This collection features photos by photographer Bryan Thompson of Graffiti Photographic and model Nettie Harris. Short stories and poems written by Little Alice pull aside the curtain of womanhood and the motivations of the heart.

The darkness of the mind is something that is often forgotten in modern day America. However, it was only decades ago that asylums housed lost souls that, perhaps not crazy upon entry, were certainly broken down into the depths of insanity by the time they departed. Photos capture that which a tortured mind can only see, and short stories and poetry reveal the ugly truth behind why these institutions were eventually shut down without recourse. Oni - Whispers in the Snuff Box will send chills through even the most sane and sensible, revealing that we are all hiding ghosts in a darkness of our...

A sneak peek into the world of Chicago at the witching hour. Photos illustrate the grit of the L and the oddities that ride the red line when all the suburbanites and tourists have gone home. Short stories illuminate the darker shades of living that come crawling out of the shadows and claim the city streets. Poetry that embodies the human struggles and what it means to see the concrete jungle as more than baseball and hotdogs. We The Fallen is a collection for the senses and embodies the underworld of night in Chicago. This collection features photos by photographer Bryan Thompson of...

Revealing the raw feelings of initial attraction is the core of any love story, though many gloss over these heightened emotions. Photos illustrate the physical form of lust and love, the yearning to be touched. Short snippets of writing showcase the raw fear and excitement of falling in love for the first time. Poetry embodies the beauty of laying one's soul bare and hoping that the object of your affections does the same. Here, Now is a collection for those who yearn for love, or want to rekindle that old flame. This collection features photos by photographer Bryan Thompson of Graffiti...

OSR (Ohio State Reformatory) is a siren's call to the Cloud Orchid Magazine crew. Each year we would bring our rag-tag caravan to this unforgiving monument to human cruelty and further explore the depravities of man. The words of anger and despair that consume the wraith of a prisoner, Brooklyn Sky, shows how such a place can decimate even the strongest of people. Short stories beckon like the invisible voices in your head. Poetry plants questions that will leave you lying awake in bed. Title is a collection that breaks down even the most resilient word by word. This collection features...

We all recall our first crush, our first love. There is nothing sweeter than such a whirlwind romance as found in the young heart. Photos capture how agonizing waiting for the call of your sweet lover can be delicious agony. Short stories tease the heart with quivering anticipation. Poetry plays the mind like a harp, plucking only the sweetest of melodies. Waiting is a collection that reminds us all what it once felt like to be young and brash. This collection features photos by photographer Bryan Thompson of Graffiti Photographic. Short stories and poems written by Little Alice bring back...