The Hyacinth Review

The Law Of Resonance And Condensed Milk

Lia D. Elen — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

A manifold of frequency, woven from every mind that has ever parsed the world’s hidden patterns, waits by a pillar of translucent sapphire. Their hands leave trails of phosphorus in the air, a phantom mimicry of the bioluminescence at Falmouth, tracing the invisible seams where thought condenses into matter. I arrive always as if crossing…

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The End Of The Hyacinth Review

Terri Pinyerd — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:12:20 +0000

After five years, the Hyacinth Review will be put on an indefinite hiatus. As many of you know, the website has been a labor of love and the hosting costs have been paid out of my own pocket supplemented by donations from our generous readers. Unfortunately, I was recently let go from my job and…

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Dryadic Dreams

Clarabelle Fields — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Book Review: Lap Cat by Joren Cull

Terri Pinyerd — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

The editors at the Hyacinth Review were given a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. If you’ve ever encountered a cat, chances are you’ve gotten the impression that they’re in the middle of something more important; a quest, perhaps. That’s the story behind Joren Cull’s latest release, Lap Cat, which follows its titular…

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Childhood Photography

Clarabelle Fields — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Pear

James Moran — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

On their way to the first day of school after summer break Scott and Alex decided they would find the juiciest pear in the orchard. A trail of pears, each missing a bite, followed them through the rows of trees. They trotted out onto the field with pears piled in their shirts. At the school…

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Station Hill

Chloé Eathorne — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Interview: That Very Place Author Mary Ann McGuigan

Ariel K. Moniz — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Mary Ann McGuigan’s stories have appeared in The Sun, Massachusetts Review, and many other journals. Her collection PIECES: A Novel in Stories includes fiction named for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. That Very Place, her new story collection, is described as “a deeply moving descent into the human heart and all its conflicts.” Her creative nonfiction…

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Green Sanctuary

Simone Martel — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When I first read Rumer Godden’s An Episode of Sparrows, it wasn’t considered a novel for children. It was just a novel. My mom was a librarian at the Oakland Public Library, and I would go with her to work on Saturdays and pluck from the shelf any book that looked interesting to me. The…

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Passion Realized, Passion Repressed: Symbols of Passion in The Scarlet Letter

Abbie Mourey — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is a novel suffused with symbolism. Indeed, Hawthorne introduces his novel as a symbolic act: an examination and apology of the role his ancestors played in the Salem Witch Trails (6–11). The best-known symbol within the work is the scarlet letter itself, which Hester Prynne wears on her dress for…

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