Joy – MockingOwl Roost Volume 4, Issue 1

Welcome to the new season of the MockingOwl Roost's themed issues. We're launching the year with an uplifting issue themed on joy. Read along for joy in unusual and unexpected moments, every day life, and much more in the beautiful short stories, creative nonfiction, poetry, artwork, and more.

The MockingOwl Roost

Tuesdays are a wonderful day day to relax, set goals for the week, and read wonderful #fiction. Please enjoy #NoLongerAWidow by #MelanieMaggard (Page 58) #mockingowroost #triannualissue #UnexpectedDelights #fictionwriter #writer #writerscommunity

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/unexpected-delights-triannual/
(Pictured in the lower right corner, is a coffin with flowers. There is a coral border a around it. The title and byline are in red print over the background.)

Triannual: Unexpected Delights

Please enjoy Unexpected Delights, a beautifully themed issue of the MockingOwl Roost.

The MockingOwl Roost

Today is the perfect day to stop into #TheCoffeeShop by #MelanieMaggard (page 4) #mockingowlroost #triannualissue #UnexpectedDelights #fiction #writer #writerscommunity

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/unexpected-delights-triannual/
(Pictured are a group of people in a coffee shop. The title and byline are in teal print on a gray background.)

Triannual: Unexpected Delights

Please enjoy Unexpected Delights, a beautifully themed issue of the MockingOwl Roost.

The MockingOwl Roost

A wonderful #fiction to relax and read before bed. Please enjoy #RipeWithAnxiousness by #MelanieMaggard #mockingowlroost #blog #fiction #writer #writerscommunity

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/strawberry-gloss-ripe-with-anxiousness/
(Pictured are three people dancing with their hands in the air. They are in silhouette. There is a brown border with flowers around the picture. The title and byline are in black print on the border. )

Ripe with Anxiousness

Our bedroom walls were shiny with posters of boy-band chests and bad-boy grins hiding unicorns and floral wallpaper. Our mothers fought us, our little sisters wanted to be us, our fathers avoided us.

The MockingOwl Roost