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
Portable Ashton CarlileMarch 13, 2019 I am who many people are: a person quite comfortable in their time zone, with a soul lodged inside of me somewhere, woven through my rib cag... Flash Fiction0 Comments
Unless You’re a Narcissist, You’re Not Truly Loved by Anyone Simon PinkertonMarch 13, 2019 Not forever anyway. Never forever. The most repeated and perfect piece of advice given to parents of small children is “enjoy it while it... Flash Fiction0 Comments
Someone, Somewhere Else Jessalyn JohnsonFebruary 7, 2019 Sitting alone with my back against the wall I watch people walk in and out of the little store, periodically checking my phone to see if it’... Flash Fiction0 Comments
A Drowning : a collaborative work by Alexandra Kulik and Julian Senn-Raemont Alexandra Kulik and Julian Senn-RaemontFebruary 5, 2019 Maybe it’s my birthday. I feel a head taller, but still shorter than the rest. I take the train into the city, a sort of fist bumping, rebe... Flash Fiction0 Comments
The Footlong Con Ryan DaltonFebruary 5, 2019 “Just give it to me!” he impatiently barked, as though this were a surgical incision and not an artfully crafted sandwich, as though I could... Flash Fiction0 Comments
The Cure! Nazli KarabiyikogluMay 17, 2019 His eyes locked on the wings of two flies on top of each other outside the class window. Their shaky dance is more intriguing than the text ... Fiction0 Comments
A Quick Primer on Wallowing in Despair Steve GergleyApril 4, 2019 Wallow on, dudes! So you’re depressed. Your life is a failure. Every dream and aspiration you’ve ever had is gone and out of reac... Fiction0 Comments
Maxxinistas Tara LemmaMarch 27, 2019 “Be back in a sec,” Cathy says. She carries a black, knee-length sheath dress, priced at $14.99, into the dressing room. There is no attenda... Fiction1 Comment
Your Weekly Horoscope Beatriz SeelaenderMarch 26, 2019 ARIES (March 21st- April 20th) This week, you will encounter a beautiful forest upon the valley and find an ancient shrine in a cave. Mes... Fiction0 Comments
Lobster, Lobster Harris LahtiMarch 26, 2019 Since I last saw him, Cellar revived a collapsed IHOP customer using CPR, pulled a crispy Chihuahua from a raging apartment complex inferno,... Fiction0 Comments
MY FAVORITE PERSON’S LEAST FAVORITE SHOW Joshua DaltonMarch 22, 2019 PROLOGUE “I’m Always Trying to Fill My God-shaped Asshole” ME: I feel so lucky to have met you. FP: … ME: Grindr us... Fiction0 Comments
Wow Bob Wow Juliet Cook and j/j hastainMay 10, 2019 Semi-see-through tights might need to be eliminated from your leg repertoire if you hope to get into the opera without paying. In this... Poetry0 Comments
reality, in bloom. Annette CovrigaruMay 10, 2019 with this chest unviable, & this bite unclenched, i cinch my innards & threaten to strangle my spirit. &... Poetry0 Comments
Ape-Like Courtney CookApril 4, 2019 lines in italics written by Josh Olivier We sit stoned on the couch, our feet sweaty and outstretched. The smell of them in ... Poetry0 Comments
Ode to My Inbox at 1,414 E-Mails Chloe N. ClarkMarch 28, 2019 I get a hundred e-mails a day that have nothing to do with my life—they’re for things I might buy but haven’t, places I could go but most... Poetry0 Comments
The wildflowers grow in river patterns in every field we pass Carmen E. BradyMarch 21, 2019 and I’m too embarrassed to ask why or admit my lingering ignorance of the plains of which parts are coincidence and which purpose ... Poetry0 Comments
hibachi night Mikaela GranthamMarch 21, 2019 we watched a guy build a volcano from an onion. this seems to be going well, i thought. turns out, i actually do like sake. we watched a guy... Poetry1 Comment
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
