Byway
by: Miranda González Albuquerque There’s a casino on tribal land not ten minutes from Dee’s house. Over the years, she’s watched it grow from a white bingo tent to a … Continue Reading Byway
The Importance of Toilet Paper:
by: Ivan Hobson Ivan Hobson is an MFA graduate from San Francisco State University, who teaches English at Diablo Valley College. Along with teaching, he is also a multigenerational machinist who works … Continue Reading The Importance of Toilet Paper:
Marek:
by: Ivan Hobson Ivan Hobson is an MFA graduate from San Francisco State University, who teaches English at Diablo Valley College. Along with teaching, he is also a multigenerational machinist who works … Continue Reading Marek:
Kale Salad Poem
Thomas R. Moore’s fourth book, Red Stone Fragments,was published in 2019. His poem “How We Built Our House” won a 2018 Pushcart Prize, and his work has been broadcast on Writer’s Almanac and American Life in … Continue Reading Kale Salad Poem
An Axe to Grind
Thomas R. Moore’s fourth book, Red Stone Fragments,was published in 2019. His poem “How We Built Our House” won a 2018 Pushcart Prize, and his work has been broadcast on Writer’s Almanac and American Life in … Continue Reading An Axe to Grind
Bird Courage
by: Will Reger Out in a Missouri beanfield working alongside the matriarchs of his clan, a 7-year old Will Reger discovered that “itch” rhymed with “bitch,” and mentioned this realization in passing … Continue Reading Bird Courage
I’m Gonna Watch You Shine, Gonna Watch You Grow.
By, Emalyn Remington My dad didn’t get to read this poem. We talked about me writing it, but I kept putting it off. Maybe it was because the idea of … Continue Reading I’m Gonna Watch You Shine, Gonna Watch You Grow.
Lessons Learned From the Coronavirus Pandemic: #1- Hand Washing
Stephanie Pritchard is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the English and Creative Writing department at the State University of New York at Oswego. She received her MFA from the Vermont … Continue Reading Lessons Learned From the Coronavirus Pandemic: #1- Hand Washing
We Are Not Asleep
Stephanie Pritchard is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the English and Creative Writing department at the State University of New York at Oswego. She received her MFA from the Vermont … Continue Reading We Are Not Asleep
THE END OF THE WORLD LIES INSIDE EARTH AND INSIDE YOU WO/MEN
by: Dante Novario Daniel de Culla is a writer, poet, painter and photographer. He’s member of the Spanish Writers Association, Earthly Writers International Caucus, Poets of the World, (IA) International Authors, Surrealism Art, … Continue Reading THE END OF THE WORLD LIES INSIDE EARTH AND INSIDE YOU WO/MEN
Sensory Diet
by: Dante Novario Dante Novario lives in Louisville, KY where he studied writing at Bellarmine University and works as a behavior technician with special needs individuals. His work has previously … Continue Reading Sensory Diet
I Will Scream Your Name Into the Impending Darkness
W. T. Paterson is a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, MFA candidate for Fiction at the University of New Hampshire, and graduate of Second City Chicago. His work has appeared in … Continue Reading I Will Scream Your Name Into the Impending Darkness
Mask Musings
Take off that damn mask, a man says. He takes another step forward, having asked me a question and straining to hear. His speech is quick and loud, his body … Continue Reading Mask Musings
There is No Poetry Left
Jan Zlotnik Schmidt’s work has been published in many journals including The Cream City Review, Kansas Quarterly, and The Alaska Quarterly Review. Her poetry was published by the Edwin Mellen Press (We Speak in Tongues, 1991; She had this memory, 2000). Most recently her … Continue Reading There is No Poetry Left
Wolves
Kenneth Hinegardner was raised in southern California and now lives and writes in the Boston area. Read more of his work in Chiron Review, Brilliant Flash Fiction, Concho River Review, The Broadkill Review, and Beyond Centauri.
Eight Weeks After
Jennifer Freed lives in Massachusetts, where, during the pandemic shut down, she assembled poems written about her mother’s cerebral hemorrhage into a full length manuscript. She is the author of a chapbook, These … Continue Reading Eight Weeks After