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by Daniela Lilly A left eye, twitchingSince the bread knife disappearedFrom the first kitchen drawer Knock, knock. Choking, on luke-warmwater from the neighbour’sMouth-wringing hose Who’s there? An unmistakably laden smellFrom … Continue Reading “I remember it all now.”
by Mark Crimmins My wife was seeing George Shepard in Manhattan, and with the swift calculating power of the math teacher I was, I decided to drive to the Big … Continue Reading Highway Star
by Vivian Eyre “Ode to Fudgie the Whale” Oh, first loves always hold their power. When I saw you through that cellophane window of the Carvel box, my shadow vanished … Continue Reading “Ode to Fudgie the Whale” and “Aquarium”
by Don Stoll Father James Thayer was more thrilled than anyone could have known to come back to Massachusetts. He was thrilled in particular by his specific destination: Cravemoor Abbey. … Continue Reading Heat
My stepdad likes to tell the story about how before college, he didn’t have a TV at home. For that reason, he spent his first two weeks at Oberlin glued … Continue Reading IMR: Tiktok & Other Time-Sucks
by William Miller “Job’s Children” Below that blue-black sky, a goat-hair tent collapsed by a sudden desert storm, they died together. A faith test under Satan’s wings, planned to seem … Continue Reading “Job’s Children” and “Gender Unicorn”
by Francine Witte “After You” “The Front of Heartache” Francine Witte’s books include Dressed All Wrong for This, The Way of the Wind, and The Theory of Flesh. Her newest chapbook “The Cake, … Continue Reading “After You” and “The Front of Heartache”
by Peggy Hammond “Firsts” I know I rode my tricycle, we named her Ginger, off the front porch. I have the scar. When training wheels were removed, I don’t remember … Continue Reading “Firsts,” “Lasts,” and “Returning in November”
There are a number of things I can thank my ex-boyfriend for—my introduction to Dungeons & Dragons is one of them. Another thing I can thank him for is cultivating … Continue Reading IMR: D&D, aka Death & Destruction
by Dallas Raquel Klein “Gathering” “night swim after matrimony” for Richard Anderson and Christopher Ryan Shaver on their wedding day fireflies birth night light and I invite the river to … Continue Reading “Gathering” and “night swim after matrimony”
by Thanisha Santhosh “The cure for most things” While trying to find a cure for AIDS, scientists in the Mayo clinic created glow-in-the-dark cats -imagine a whole family made bioluminescent- mother … Continue Reading “The cure for most things,” “Pamplemousse,” and “Your Succulents And Other Reasons To Stay”
by S. J. Stephens “Between Dreams and Place” Sun, betrayed by late-winter breeze warms my skin through deck slats. I close my eyes and raise to the heat, in quiet … Continue Reading “Between Dreams and Place ” and “A Constant Punch”
Not everyone looks back on their freshman year roommate with fondness, but I 100% do. She and I were a match made in Heaven—or by whoever in Admissions sorted through … Continue Reading IMR: Painting & Poetry
by Nwuguru Chidiebere Sullivan Nwuguru Chidiebere Sullivan is a keen writer of Izzi, Abakaliki ancestry. He is a medical laboratory science student, a Forward Prize nominee, a Best of the Net nominee, and … Continue Reading “underwater”
by Nattie O’Sheggzy “A NIGHT WITH HENRY JAMES” I know I must have offended some god The colour of which I cannot discern With these sleep-drought eyes Stretched taut with … Continue Reading “A Night With Henry James” and “The Making of an Old Season”
by R. T. Castleberry “TO BEAUTY, UNFAMILIAR” On smoke-drift Sundays, wintry morning winds, the amused allure of dead romance wrings wry couplets, astringent rules of discourse. Both sides rescued from … Continue Reading “To Beauty, Unfamiliar” and “Leaving the War”