"Sundays in Germany" by Anna Nguyen
On the days when I have miscalculated our groceries and we are unable to run to the closest store, my partner and I often decide to buy a...
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Feb 44 min read
"The Bone ole" by Gavin Turner
I was on the way back with the dog, last street. People don’t know neighbours in other streets. The man started the conversation about...
Feb 44 min read
"God Shines" by Kim McVicker
Some might like to fancy it up, call it a mobile home, but let’s be serious, it was a trailer. None of those trailers had tires, they...
Feb 43 min read
"Iconography" by Stephanie Frazee
I attended mass with my son. His first time, my second. My first time was my boyfriend’s niece’s first communion. My boyfriend said the...
Jan 282 min read
"Wind Out Of The South-East" by Daniel Addercouth
1. I hand my father the toothbrush, watch as he struggles to apply the toothpaste. I tell myself not to intervene, just as I did when my...
Jan 282 min read
"Small Goodbyes" by Rebecca Minelga
Phototograph courtesy of Slobbered Lens. His skinny arms wrap around my torso, his face buried in my shirt, a makeshift handkerchief...
Jan 213 min read
"No Hitter" by Deryck N. Robertson
There has been much written about the new MLB rules this season. I read daily reports on how fast games are (2:38), how stolen bases have...
Jan 12 min read
"When I send my sexual abuse poems..." & "For my niece..." by Gretchen Filart
CW: Rape, sexual assault When I send my sexual abuse poems to Western magazines, they always end up rejected My poems are orphans in...
Jan 15 min read
"Guest Books" by Jesper Soerensen
The fact that we had arrived in the free-spirited city of Amsterdam became clear to us the moment we opened the door of our vacation...
Nov 12, 20234 min read
"Locking Eyes With Mahalaxmi" by Ashwini Gangal
A true story about faith narrated by a faithless writer. Atheists frequently call on other people’s Gods when they’re desperate. Worn...
Nov 12, 202319 min read
"Some Tracery of Stardust" by Robin Kinzer
Author’s Note: "Some Tracery of Stardust" maps one woman's history with cats, in parallel to her history with chronic illness. This is a...
Oct 15, 20232 min read
"Release Me" by Shirley Chan
The demon walks into the coffee shop and moves toward me, his cloven hooves tapping on the ceramic tile floor. He is late, and I will...
Oct 3, 202313 min read
"Godmother and the King of Myth" A.J.M. Aldrian
Hidden within the Austrian and Germanic borders, the palace of the last king stands still, only ever brushed by the wind. To reach the...
Sep 17, 20237 min read
"Living on the Edge" by Louis M.
CW: Eating Disorder I slid into his DMs with a burning fire at the tips of my fingers. I rushed to type a message that would remain...
Sep 3, 20232 min read
"Me and Vinnie from New Jersey as told by Google’s Oxford English Language…" by Lisa Thornton
Me and Vinnie from New Jersey as told by Google’s Oxford English Language Dictionary want v. have a desire to possess n. a lack...
Sep 3, 20239 min read
"Showers in the Dark" by Kevin Edward Reed
About three years ago, I began to take showers in the dark. In part to wash away the grime and filth of the day, but also to feel...
Aug 20, 20234 min read
"Grief for the Glistening and the Grisly" by Patricia McCrystal
Like so many others, Cormac McCarthy was profoundly influential to my literary practice. McCarthy’s prose left me aghast. Devoured....
Aug 20, 20237 min read
"Naked Man Walking" by Dustin Michael
I. Amsterdam has many open-air public urinals, but I can recall only one. It consisted of a semicircle of vertical 2x4s enclosing a...
Jul 23, 20231 min read
"The Question" by Virginia Foley
Brian is handsome under moonlight: black shirt, grey jacket and peppered hair. My husband and Brian’s wife have stepped away from the...
Jul 9, 20233 min read
"The Pied Piper of Mediocre Cringelords" by Cody Sexton
Meet (insert name here) the latest sensation in the world of transgressive fiction. With his shocking, provocative, and downright...
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