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)