“In his bedroom, Jackson’s head wandered its own direction. He wanted to imagine himself into a blank.” Bruce Holbert’s story “Television Tale” is featured in our 53rd issue.

“With each inhale shards of bottleglass perforate my lungs— remnants of beer bottle skeletons tossed overboard a few kayak summers ago.” “Do Not Wake Me, Take Me Up,” Abi Jo Shoaff’s poem, is accompanied by Brooke Shaden’s art in our 53rd issue.

“The List,” Liv Strom’s story, is featured in our 53rd issue. Art by Henry Desbarbieux.

“And she flees, gulping extravagant draughts of smoke-tinged, winter-poisoned air, this shock of a woman, no longer a child.” “#Never After,” Brian John Fehan’s story, appears in our 53rd issue, alongside Mary C. Carroll’s art.

Lois L. K. Chan’s “The Closing Doors” is featured in our 53rd issue. Art by Gustav Adolf Mossa.

“My rib cage is aching for you, splitting for you, my ichor and bile are for you.” “Séance Me Like One of Your French Girls,” Xenia Taiga’s poem, appears in our 53rd issue. Art by Abigail Larson.

Mary McCormack has published her debut book of haiku, Tastes of Sunlight. I first got to know Mary’s work in 2020, when we were published together in Gingerbread House Mag. Mary astonishes me with lovely, colorful images of the natural world. tinyurl.com/8axxkb6y

Thanks to each and every reader, writer, artist & editor who participated in this endeavor of creating magic over the last nine years! We proudly present the last issue of Gingerbread House, available now at: gingerbreadhouselitmag.com

“Feel her cool, dry hands, soft vellum against your crow feathers.” Jes Battis’ “Morgan + Gwen” is in our final issue. Art by Rob Woodcox.

“coaxing travelers into their great, unwavering forests before absorbing them into their trunks and growing their reach further outward” Lucy Zhang’s “Arranged Marriage” is featured in our final issue. Art by Brooke Shaden.

“We throw crenellated runes at dusk—they return as dust.” Alicia Elkort’s “These Days Are Hard” appears in our final issue. Art by Natalia Drepina.

“Bring me the eyelash of a beautiful baby. Sprinkle it with dewdrops from the petal of a spider lily.” Suzanne Kamata’s poem “What the Witch Said,” is featured with Thomas Dodd’s art in our final issue.

“I Started Falling Apart Today,” Caleb James Stewart’s poem, is featured in our final issue. Art by Arthur Rackham.

“Nava the Dream Speaker,” Jordan Davidson’s story, is accompanied by Alexandra Khitrova’s art in our final issue.

“My trembling scars, bunkers of death, I offer at a deep discount to anyone willing to climb the moonless ladder.” “King Jussuf’s Long Crescent Night” by Richard Weaver, is featured in our final issue. Art by Franz Marc.

“Dark presses against the house, seeps through blinds, squeezes rooms small” “Solstice,” Dayna Patterson’s poem, appears in our final issue.

“Beautiful spider. Empathetic changeling. What must I do to touch the cold fire burning in your hands?” “Orb Weaver” Seth Jani’s poem, appears in our final issue, alongside Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis’ art.

“An electric ship holds still at the edge of sea. Hasten. Observe. Nothing moves but its own glow, yet it cannot be caught or boarded.” Luanne Castle’s’ “Self-Portrait as Elegy” is featured in our final issue. Art by Christian Schloe.

Gingerbread House Literary Magazine founder and editor, Christine Butterworth-McDermott, has a new book of poetry. THE SPELLBOOK OF FRUIT AND FLOWERS is available for pre-order. Spread the word if you can! amazon.com/Spellb.../dp/1…... Also: indiebound.org/book/978195323…

My story was published in Gingerbread House Mag and is about the 12 Dancing Princesses. Read it here: gingerbreadhouselitmag.com/2022/04/30/ant…