue reading

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Before Coming to America                                                                        

By Jael Haney   I leaned against the rough wooden storefront of my family’s cigar shop. After two weeks of Nico stuck soldiering, desperation to spend a day with him absorbed my mind. The last time I saw him, he … Continue reading

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Directions to the Artist Who Will Paint My Portrait

By Kaden Alexander Bell   Dear artist who will paint my portrait, please do not make me look like my father. My melancholy gaze may match his but give me the proud smile of my mother instead.   I want … Continue reading

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Woman in 309

Image by Laura A. Soracco

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Black Holes Aren’t So Bad After All

By Chalisa Thompson      after “A Globe is Just an Asterisk and Every Home Should Have an Asterisk,” Aimee Nezhukumatathil   From the coasts of Morocco to the curves of Kenya I contemplate   Longing to find my globe … Continue reading

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guide for a lost kid who’s mistaken herself for a sheep

By Isabella Stewart      after El Mundo, Paco Pomet   listen, little one: you are not a sheep. you do not have hooves to pound into the dirt floor of this field you call home, and cannot bleat against … Continue reading

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Now Accepting Submissions for Arcturus 2019

Arcturus is accepting submissions for the 2019 edition of the journal. If you have any prose, poetry, art, or photography you wish to share with a wider audience, consider submitting your work to Arcturus. For details, click on the Submit … Continue reading

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Arcturus 2018 Submissions extended to Monday, February 5

The submission deadline for the 2018 edition of Arcturus has been extended to Monday, February 5. Click on the Submit link in the left panel for details on how to submit your works.

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