Ellipsis Zine

Ellipsis Zine

Ghost Swimmer by Jay Merill

‘Why do we bring up the past when we’re standing in the doorway?’ Lorrie is saying goodnight to her daughter Day when they find themselves going over the recent death…

Road Kill by Fiona Smith

We were already running late. Stay in the house, I shouted as the kids craned their pale moon faces past me at the prone slip of fur just beyond the…

Caramel by Josh Weeks

Starbucks. London. A duffle bag by her side. I’d tell you what she looked like, but it’s difficult to describe. She had eyes for seeing; a mouth for talking; ears…

Tram 28 by Lee Hamblin

As far as I can tell, there has never been a rulebook written about how to grieve, which is maybe why I’m here, stood on a tightly packed tram somewhere…

Imajean by Maura Yzmore

As if the hardwood floor were ice, Jake skated in his socks across the family room and into the dining area. He plopped onto his chair, just as his mother…

Alice by Marc Hamer

Her Grandma went gaga, then died. So Alice moved in and her boyfriend came soon after. And they set up house together in her Grandma’s flat. They took up the…