by Euan | Jun 17, 2023 | issue-21
Dylan Brennan Kingfisher Haibun My kingfisher died. I couldn’t bear to see him rot. So, I followed the wisdom of the day and kept him dry, placed him in a box. I stuffed the box into my wardrobe. It sat there for years behind grey banks of old jeans with turned-up...
by Euan | Apr 15, 2023 | issue-21
Mark Russell Ghost Gear The town’s beach cleaning society meet every Sunday morning at 11.35am. Emma finds this a great relief because though she is passionate about picking up rubbish, she also likes to party. It means she picks up less than the others, but every bit...
by Euan | Mar 18, 2023 | issue-21
Joseph Hardy Receiving Wisdom I predict, when you’re in second grade,a wise third-grader will share that it’s true: “If you step on a crack,you’ll break your mother’s back.” She’ll tell you lurid stories about real people,two different families known by her cousinin...
by Euan | Feb 18, 2023 | issue-21
Katherine Collins Lavinia onstage draped in red the thread of her body / curves so the threads don’ttouch except where they emerge / merging at theangles of her mouth / plumes of raffia / onered one black / designed to be held like trickling / sothere seem to be no...
by Euan | Dec 31, 2021 | Front page
In the Structo 20 editor’s letter, I wrote: And so we will not be opening submissions immediately after this issue goes to press. Instead, we will be spending some time to figure out what’s next. This will mostly involve conversations with writers, readers and fellow...