Updates – The Hickory Stump

June 26, 2018 John Barefield 0

Well the time has come. Summer is definitely here, and our summer issue cannot be far behind. You can all look forward to your next […]

June 5, 2018 admin 0

We managed to catch up with Hickory Stump Contest winner Stephen Cole, which wasn’t easy. Stephen has a plethora of musicals under his belt and […]

April 5, 2018 John Barefield 0

The spring issue is now here, with fiction from a half-dozen great authors.

February 9, 2018 admin 0

Check back here on April 5 and celebrate spring with the second issue of The Hickory Stump.

December 9, 2017 John Barefield 0

In our first Issue, join Chery Loos as she tells us a tale of overcoming loneliness and isolation in Lost & Found. Let Bartel Miki […]

November 15, 2017 admin 0

Welcome to The Hickory Stump. Like its namesake, The Hickory Stump is a great place to sit and read. Come here each season and take […]

Empty hands, cupping the sky, scooping starlight from inky night. “There is nothing,” he says as he grasps fingers at the air. I take [...]

What ancient design birthed in you, inherent in your genes, brings you here every winter? Though I cannot know, I am glad you are [...]

The hole in the ground is the result of untruths, denial, unspoken regret and impregnable pride. And to think, before we met, the surface [...]

Loose lips, quick quips, sunk ships, Boys and girls who Meddle with matches. Some just want to watch the world burn. Your [...]