FIYAH: SINNERS, SAINTS AND HAINTS includes the following stories and poems:

Prose

LOST AND FOUND // Charlene Adhiambo //  4683 words

A woman lost on the highway and in life, stumbles upon a dreamer trapped in an abandoned house, who offers her the only escape she can.

SUNDOWN TOWN // Zig Zag Claybourne //  2601 words

A mixed-race couple arrive in a small, segregated Southern town, inspiring the locals to make the mistake of trying to teach them a lesson. Content warning for depiction of lynching.

LEFT HAND TORMENT // R. J. Joseph //  4689 words

A mysterious woman walks into a Texas bar to tell her own personal story of horror at the hands of her demon husband in New Orleans. Content warning for depiction of sexual assault and suicide attempt.

TAKE ME TO THE WATER // Sarah A. Macklin //  2252 words

Warned away from the local creek her entire life, a young girl decides to investigate what is in that water. 

A CITY CALLED HEAVEN // Danian Darrell Jerry //  3725 words

A magical musician uses her instruments to bring peace to the dead and dying while avoiding the Highwayman coming for her.

HIDE ME IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS // Christopher Caldwell //  4674 words

A young freed man grows wings, but can he escape the dangers of his country without help? 

GRANDFATHER’S DRUM // Cosmata Lindie //  3016 words

A grandchild with no talent for music inherits the drum of a man famous for his ability to invoke the spirits of the dead.

BIRDS // Zin E. Rocklyn //  3043 words

A neglected young woman wears the skin of her deceased sister to break the cycle of trauma in her family. Content warning for implied sexual assault.

PENNY CANDY LADY // Dedren Snead //  6562 words

When a child gets possessed on the basketball court, his friends know exactly who can help.

COMMON GROUNDS AND VARIOUS TEAS // Sherin Nicole //  2685 words

A roadside pitstop is the site of a fight to keep a people from being wiped out of existence unless their Lore continues to be told.

Poetry

Sis’ Bouki: the Hyena Gifts  // Rob Cameron 

Great Dismal Speaks // Audrey T. Williams 

Bottling Up De Evil // Linda D. Addison 

Conjure of Original Wholeness (Homecoming Ceremony) // Joy tabernacle KMT-Battle  

Word Worlds // Christina Springer