May 15, 2026 - Issue 4

Spring has arrived, and with it, a brand new issue of The Hoolet’s Nook—our biggest one yet!

While compiling the issue, it became evident how drawn we are to work that whispers and invites reflection—pieces that sometimes unfold further with a second reading. It’s a quiet sensibility that THN will continue to hold space for.
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To all our contributors and readers, thank you for your kindness and support—we hope you enjoy the issue. And if something speaks to you, please consider leaving a comment. It means the world to our authors.

Namaste,
G.R. LeBlanc
Managing Editor

Thinking of submitting? Our next reading round opens June 1st. Guidelines are available here. 

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Table of contents

STORIES UP TO 110 WORDS

BUY ME POTPOURRI ON MOTHER'S DAY, by Sophia Adamowicz
DRESSED TO KILL, by Tim Love
OUR SECRET BERRY PATCH, by Moira Richardson
THE UMBRELLA, by Luanne Castle
UNDER ANESTHETIC, I DREAM THAT WE'RE IN SPACE, by Emma Phillips
SPLIT CUSTODY, by Cailín Frankland
A MESSAGE FROM THE EXCLAMATION MARK IN YOUR DRAFT EMAIL,
by Karen Baumgart
​ON OUR 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, by Alastair Millar
AN AFTERNOON BIKE RIDE, by Moira Richardson
BOSON SECURITY, by Steven French

STORIES 111 - 300 WORDS

IT NEVER WAS ABOUT THE COFFEE, by Foster Trecost
PROBABLY RIGHT, by Louella Lester
THE MODELS, by Natascha Holenstein
THIN AIR, by Beth Sherman
THE SNOW INSIDE, by David Henson
PORT OF DRAGONS, by Leigh Loveday
THE BILL WAS ASTRONOMICAL, by Mikki Aronoff

SPRING, by Barbara Brooks
IN THE PARK, by Ruth Holzer
GROWING THAT GIRL, by Lindsay McLeod
HEALING IN SLOW MOTION, by Joshua Walker
THE CARVING, by John Grey
LEARNING HOW TO BE SMALLER, by M. Frost
SUMMER NIGHT MELODY, by Andrea Tillmanns
UNSPOKEN, by Ruth Holzer
KINGFISHER AND KID, by Terry Trowbridge
ONE BREATH POETRY #2, haiku by various poets

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