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Poetry

sweetener

Jodi Bosin

i did a drum lesson on facetime
today, everything clumsy

i think i’m doing Okay™ but ...  [+]
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Poetry

Redeem

Jacob Tammara

The journey to the sacred realm,
That years ago I had explored,
Was something that I could not ...  [+]
Short Fiction

Utopia

Justine Imburgio

Ernest cracked two eggs into the black frying pan with a sizzle. The fumes of which wafted up to him in wisps of vapor that warmed his stubbled chin. Lovingly, he picked up the bottle of pepper next ...  [+]
Short Fiction

Sweet Lou

Andrew Lowry

The reporter knew the first rule of journalism: never let go of the mic. He learned the sacred rule while watching a peer concede her interview to a drunkard with a good grip. Still, he threw over the ...  [+]
Short Fiction

The Red Dress

Sophia Whitney

Memory is a tricky thing. It could be altered too easily, Arthur thought. But maybe that was just because he was particularly good at tripping people up, getting them to confuse real events with ones ...  [+]
Poetry

Oasis

Cameron Noval

The sun is setting
Or is it rising?
Who’s to say

Is this the end of our day, ou ...  [+]
Poetry
Creative Nonfiction

Gemma's Hair

Isabella Piacentino

Gemma’s Hair
In sixth-grade, Gemma’s assigned seat was next to mine. My only knowledge of Gemma was that:

1. she played the youngest von Trapp child in our school’s production of The Sound ...  [+]
Poetry

I Want

Becca Kruger

To soak –
in bathtub, in dish soap.
To marinate.
Remember –
one must be tender
before ...  [+]
Short Fiction

He Who Last Saw Raphael

Miquela Berge

He was mine and mine alone, Dorian thought to himself. The "Portrait of a Young Man" and me. The man in the painting adorned a black beret, dark hair, and an opulent fur coat. Not so bad looking for a ...  [+]
Short Fiction

The World From Above

Susan Thomas

**An Angel’s Perspective on the Pandemic**

For centuries I watched the world mourn over their loved ones. I go to the hospitals and visit bedsides. Every night, I sit with the widows and the ...  [+]
Short Fiction

One Last Time

Ismarie Olmo

I don’t like to think of myself as a bad person; just someone who has made awful decisions. Someone who has had rotten luck for a long time. For years, I’ve been confined in a room with no people ...  [+]
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Short Fiction

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

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

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

shower

Drew Bell

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