RJ Aurand

RJ Aurand is a southern Appalachian writer, poet, and lover of the bizarre whose work has appeared in or is forthcoming from Blanket Gravity Magazine, (s)crawl, Small Wonders, Tales & Feathers, The Deadlands, and others. Connect on Bluesky @rjaurand.bsky.social or at rjaurand.com.

Still Life with Cranberries

RJ Aurand

Stepping into the glade is like stepping into another world. The landscape is desolate, painted crimson by the thousands of fruiting cranberry vines that claim the bog each fall as the other flora dies back. Their fruit bursts beneath the soles of your rubber boots as you walk across the spongy ground and you grimace, […]