Hoop Snake Hype By Mark Spitzer Of all the suspect Ozark malarkey the hogwash of the hoop snake has got to be called out supposedly there’s a certain serpent up in them hills which grips its tail in its jaws forms itself into a circle then goes rolling at speeds exceeding sixty miles per hour (Museum of Hoaxes) before straightening out at the last … [Read more...] about Hoop Snake Hype
Archives for August 2021
Homer and Otis, Or My Introduction to Arkansas By Conrad Shumaker It all began one day when my father was going into Tucson to run some errands and noticed a car sitting on the shoulder of Interstate 10, going out of Tucson. When he was heading back to the farm several hours later, he saw that the same car was still there. These were the days before cell phones or serial … [Read more...] about Two Stories
Three Poems by Larry Rogers The Majestic Poor There are fog lights in front of Fort Smith’s tallest building Standing in front of these lights after sun fall a man casts an eight story high shadow Some nights the homeless pass by here and pause to admire their reflected giantness before hobbling on Faith or Something Like It From a … [Read more...] about Three Poems by Larry Rogers
Submission Guidelines A juried on-line journal, Elder Mountain seeks Ozarks-focused manuscripts from all disciplinary perspectives as well as interdisciplinary approaches. In addition, high-quality, Ozarks-oriented short stories, poems, and works of creative nonfiction are of keen interest. Only electronic submissions are accepted and may be sent as a Word attachment to … [Read more...] about Submission Guidelines