Ice Skating in January
Night’s spiderweb charmed, enveloped me,
Its skein unruptured. Slow freezing
Turned our township’s pond to ice.
Rumors said aliens
Lurked beneath, unseen.
I skated solo,
Heard a crack.
“Stop it!”
( ( ( splash ) ) )
. . . . . .
Writing Prompt for Readers
In a deserted cemetery, you suddenly hear sounds behind you
Poet Bio
Native New Yorker and award-winner, LindaAnn LoSchiavo is a member of British Fantasy Society, HWA, SFPA, and The Dramatists Guild. Released in November 2025: “Cancer Courts My Mother” (Prolific Pulse Press, 2025) and “Vampire Verses” (Twisted Dreams Press, 2025). Forthcoming: “Past Tense: Portraits and Poems of Suicides” (Prolific Pulse Press, 2027) and “Dracula Before Stoker: The Prequel” (Virefire Publishing). Follow her on Substack @GreenwichVillagePoet