Green Country Magazine
and Literary Journal
The Red-Tailed Hawk Above Spavinaw Lake
That night he dreamed of his father standing barefoot in a river that ran uphill. Behind him, the drowned chimneys of old homes rose from black water. Above them circled hawks by the dozens, their eyes bright as embers.
 The Hollow That Refuses to Give up its Memories.
There is a hollow in Northeast Oklahoma that never learned how to be empty.
Truths About the Shapeshifting Stikini
Perhaps the most disturbing truth is that a Stikini can pass as fully human. During daylight, it may live among the village—speaking kindly, performing normal tasks, blending seamlessly into daily life. Elders warned that a Stikini’s greatest strength was familiarity.
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