Witness Magazine proudly presents our 2019 Dark Holidays-themed fiction e-zine. These literary works are exemplary of experiences during the winter holiday months when the days are short in the northern hemisphere and thoughts turn to celebrations — and sometimes avoidance of those celebrations. [Read More]

Photo by Shravya Kag Click for PDF of the Winter 2019 Issue Poetry Bruce Bond, Southern Music Carolyne Wright, Shadow Palimpsests Miriam Bird Greenberg, Of Kampong & Creekbank F. Daniel Rzicznek, Memorial for the Apollonian Ichor F. Daniel Rzicznek, Memorial for a Cresting Wave Josef Krebs, Moving so slowly I barely am somnambulant Aimee Noel,… [Read More]

Poetry Karen Kevorkian, Cat Rampaging a House at Night Howling for a Cloth Mouse Adam Greenberg, from “Fortune” Kimberly Kruge, from “ARTICULATION” Marina Tsvetaeva, Poem of the Gates Jane Huffman, Sestina, Spilling Over Andrew Joron, While I Was Away Fiction Alex Madison, Penguin Classic Stephen Pett, The H-Shaped Thing Jessica Metzler, The Jumping Off Place… [Read More]

Angi Tianzhu “Identity” Introduction A note from the editor Featuring: Witness Literary Award winners Fiction (selected by Lesley Nneka Arimah) First Place: Jane Pek, The Nine-Tailed Fox Explains Runner Up: John Tait, The Kristian Vang Fan Club Poetry (selected by Hanif Abdurraqib) First Place: Sophia Stid, Apophatic Ghazal Runner Up: Renia White, lump Fiction Miriam… [Read More]

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Juan Pablo Bayona / “Disciples of Poseidon” Fiction Amir Ahmadi Arian, The War Museum Rebecca Bernard, First Date Avery Erwin, Oblivion: A Quickstart Guide Katie M. Flynn, Back Out Baby Glen Pourciau, Conceal Nonfiction J.M. Tyree, Timewashing Poetry Aaron Beasley, mmxviii Natalie Byers, Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate Amanda Hurtado, selections from Post Tess LeBlanc, Green… [Read More]

Juan Pablo Bayona is a Colombian photographer who has worked since 2009, specializing in weddings, sports, landscape, and drone photography. Always looking for interesting photos, he captures images from angles you would not normally see. He was born in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, is the father of Isabella and Juan Miguel, and husband of… [Read More]

Brett Stoddart From “Forsaken Beauty,” a series of photos shot inside abandoned buildings. Introduction A note from editor Maile Chapman Fiction Mark Powell, A Woman with a Torch Heather E. Goodman, Curing Stephanie Reents, Unstuck Joseph Rakowski, Biometrics, A Timeline of Happiness Maria Mutch, The Logic of Loss Ada Zhang, Propriety Taylor Koekoek, The Drowned… [Read More]

Brett Stoddart of Tidy Photography has been shooting in earnest for the past 18 years. His work in abandonment has influenced his editorial and fashion work, creating a rich tapestry of exciting images that continue to be in high demand. Stoddart’s photographs have been published in over 30 magazines in print and online. Born in… [Read More]

Brett Stoddart From “Forsaken Beauty,” a series of photos shot inside abandoned buildings. Introduction A note from editor Maile Chapman Fiction Mark Powell, A Woman with a Torch Heather E. Goodman, Curing Stephanie Reents, Unstuck Joseph Rakowski, Biometrics, A Timeline of Happiness Maria Mutch, Logic Ada Zhang, Propriety Taylor Koekkoek, The Drowned Woman Becky Hagenston,… [Read More]