Month: October 2025

https://itchystraitsbuilder.com/emh5gxdh?key=e1916cbd192d21f326efd401bba4dfa9               Call it nostalgia for stumbling across a couple of S. J. Parris’…

https://itchystraitsbuilder.com/emh5gxdh?key=e1916cbd192d21f326efd401bba4dfa9 When the whole Brown family succumbed to tuberculosis, the townsfolk in New England started to become suspicious. They believed…

https://itchystraitsbuilder.com/emh5gxdh?key=e1916cbd192d21f326efd401bba4dfa9 Although this digitally-edited painting was a bit rushed, I guess it turned out ok. This painting is released under…

https://itchystraitsbuilder.com/emh5gxdh?key=e1916cbd192d21f326efd401bba4dfa9 “Glory Hole” is a horrific, although incredibly intimate, look into the ways in which we punish ourselves in ways…

https://itchystraitsbuilder.com/emh5gxdh?key=e1916cbd192d21f326efd401bba4dfa9 CW: none. I wanted to paint an eerie portrait of the Brooklyn Bridge area as I first experienced it,…

https://itchystraitsbuilder.com/emh5gxdh?key=e1916cbd192d21f326efd401bba4dfa9 Submission Window: November 1st – December 1st, 2025Payment: $5.00Theme: The fae. The fair folk. The hidden ones. Winter Solstice…

https://itchystraitsbuilder.com/emh5gxdh?key=e1916cbd192d21f326efd401bba4dfa9 Writing Prompt Wednesdays: The Wishing Well Welcome to “Writing Prompt Wednesdays,” a haven where your imagination can roam free…

https://itchystraitsbuilder.com/emh5gxdh?key=e1916cbd192d21f326efd401bba4dfa9 Deadline: December 20th, 2025Prizes: First Prize $250, Second Prize $150, Third Prize $100, Four honorable mention $50 eachTheme: Novella…