"Tectonics" by Jocelyn Jane Cox
Appointment 1 Instead of stomping the slush off her boots, Regina wipes her feet on the mat with a restrained marching motion, almost...
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- Jan 22
- 3 min
"A Walk in the Snow" by Monica Wang
The airbnb listing said Reconnect with yourself in nature and mindful solitude, and if that's not the realest thing I've read in years....
- Jan 22
- 10 min
"Shoveling Snow for Money" by Wayne McCray
Somewhere on the southside of Chicago, a clock-radio alarm blasted heavy metal at 4:30 a.m., soon followed by the sarcastic disc jockey...
- Jan 8
- 17 min
"The Tuner" by Yuan Changming
Facts can be more fascinating than fiction. Ming was acutely aware of that, but sometimes he wondered if he could tell one from the other...
- Dec 11, 2022
- 4 min
" 'Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome' by The Mountain Goats" by Cat Green
I mostly just want to talk about this one Mountain Goats song. It came out pretty recently, but I’ve listened to it a hundred times...
- Oct 20, 2022
- 15 min
"Dear Bobby Sands" by Minglu Jiang
Content warnings for eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and body shaming DAY 18: 168 lbs Dear Bobby, I can’t believe it took me 18 days...
- Aug 22, 2022
- 9 min
"Seagulls Circle and Scream" by Goldie Peacock
CN: substance abuse; in-community use of a reclaimed slur (d*ke) I came to town thirsty for all that it had to offer. 2007 Portland...
- Aug 21, 2022
- 3 min
"Our Sketchy Sister Sam" by Sherry Cassells
My twin brother Clem had a club foot but could climb like you wouldn’t believe. He’d swoop up trees like we were on the moon and if a...
- Jul 24, 2022
- 4 min
"So the wind won’t blow it all away" by rob mclennan
Only man, the pinnacle of creation, has the capacity to alter his world by wielding a sentence. Etgar Keret, trans. Jessica Cohen, “The...
- Jul 10, 2022
- 5 min
"He Knows Me Now" by Travis Cravey
When Lonny Morton walked into a bar, folks noticed. He was big and handsome. He was six foot five, two hundred and seventy pounds. He had...
- Jul 10, 2022
- 3 min
"The Visitor" by Lorraine Murphy
“Loveen, sit down. We need to talk.” The old woman sits uninvited at your kitchen table in a torn grey pinafore and filthy shirt, her...
- Jul 10, 2022
- 6 min
"Easy" by Tiffany M. Storrs
Charlie only liked it when it was easy. Lukewarm bourbon whiskey out of a water bottle in the backseat of a Chevy easy. Pink panties...
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
"Classroom Embers" by Gavin Turner
Mr. Sharples surveyed the wreck of his once immaculate science classroom. He rubbed his blackened fingers against each other, but this...
- Jul 10, 2022
- 6 min
"Joules" by Kellie Scott-Reed
I worked at the deli counter at ‘The Dill’, a small gas station- slash-store in the middle of nowhere. We were a desperation spot for...
- Jul 10, 2022
- 8 min
"Tupperware Can Do Almost Anything" by Julia Halprin Jackson
“Believe it or not,” I say, hoisting the ice chest over my head, “I cannot control the river.” “Yeah, whatever,” Samantha says. “Just get...
- Jun 27, 2022
- 13 min
"White Knight" by Melissa Flores Anderson
Gwen picked up the levee trail behind the high school after the early morning rain stopped. She hadn’t put in contacts in the rush to...
- Jun 27, 2022
- 4 min
"A Question of Life" by DJ Tyrer
“This is most irregular. Most irregular, indeed.” The judge pushed his tiny glasses up his nose and looked at the petitioning lawyer....
- Jun 27, 2022
- 7 min
"Smokey and that Damn Mouth of His" by Wayne McCray
The screen door burst open. Erlene, a black pony-tailed girl, ran through the house until she reached the kitchen. "Nana, come see!...
- May 15, 2022
- 6 min
"Banged-Up Grill" by Sy Holmes
Assistant Professor of Botany Dr. Sylvia Anderson woke me up at 2 AM and told me she had to get going. I lit a cigarette on my front step...
- Apr 17, 2022
- 8 min
"The Mutt" by James Jenkins
Ronnie hung over a sea of green. The pain in his lower back non-existent. A combination of deep concentration and self-medication. The...
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