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Poetry
 1 min

sweetener

Jodi Bosin

i did a drum lesson on facetime
today, everything clumsy

i think i’m doing Okay™ but ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 5 min

Hear Her Scream

Rhea Kumar

I did not want to write this out. I do not want to write this out. That’s the difference between me and other writers: I do not want to do this. The therapist said it would help. I call bull crap on ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Raccoon

Drew Bell

The farm manager called at quarter to twelve with a request. The conversation concluded with the buzz of a dial tone, and the two laborers sat momentarily in silence.

One was a man of about ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

The Disappearance of Colby J

Cameron Noval

The crowd cried out for an encore as Colby left the stage. It was the last show of his world tour, and he wasn’t about to leave them less than satisfied. He came back on stage with a fire in his eyes ...  [+]
Poetry
 1 min

shower

Drew Bell

this shower comes at night, before the heat has sputtered on and the oven hisses gas with dinner— ...  [+]