Ectoplasm
Paint on cardstock
(Arthur Schultz)
Paint on cardstock
(Arthur Schultz)
Ouija
Q: Is anyone here?
A: Yes, but where are you?
Q: Is anyone here?
A: Yes, but where are you?
Cuyahoga National Valley
paint on paper
paint on paper
Family Reunion
We spread out through the woods like a cancer unstoppable. Voices followed us as far as the trees would allow before filtering out all sound and light and life that wasn’t of the forest. A constellation of strangers, distant cousins reunited for an afternoon of aimless wandering through creek and crevice. “Here’s one,” Dad had said as if we were looking for something in particular.
We spread out through the woods like a cancer unstoppable. Voices followed us as far as the trees would allow before filtering out all sound and light and life that wasn’t of the forest. A constellation of strangers, distant cousins reunited for an afternoon of aimless wandering through creek and crevice. “Here’s one,” Dad had said as if we were looking for something in particular.
Matthew Schultz teaches creative writing at Vassar College. He is the author of two novels: On Coventry and We, The Wanted. His poems have recently appeared in Rust + Moth, Versification, and Juke Joint.