My Valedictorian Speech if I Was Valedictorian Jeana MahanAugust 16, 2019 I had a best friend. Her name was Hannah. Hannah and I met on the playground at the River City Public park. As the years went on, I got to ... Flash Fiction3 Comments
Straw Foil Hat Evan NichollsAugust 12, 2019 Back when there were people around, I would blow my moped through town, then ride on and dart between bales of alfalfa. Neighbors called me ... Flash Fiction0 Comments
Thirty Things I No Longer Buy Sahana AhmedAugust 8, 2019 Alcohol: It triggers my anxiety. I drink sencha. BYOB. Apps: What I have is what I use. Notifications are off. I like to be present i... Flash Fiction2 Comments
Still Life of Boy and Skull Jared PovandaJuly 3, 2019 1. The boy found the skull sitting between his mother’s rosebushes, bottom jaw stained red with mulch. He wasn’t afra... Flash Fiction0 Comments
Finding Freedom Through Faith; Cursed Devotion; Cartography Tara Wine-QueenJune 6, 2019 Finding Freedom through Faith After the assault, he started reading Bible verses. He tried to find answers within that would resolve the si... Flash Fiction0 Comments
A Disturbance Kyle T. ArmstrongMay 17, 2019 Windowsill. Spot. Loaf. Afternoon. Sunshine. Cozy. Surrounded. Pots. Succulents. Ivy. Pothos. Ceramic. Warm. Outside. Friends? Birds. ... Flash Fiction0 Comments
Band Ad Christopher S. BellAugust 16, 2019 You stumble on the ad in-between case files; a day’s work consisting of ten to twenty breaks for casual internet browsing depending on the w... Fiction0 Comments
Circles Jennifer TodhunterAugust 8, 2019 I watch reruns of “The Bionic Woman” while Mack attends class, slip into lectures about Venn diagrams, Beyoncé, and monetary policy when I g... Fiction0 Comments
Sight Check Blake WallinJuly 5, 2019 In the early 1800s, a boy named Leo is selected to be the next Pope after he writes an obscene sentence on a classroom chalkboard in a... Fiction0 Comments
Transcript of a thought process. Andrew ReichardJune 6, 2019 Abstract ideas are not easily recognized by voice recognition capabilities. May not be recognized Exline no I mean really next line. Next li... Fiction0 Comments
I Am Not a 7-Eleven C E HoffmanJune 4, 2019 She has a pack of raspberry pop tarts and apple juice box for breakfast. Last night was a bitch. (One client, no tip.) Even worse, she’s ... Fiction0 Comments
Phone Chats Nos. 1-8 Guillermo StitchJune 4, 2019 1 —Don't do that. —What? —Stare at me. Don't. —I'm not. —You are. You do. Please don’t. —I don't think I stare. —I’m no... Fiction1 Comment
Parthenogenesis Victoria NordlundAugust 16, 2019 As I watch Love Island, as I partake in my Rosé and Cheez-Its, as my daughter scrolls through her newsfeed, as she tells me she can't bel... Poetry0 Comments
New Hampshire has an opioid problem Danielle ShorrJuly 13, 2019 It takes 10 minutes in front of the urn to realize what it is; the gravel of her unbody in a pink casing she might have picked out hers... Poetry0 Comments
I Attract People with White Savior Complexes Delvon T. MattinglyJune 24, 2019 I never intend to dismiss true philanthropic work, but to the people who believe saving is necessary: Trust me, it is not. To them, I ... Poetry0 Comments
Witchcraft Andrew HamiltonJune 21, 2019 You are the voice of Stevie Nicks, and I am Lindsey Buckingham’s guitar chords strumming Rhiannon out of the coffin in your ribcage. Cop... Poetry0 Comments
Superstition Courtney CookJune 5, 2019 I bought a book of poetry titled depression is a thunderstorm and i am a scared dog and I wanted to revise it, change ‘depression’ to ‘... Poetry0 Comments
Departure from the Act in Itself Spencer FolkinsJune 4, 2019 Mechanical. You know it, let it know yourself, but neither puts thought into action. You call it a departure from the act in itself. You c... Poetry0 Comments
Bart Schaneman on The Silence Is The Noise Tanner BallengeeOctober 20, 2018 Interview by Tanner Ballengee * * * Bart Schaneman didn’t write a book. He created a living, bleeding entity. Pulsating ... Interviews0 Comments
Escapism as Medicine, Making People Feel Nervous in Public, and Inspiration from the 7-Eleven Menu – A Chat with Porpentine Charity Heartscape October 8, 2017
End Times and Severance Pay Wilson JosephsonMarch 4, 2019 I know I’m late to the party on this one. Ever since Ling Ma’s Severance was published last August, it’s popped up on any number of year-end... Reviews0 Comments
