Inkhorn Review No. 1

Fifteen pieces, fifteen writers, one theme: what it costs to be seen, and what it costs not to be. We are watched and don't know it. We wait to be recognized and are not. When we are noticed, we learn it carries a cost of its own. The fifteen writers range from first publication to fifty years of it, and each arrived at this question on their own. We didn't build the issue around it. The issue told us what it was, and we recognized it. Welcome to Inkhorn Review No. 1, September 2026.

Poetry
Veronica Tucker, The Lobster Tank
Patricia Russo, Every Word Bitter
L.M. Scarpitto, The Crow
Rikki Santer, Lineage
Robin Kathaas, Dead Lines (24 Weeks)
Jackie McClure, Along with Lemon and Ginger
Anna Scott, Twenty-Four
Fiction
Allyson Petrek, Tolls
Amanda Vega, Five Chairs
Beth Sherman, Fledgling
J. A. Keefe, Death and the Maiden
Terry Sanville, Dance Partner
Mark Sabourin, A Flight from Manila
Huina Zheng, He Thought I Would Come Back
Alyse LeValley, Amalia and the Crows
Staff
Terry Heath, Editor
Cheryl Chong, Reader
DS Maolalai, Reader
Warren Read, Reader

Inkhorn Review is a literary journal of poetry and short prose published quarterly. The journal was founded in 2026 by Terry Heath, the current editor. Inkhorn Review is published by Follow the Rabbit LLC in Port Orchard, Washington. ISSN 3144-1998 (Online)