In the April 2014 issue, we asked readers to respond to the following prompt: I immediately regretted putting it in my mouth. Here’s what we heard:
Prompts: Reader Responses — “I regretted putting it in my mouth immediately”
Changes to Hippocampus Submission Process Coming June 1
We wanted to provide about a month’s notice of this change and also give some context to this new direction:
Submit your Prompt for This Month’s Prompt: May 2014
“I went for a walk and you won’t believe what I found…”
Hands by Betty Jo Buro
I draw morphine from a tiny glass bottle into a needleless syringe so it can be expelled quickly under her tongue.
Coyote Fence by Lindsay Indermill
A coyote is not supposed to be licked on the nose. That’s the trouble with urban wildlife; no one knows where the boundaries are anymore.
Need a Haircut! by Carlo Frank Calo
Al the barber was a short, stocky man with a full head of curly grey hair which, due to his stash of green goop … was always slick and never out of place.
American Dream, 2013 by Sydney Lea
The literary symposium is over for the day. Wanting a bit of time to myself, I have come to this pleasant restaurant overlooking Lake Bled, that jewel of Slovenia.
Lady Business by Megan Romo
“I missed you last week,” I said, staring at a water spot on the speckled ceiling.
Zwischenzug by Paul Rotter
Some nights after a long day, I skip dinner and escape to the screened patio with a glass of whiskey in hand.
Dear Peaches by Robin Gilbert Luftig
The Gun Room was strictly off limits. Perhaps that’s why I was so drawn to it.
