Prayer for the Halloween Season You, Oh God, are the full sized Reese’s Cup among the boxes of raisins. You were never as good, Lord, as when you crossed zombies off the list of Things to Create. This year, Lord, give the girls a temperate evening, save them the indignity of pulling snow pants over a sultry costume. For me, God, I ask only porch swing and wind chime, leaf smoke and thrush call. You are the razorless apple, the pumpkin nourishing squirrels, the tree that makes fruit from the compost of last year’s dropped leaves, eternal to brief to eternal, amen.
Beeper Peddle is a writer and healer living on the East Coast. She lives with her partner and their beloved soul puppy. Beeper writes about sorrows, lies, and deep loves. When you read her work, you will dip down into her heart and end up in all manner of body parts. Should you find yourself reflected in these words, it is merely coincidence; however, it does not surprise her you share the same heart. Find her at bethpeddle.com and @beeperpeddle on Twitter and Instagram
Frances Klein (she/her) is an Alaskan poet and teacher writing at the intersection of disability and gender. She is the 2022 winner of the Robert Golden Poetry Prize, and the author of the chapbooks New and Permanent (Blanket Sea 2022) and The Best Secret (Bottlecap Press 2022). Klein currently serves as assistant editor of Southern Humanities Review.
Want more Frances? Her poem “Better Half” was published in miniskirt‘s Issue 22!
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