autumn/winter 2010-2011

Aptitude tests, a creaking storm, the deep mist, baked goods, insects…there’s something haunting in the new edition of Chaparral. Not that these writings are filled with ghosts or supernatural beings, but rather the speakers are obsessed with a lingering spirit—a memory, moment, or single image. And like most hauntings, these works lead us to where every reader hopes to go: a destination that’s both surprising and yet strangely familiar.

Arielle GreenbergArrow-smith
Outrageous Stars in the Bedroom

Arielle Greenberg


John JohnsonLine of Sight
Her Last Garden
Indio

John Johnson


Amber NorwoodCommute Epithalamium
Prayer

Amber Norwood


Ash AllenDUMB.

Ash Allen


Maureen SeatonCroton-on-Hudson
A Political Tale

Maureen Seaton


A AuchterTo the Woman Who Came in Through the Pet Door
Disaster Play
Cockroach

A Auchter


Hannah GrayBlood Sound
Chaparral Ocean

Hannah Gray


Maureen AlsopPhyllorhodomancy
A Blurred Photograph Of The Sunlight That Murdered Your Father’s Hiddenness, Or How Light Takes Leave Of The Body

Maureen Alsop