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🏺 literary magazine retelling myths + classics 🏹 bringing the "then" to our "now" 🖋️ ISSUE 05 OUT NOW 🌸 https://www.icaruswritingcollective.com/blossom

Introducing our Blossom contributors. In Short Fiction: Jennifer Ansara, A.K. Aspen, Jess Evans, Charlie Freelander, Lou Gallaher, Alex Glebe, K.M. Hale, Catherine Hurcombe, Pravy Jha, Isabelle Knops, Lin Laguna, Alexandra Lopez, Altas Schultz, Jason Telese, K.A Vasquez, Sam Williamson. In Flash Fiction: Tiffany Chu, S. Leigh Ann Cowan, Taria Karillion, Cassie Lipton, Kelly Murashige, Florian P., Brittany Redd, S.E Roberts, Riley Shin, Haley Wartalski. In Art: Beverley Ann Abrahams, Chelsi Fiore, Lynsey France, Nasta Martyn, Ritiksha Sharma, write me. These are our contributors in Issue 05: Blossom. The graphic is a text-based post with a muted purple background with a subtle floral motif.
A posted that reads: The Icarus Writing Collective, a mythic magazine. Thank you for your submissions! Stayed tuned for Issue 05: Blossom. All responses have been sent out.
The Icarus Writing Collective's new logo complete with a new color palette of espresso and gold and a brand new winged sun symbol that comes out of the I.
A poster announcing the open submission call for The Icarus Writing Collective for their fifth issue. The background is a muted purple with a faint flower textile. The text is a royal purple and light cream, with a yellow for emphasis. There are vines and leaves decorating the tops with a scattering of buttercups. The text reads, "The Icarus Writing Collective, Issue 05: Blossom. Submissions are open. icaruswritingcollective.com/submit. Closes March 1st. Accepting Flash Fiction & Short Fiction"
With a background from William Morris' Marigolds textile in tan and muted purple, there stands a purple box with text that announces that submissions for this writing magazine will be opening soon. "The Icarus Writing Collective, a myth magazine" reads acrozs at the top, "Issue 05: Blossom" in the center above a graphic of tan sakura and buttercup flowers. Below that, "Submissions open February 1. www.icaruswritingcollective.com to learn more."
A gradient background starting at pale yellow to a deeper gold, with light blue paper scraps in the corners. It looks like waves onto the shore. The headline reads, "The Pushcart Prize. Nominations from The Icarus Writing Collective's Issue 04: Currents." In blue text, the nominations are: "To have, to hold. by Julian. My Trust Must Be by Natalie Zutter. Buckwheat Flower of the Ocean by Vy Lieu. A Song of Silence for the Mother of Grendel by G. J. Brillante. To the Sea and Stars by Rian Moneypenny. The Somewhere Blues by Richard M. Ankers." Below the text sits The Icarus Writing Collective logo, a pair of wings in front of a yellow sun.
Blue ocean background with a stream of bubbles in the background. To the left of center, white text reads: “He looks down at his hands, pale and tinged blue, the color of a drowned corpse, with webbing linking his fingers together. He despises his hands, just like he despises her.” The quote is from the flash fiction story “Stolen Skin” by Solstice Lamarre.
Black and white image of a woman sitting on some rocks by the water. Over the woman is a brown square with white text that reads: “You are just a son. Your mother’s greatest creation. While I am her thieving damnation.” The quote is from the story “Where am I” by Leonie Jacobs.
Deep blue underwater image of deep long seaweed plants with faint sunlight in the right corner, the image has white text over it. The text says, “She did not die in battle, and she could not die naturally. Jurata died as peacefully as a god has ever died.” The quote is from the story “Queen Jurata and the Amber Palace” by Robin Zubek.
Greyscale background image of a lightning storm over the ocean with a woman swimming in it. A grey-blue rhombus is in the center with white text. The text reads: “Clever girls, House-defying girls. Girls who, for their troubles, for their sacrifice, were then cruelly abandoned by those same heroes.” The quote is from the story “What the Sea Goddess Said” by Taylor Catalana.
Deep blue underwater image with faint sunlighting. There is a faded overlay photo of someone swimming underwater towards light, both have white text over it. The text says, “I open my eyes wider than golf balls and take in every photon of diffuse light. True, they fill mostly with blue, but it comes in many shades, and I'm familiar with them all.” The quote is from the story, “The Somewhere Blues” by Richard M. Ankers.
Deep blue underwater image with faint sunlighting. There is a faded overlay photo of someone swimming underwater towards light, both have white text over it. The text says, “I open my eyes wider than golf balls and take in every photon of diffuse light. True, they fill mostly with blue, but it comes in many shades, and I'm familiar with them all.” The quote is from the story, “The Somewhere Blues” by Richard M. Ankers.
Wave currents transparently faded over an underwater volcano. A faded overlay of a woman in water, all of it has white text over it. The text says, “Her ethereal form attracted greed, jealousy, and ire that could fill the depths of Tartarus and then some. The poets conveniently left that part out.” It is a quote from the story, “Red River” by Zenia deHaven.
Underwater image of two people swimming towards each other, one swimming down and the other swimming up, there is white text over it. The text says, “Once he hit the water, he would be safe. He could swim. And this man was here to help him.” It is a quote from the story, “The Lights of a Hunting Party” by Sirius.
Dark ocean under the night sky, faded overlay of a woman flicking her hair from underwater, white text over it. The text says, “Humans thought themselves eternal. They bottled stars, dug holes through their own planet’s ribs, stitched their world with wires so taut it snapped in an instant.” The quote is from the story “Eternity is Terribly Dull Without Company” by sumedha.
Dark Blue ocean wave image underwater image with a faded overlay of someone’s body floating in water, both have white text over it. The text says, “Another child, another loss. Another testament to my mistakes and all I could not do.” The quote is from the story “The Drowning of Loki” by Ginny McSheehan.
A graphic poster showcasing a teaser for Rian Moneypenny's "To the Sea and Stars" depicting a blue crashing wave along a dark coast, and behind the white text, a photo of a man breaking through the water. The text from Rian Moneypenny's story reads, "Buck lived two lives, and one needed to end.
Ocean water with rocks on the upper left side with white text over it. The text says, “the ocean breathed against the rocks, and I took my first step towards the door. Toward the shore. Toward whatever waited for me in the dark.” The quote is from the story “The Sea Bride” by Jules Leclerq.
Image of the shore of a beach with white text overlaid a blue square in the middle. The text reads: “They won’t realize that you understand the price you paid. That you’re exchanging a gilded cage for a wider enclosure—but this one, at least, will be of your choosing, not an accident of your birth.” The quote is from the story Dans Sœur by K. Martin. Behind the quote is a graphic of two whales next to each other.
Teal and blue tinted ocean waves with a photo of a Greek head statue that is damaged and missing his eyes, there is white text to the right. The text says, “He was enthralled by the mere shadow of the unearthly being, who had tugged at the folds of his heart and drew him up out of the mouth of the sea, whose face he had hardly seen.” The quote is from the story “Phantom of the Brine” by Bella Vedder.
Blue and pink tinted ocean waves with a black and white heart over it that has white text over it. The white text says, “Trespass not my precious heart.” It is from the story “Iris the Rainbow” by Ocean.
An ocean view with storm clouds over it, lightning striking the water in the distance with white text over it. The text says, “It was sovereignty and prophecy; fate. Like the end was assured but without the blame of fault. As if bidden by the gods themselves.” The quote is from the story “Sovereign and Spice and Everything Nice” by D.J. Clark
Calm evening ocean waves image a faded overlay of buckwheat flowers, both have white text over it. The text says, “A buckwheat flower cannot stay in the ocean, let alone salt water, if it is to bloom.” The quote is from the story “Buckwheat Flower of the Ocean” by Vy Lieu.
A blue poster announcing the launch of The Icarus Writing Collective's fourth issue. The blue background is broken up by a section of transparent water texture and squiggly waves. On top, the text reads "read online | order print" while in the center in large white bold font reads "Issue 04 Currents is out!" in all caps. Below the center design reads, "www.icaruswritingcollective.com/currents"
Dark Blue ocean wave image with an underwater image of a faded overlay of someone swimming deep into the ocean, both have white text over it. The text says, “I believed in kraken, sirens, the like. It wasn’t hard to believe that the stories that had been told had to come from some form of truth.” The quote is from the story “to have, to hold.” by Julian.
Mint green underwater image with white text over it. The text says “Two truths and a lie: You might’ve heard me called ‘Lady of the Lake’ in the lab; that’s because I’m always finding the shit everyone else seems to lose. There is a protein in my brain that has already spelled my doom; one day I’ll wake up and never be able to go to sleep again, an insomniac until I die. I love the water.” The quote is from the story “My Trust Must Be” by Natalie Zutter
Black and white image of rocks next to water with a paint stroke shaped photo of a woman underwater, both have white text over it. The text says “What honor is there to be had when your title is ‘Monster?’” The quote is from the story “A Song of Silence for the Mother of Grendel” by G.J. Brillante
Blue ocean wave image underwater image with a faded paint stroke shape of a woman swimming in the ocean looking behind her, both have white text over it. The text says “What a question. To ask if it would all be over, if you would be welcomed and embraced, if the depths were really as pure as the sun made them seem or as dark as the rain whispered.” The quote is from the story “Rain” by Muze.
Green underwater image with white text over it. The text says “But it was more than the chill of his skin and the strange way he was talking, it was his smell too that triggered something deep in me. He smelled not of sweat, as I might’ve expected, but of the lake, of the reeds and mud.” The quote is from the story “Under the Water of the Lake” by Edward Daschle
The Sea Gives Up the Dead by Molly OlguĂ­n, published by Red Hen Press. "Historical fiction, horror, and fantasy tangle together in a queer garden of love, grief, and longing." Editor's Rating 4 out of 5 Stars
One week left to submit to the fourth issue of The Icarus Writing Collective! Our fourth issue is themed around all things water and humbly called "Currents." You can submit at www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit from now until October 1st when submissions close. We accept Flash Fiction, Short Fiction, and Art for our literary magazine.
Cream-yellow background with The Icarus Writing Collective's logo at the bottom. At the top it reads: "Best of the Net 2026, Nominations from The Icarus Writing Collective." The nominee for flash fiction is Odysseus Dreams of Disintegration by Luke Condon. The nominee for short fiction is Make Me a Freak Show by Tyler Battaglia. The nominees for art are Last Sight of a Druid by Mirjana M, Made Anew by Morganite, and Where Civil Blood Makes Civil Hands Unclean by Nyx Green.
Submissions are open for The Icarus Writing Collective's 4th issue: Currents through September 1st to October 1st. The literary magazine accepts flash fiction, short fiction, and artwork. Submit work for free at www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit.
The Icarus Writing Collective will open for prose and art submissions on September 1st for their fourth issue: Currents. Like the watery theme, the post imagery features teal and blue text over a darker blue background with a painted waterlike background. To learn more, visit www.icaruswritingcollective.com.