Jon Horsley
Styx
Father walked into a river, blinking without his specs. Mother lost her battle with cancer. Brother died in mysterious circumstances. Other brother drank himself to death, knee-deep in pizza boxes. Younger sister on her way out from cigarettes and stasis. Older sister holds herself upright, closed tight against the past. All those ferry trips between that life and this.
day crossing
the mayfly
waves goodbye
About the Author
Jon Horsley lives in Oxford, UK. After a career in international development and humanitarian response, he now works as a leadership and team coach. In the latter role he often works with people subject to impostor syndrome. This is the first time he’s submitted anything for publication, and looking around at the present company, he now knows how they feel.